How to Use the dollar in a Sentence

the dollar

noun

• Still, the won has slipped by over 5% against the dollar this year.
  — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 25 Apr. 2024
• In August, the yuan fell to a 16-year low against the dollar.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
• A year ago, the exchange rate was around 15 pounds to the dollar.
  — Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2023
• Bai and the accomplice sold the gift cards to the customer for about 90 cents on the dollar.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• Here are three things to know about the dollar – and its rally this year.
  — Rafael Nam, NPR, 11 June 2024
• And given that the dollar has been en fuego for the past decade, the greenback’s drop could very well be swift.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
• Given the dollar value of these plants, if caught, the thief would face charges of grand theft — a felony.
  — Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
• In the past six weeks, the euro has weakened more than 2 percent against the dollar.
  — Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
• The iconic sign is gone and only a few of the dollar bills once stuck to the rafters remained to flutter in the wind.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
• In simple terms, when the dollar rises stocks tend to drop.
  — Simon Constable, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• Still, claims that once traded for just a few cents on the dollar have surged in value.
  — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• Gone are the days of having to make do with your grandma’s neck scratcher from the dollar store.
  — Nicole Crawford, Health, 20 July 2023
• The cash crunch comes amid a grim economic outlook, with the naira at an all-time low against the dollar.
  — Ope Adetayo, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
• The Chinese yuan has slumped by 2.6% in that time to hit its lowest level against the dollar in 16 years.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN, 8 Sep. 2023
• Super-cute red and white striped straws are also from the dollar store.
  — Sarah Lemire, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
• That is not the dollar value Lasry will walk away with.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
• For his part, Waller has dismissed concerns over the dollar’s status in the past.
  — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 20 May 2024
• Many Americans flocked to England last year as the pound fell to an all-time low against the dollar.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2023
• The stablecoin briefly lost its peg against the dollar, dropping at times to around 90 cents.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
• Male bills will not extend past the edge of the dollar, while female bills will extend to the edge or beyond.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
• This affects only the state’s portion, which is a total of 4 cents on the dollar.
  — Ike Morgan | [e-mail], al, 16 June 2023
• The British pound rose against the dollar after the deal was announced, and business groups welcomed the agreement.
  — Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2023
• The girl, no older than 5, counts the dollar bills in her hands and orders a pineapple paleta.
  — Camryn Brewer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• The Heat have found a replacement for Caleb Martin for pennies on the dollar.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
• The nation’s benchmark stock index fell as much as 1.3%, while the baht pared gains to trade little changed against the dollar.
  — Patpicha Tanakasempipat / Bloomberg, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
• On average Latinas make about 52 cents to the dollar that white men make.
  — Angel Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• The ruble has plunged by more than 40% against the euro and the dollar in the past year, and the main Russian stock index has fallen by more than a third.
  — Laura He, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
• Japan’s yen hit a 10-month low against the dollar, putting traders on alert for more intervention by Tokyo.
  — WSJ, 6 Sep. 2023
• There's no better way to watch the evolution of Hideo Kojima's game design and storytelling, and in terms of value for the dollar this package is hard to beat.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 9 Oct. 2024
• Despite the narrow improvement for full-time workers, the gap actually widens for part-time and part-year Latina workers, falling to 51 cents on the dollar compared with 52 cents last year.
  — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024