Examples of small change in a Sentence
a pocket full of small change
The fine is a lot of money to some people, but to him it's small change.
My problems are small change compared to yours.
He wasn't a major criminal. He was strictly small change.
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At the scale China operates, small changes in the energy trendline amount to huge volumes of emissions and money changing direction, globally.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Dec. 2025
When a degree or two is the difference in accumulating snow and rain, small changes can make big real-world differences.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
To be sure, the potential loss protection is relatively small change for a deal that is set to pay Kiffin at least $91 million over seven years.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025
As Shundo plays with an elliptical structure — hundreds of years could pass between episodes — those small changes cascade into bigger ones, giving Apocalypse Hotel room to accrue emotional power.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Dec. 2025
When a degree or two is the difference in accumulating snow and rain, small changes can make big real-world differences.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
To be sure, the potential loss protection is relatively small change for a deal that is set to pay Kiffin at least $91 million over seven years.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025
As Shundo plays with an elliptical structure — hundreds of years could pass between episodes — those small changes cascade into bigger ones, giving Apocalypse Hotel room to accrue emotional power.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for small change
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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20change. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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