How to Use a dime a dozen in a Sentence

a dime a dozen

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  • Players like that in world soccer are not a dime a dozen, right?
    — Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • Foothill towns with lots of gold rush history are a dime a dozen in California.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • Opinions are a dime a dozen, but personal stories are precious and much harder to argue with.
    — Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In an era where promising but ultimately failed boutique supercars were a dime a dozen, Venturi fared better than most.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 2 July 2026
  • Nature documentaries, many photographed more elegantly than this one, are a dime a dozen these days, with entire streaming channels devoted to them.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Names like Bug, Shuggy, Beau, Sissy, and Birdie are a dime a dozen, and yet always perfectly reflective of the person who is dubbed them.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
  • Seafood shacks are a dime a dozen on the Gulf Coast, but there’s a legendary spot in Destin, Florida that trades in all the usual trappings of oceanfront establishments for traditions that are entirely its own.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2026
  • While May-December relationships are a dime a dozen in Hollywood, that of Wilson and Yates has resonated differently for many online.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

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