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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Pressures build; small changes accrete—and then burst into view.
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Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Season 2 has seen some small changes to the show — including longer episodes which has knocked Very Important People out of eligibility for the Short Form Emmy category.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
Imagine trying to charm even small change from grim-faced New Yorkers trying to sprint in and out of overpacked subway cars.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
While the brand’s Geneva show was all about watches, this one is about clocks, and specifically the Atmos, which launched in 1928, and is designed to tick for at least 1,000 years due to an energy-efficient, self-winding mechanism that’s powered by small changes in air temperature and pressure.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Season 2 has seen some small changes to the show — including longer episodes which has knocked Very Important People out of eligibility for the Short Form Emmy category.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
Imagine trying to charm even small change from grim-faced New Yorkers trying to sprint in and out of overpacked subway cars.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
While the brand’s Geneva show was all about watches, this one is about clocks, and specifically the Atmos, which launched in 1928, and is designed to tick for at least 1,000 years due to an energy-efficient, self-winding mechanism that’s powered by small changes in air temperature and pressure.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20change. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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