Examples of small change in a Sentence
a pocket full of small change
The fine is a lot of money to some people, but to him it's small change.
My problems are small change compared to yours.
He wasn't a major criminal. He was strictly small change.
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The weather service also noted that at this time, long-range forecasts are less certain, as even small changes in the weather now could change what happens next week.
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Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
These secondary variants took many forms, including both small changes and large deletions, duplications and expansions of their DNA.
—Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
None of these would be cheered as victories but small changes could really add up.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Narrowing the strike zone led to an increase in walks and only small changes in strikeout rates.
—Ronald Blum, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
These secondary variants took many forms, including both small changes and large deletions, duplications and expansions of their DNA.
—Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
None of these would be cheered as victories but small changes could really add up.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Narrowing the strike zone led to an increase in walks and only small changes in strikeout rates.
—Ronald Blum, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20change. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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