sawbuck

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Examples of sawbuck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you. Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 Say, there's an idea: The mall is free, but the greeter will shake your hand for a sawbuck. Star Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021 And just like that, two sawbucks bought you entry into the annals of Michigan golf history. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2019 The sawbuck, which should get its own shot of color and hit streets next spring. Wired Staff, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2004

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“Sawbuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sawbuck. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.

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