How to Use penny in a Sentence

penny

noun

• Place the penny in its slit mouth, and wish for good luck in 2021.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 31 Dec. 2020
• Not a penny of the $2.55 million note had been paid off.
  — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
• Her insurer sent her a check down to the penny for the amount the lab charged.
  — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2020
• If the power goes out for long enough, the penny will sink to the bottom.
  — Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• Place a large piece of foil on the chilled crust and weigh it down with pie weights (or pennies).
  — Olga Massov, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
• One last thing: Now is not the time to be penny wise and pound foolish.
  — Jon Greenwood, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• That is taking care of the pennies and going to get to the dollars.
  — NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
• The cost to collect a dollar has been three-tenths of a penny.
  — WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
• The mauler of a right tackle earned every penny the Browns paid him.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 26 Jan. 2021
• Of course all that speed and cost will cost you a pretty penny.
  — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2020
• The company was sold to the then-WWF for pennies on the dollar.
  — Todd Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
• And here are 5 ways to squeeze every last penny out of your 401(k).
  — Alex Connor, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2021
• Trading in what are called penny stocks is up more than 2,000% in the last year.
  — Star Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021
• In other words, your child will need to save $100 to earn one penny.
  — Kerri Anne Renzulli, wsj.com, 22 Nov. 2023
• None of this year’s new helmets packs as much punch per penny as the 4Forty Air.
  — Ryan Labar, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
• The sound was reedy and sparse, like somebody scraping a penny across a hair comb.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2023
• The bats are small, weighing three grams — about as much as one penny.
  — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
• The goal is complete awareness of where all your hard earned cash goes, down to the last penny.
  — Banu Ibrahim, CNN Underscored, 30 Oct. 2019
• Little Rock never had to pay a penny for the kiosks, Stodola said.
  — Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2023
• With no penny, prices would rise by a nickel or a dime.
  — Star Tribune, 27 June 2021
• Even so, the series had to pinch pennies to make its budget.
  — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
• Some of the vials are smaller than a penny, while others are about the size of a nickel.
  — Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
• This mask will cost you a pretty penny, but the payoff is worth it.
  — Sam Peters, ELLE, 14 Jan. 2023
• Charlotte returns to the bunker and finds a penny attached to a red string.
  — Ashley Chervinski, refinery29.com, 28 June 2020
• Alan Neuschatz counts himself among the abolish-the-penny crowd.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2020
• Spend your new pennies, and save the old ones for preserving your blooms.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
• That’s a good thing, except for those few who still bet on penny stocks.
  — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022
• Guests can snag a burger for a penny with any purchase through the Wendy’s app for four days from Sept. 18 to Sept. 22.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
• Window placement and, by extension, the number of windows on your home, isn’t the place to pinch pennies or cut corners.
  — Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
• The 26-year-old striker has signed a two-year deal with Leeds, who will not have to pay the Bundesliga side a penny for the Germany international.
  — Beren Cross, New York Times, 18 June 2025