How to Use penny in a Sentence

penny

noun

• In other words, your child will need to save $100 to earn one penny.
  — Kerri Anne Renzulli, wsj.com, 22 Nov. 2023
• The sound was reedy and sparse, like somebody scraping a penny across a hair comb.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2023
• Little Rock never had to pay a penny for the kiosks, Stodola said.
  — Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2023
• This mask will cost you a pretty penny, but the payoff is worth it.
  — Sam Peters, ELLE, 14 Jan. 2023
• Spend your new pennies, and save the old ones for preserving your blooms.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
• 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
• Hold a bake sale, candy sale or car wash, or just bring in all your pennies.
  — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2023
• His contract gave him half a penny for each record sold.
  — Char Adams, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
• In my club’s penny game, South won the first heart with the king, led a diamond to dummy’s king and let the eight of trumps ride.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
• Some of the items are coming in at a pretty penny for most buyers.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2023
• And once that task was accomplished, what to do with so many pennies?
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
• As a child Jünger gorged on westerns and penny dreadfuls.
  — Thomas Meaney, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2023
• One of the guests, Stephen Colbert, paid Fallon in pennies, dumping a bucket of the coins all over him.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
• Some suggest adding a penny to the sales tax to match neighboring cities.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
• According to the New York Times, a farmer could sell one egg for a penny or 12 for a shilling (which equaled 12 pennies).
  — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
• This sleek wall of subway tiles with matching grout is the perfect foil to the shower frame and penny tile floor.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 5 May 2023
• Stashing pennies and nickels in a piggy bank is a great way to start.
  — Kerri Anne Renzulli, wsj.com, 22 Nov. 2023
• The law specified that the final check should be rounded up to the nearest penny.
  — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
• The design and vibe of the space evokes the nostalgia of an old-school New York deli, with black-and-white penny tiling and wire baskets filled with bagels.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
• New technologies create jobs all the time, but with AI, some of those jobs pay pennies.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2023
• As a bonus, outdoor drying will shave a few pennies off of your electric bill!
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• The program claimed staff were working 18 hours a day, making the equivalent of pennies on each item.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 23 Apr. 2023
• The lack of improvement might be a sign shoppers are going to pinch their pennies over the holidays this year.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
• That's pennies on the dollar of a company that gives $6, $7 billion in stock buybacks.
  — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2023
• But not a penny of these tuition payment gifts were disclosed by Thomas.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 4 May 2023
• According to Moore, she’s made as little as one penny to 81 cents.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
• Under Armour shares rose a penny Friday to close at $7.83.
  — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2023
• The actual cost of each flight is one penny, in addition to any taxes or fees.
  — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2023
• There have been reports that people can buy this data for pennies.
  — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2023
• The price tag may be higher than your usual purchase, but this brand is worth every penny.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024