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
• 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
• Scheffler stopped his ball on a dime, three feet short of the hole.
  — The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• How much did the Ohio family pay for the rare 'error' dime?
  — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2024
• Imagine keeping a laser beam trained on a dime that’s 200 miles away.
  — Panagiotis Tsiotras, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2024
• Buzz Kelley has 12 campaign signs and hasn’t raised a dime.
  — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022
• Clarkson has flown herself to L.A. on her own dime three times in five weeks.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
• The tribes featured front-and-center in the Prop 27 ads haven’t contributed even a dime.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
• Populists can turn on a dime, according to how the wind blows.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
• These concert-hall staples — whether good, bad or phoned-in — are a dime a dozen.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
• Against Tech, Thomas dropped another bounce-pass dime in the paint to Bates, leading to a dunk.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2022
• That might mean adding the following to their workspace (on the company’s dime, of course).
  — Kristen Wessel, Forbes, 29 June 2022
• Yielding big plays changes the trajectory of a game on a dime.
  — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Nov 2024