How to Use dime in a Sentence
dime
noun-
Veils and hoods were a dime a dozen at the awards show.
— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024 -
Both of your cochlea would fit on the face of a dime with room to spare.
— Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022 -
Think George and Leonard would like some of those dimes?
— Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023 -
If Djokovic wins the Open, Laver no longer needs that dime.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2021 -
The unit can turn on a dime to mow clean and straight 42-inch widths of lawn at a time.
— Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2022 -
Don’t step in front of a steamroller to pick up a dime.
— Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2021 -
Scheffler stopped his ball on a dime, three feet short of the hole.
— The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023 -
Lamb caught the Prescott dime in stride for a 49-yard touchdown pass.
— Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2021 -
The crown jewel of all dimes is the 1894-S Barber Dime.
— Miguel Legoas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 -
This trader could be right 80% of the time and never make a dime.
— Ryan Pannell, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022 -
The Good Nurse – True-crime dramas are a dime a dozen these days.
— Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2022 -
Even a mold patch the size of a dime contains millions of spores.
— Jack Denton, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2021 -
The state’s supreme court just ended union time on your dime.
— Jon Riches, National Review, 16 Aug. 2024 -
That’s a great match for the way musicals can change on a dime.
— David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023 -
There are a lot of very wealthy people who choose not to share a dime of it.
— Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2023 -
Start with my guide to WiFi fixes that don’t cost a dime.
— Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 -
The city, according to the records, hasn’t paid a dime to any of those drivers.
— Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024 -
Ford and Gildea told Arnold someone had dropped a dime on him.
— Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022 -
In a world where wildlife docs are a dime a dozen, this niche focus stands out from the herd.
— Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024 -
But huge passing days are a dime a dozen in the modern NFL.
— Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 12 Oct. 2021 -
Even against a pass-heavy attack like Ohio State, the Ducks didn’t use dime a lot.
— James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2021 -
Red, round chiltepín peppers, the size of a dime, have already come in.
— Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022 -
Shead then stopped on a dime off the drive, and was able to create enough space to get off a clean shot at the buzzer.
— Josh Criswell, Chron, 5 Mar. 2023 -
And in many of these cases, these children don’t see a dime.
— Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2024 -
The idea was to turn on a dime and maintain all schedules and contracts.
— Sean Howe, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2023 -
Some of the wall got built (on the U.S.’ dime) and against Texas farmers’ and ranchers’ wishes.
— arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024 -
There are plenty of things to do, and many of them don’t cost a dime (aside from your parking fee).
— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024 -
Maryland crabs aren't a dime a dozen, and the cocky little pinchers know it.
— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 June 2021 -
How much did the Ohio family pay for the rare 'error' dime?
— Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2024 -
On third-and-5 from the 22, Love flung a dime to the back center of the end zone, where Doubs made a spectacular diving catch for his second score of the night to seal the game.
— Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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