Examples of chump change in a Sentence
what seems like a huge amount of money to most people is only chump change to a billionaire
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But of course this worry of mine now feels like chump change in the face of Alligator Alcatraz and other holding hells for immigrants who might be shipped off to prisons in South Sudan or El Salvador.
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Jane Ciabattari
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
If the federal government were to assume the costs of IVF instead, the fiscal impact would be at least $80 billion over a ten-year budget window—hardly chump change in an era of inflation pressures and rising budget deficits.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Still, even those billions look like chump change next to the C-Suite 16—a group of ultra-rich fans using their combined net worth of $357 billion to bankroll the schools in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
However, all that gold is chump change compared to the single greatest deposit still waiting to be tapped that has been the topic of study by scientists at the University of Göttingen.
—David Szondy
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
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Jane Ciabattari
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
If the federal government were to assume the costs of IVF instead, the fiscal impact would be at least $80 billion over a ten-year budget window—hardly chump change in an era of inflation pressures and rising budget deficits.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Still, even those billions look like chump change next to the C-Suite 16—a group of ultra-rich fans using their combined net worth of $357 billion to bankroll the schools in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
However, all that gold is chump change compared to the single greatest deposit still waiting to be tapped that has been the topic of study by scientists at the University of Göttingen.
—David Szondy
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for chump change
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“Chump change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chump%20change. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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