How to Use yen in a Sentence

yen

noun

• Haruhiko Kuroda did just that, flooding the world with yen.
  — William Pesek, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• The Japanese yen has sharply reversed course in the past two weeks.
  — Frances Yoon, WSJ, 19 July 2023
• The currency used in Japan is called yen which consists of both paper cash and coins.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
• For example, last year, $1 USD could get about 110 yen.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
• But the cheap yen is almost certain to be a plus for tourism, a key revenue for the world’s third largest economy.
  — Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 17 Nov. 2022
• Not even the most egregious disaster can thwart a would-be theater mogul with an oldies yen.
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• Revenue was up 53 percent, with the weak yen accounting for nearly a third of that.
  — Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023
• View Photos Despite today's stronger yen, the Raider is a good value.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
• The Japanese yen has been one of the worst performing currencies of the past couple of years.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
• This explains why sudden yen gyrations tend to blow up a hedge fund or two.
  — William Pesek, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• Biden’s State of the Union address suggested that the president still has that yen for fresh thinking.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2023
• The Bank of Japan was reported to have intervened Friday to prop up the yen after the dollar rose above the 150 yen level.
  — Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 24 Oct. 2022
• Funnily, there is a growing yen for monolids, even in Seoul.
  — Monica Kim, Vogue, 28 May 2021
• Mark Kelly It’s been nine months since the last yen crisis, so one was probably overdue.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 July 2023
• Here, Shanté says, shoving a few thousand yen into his hands.
  — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
• So prepare a thick wad of yen at all times, because there are five-star ryokans or top-tier sushi restaurants that refuse to take credit cards or e-money.
  — Crista Priscilla, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2022
• The country lured investors and drove gains with a campaign to improve shareholder returns, a weak yen and the end of negative rates in Japan.
  — Jan-Patrick Barnert, Fortune, 18 May 2024
• Your smartphone game Monster Strike was a huge hit, with one trillion yen in revenue over a six year period.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2023
• Since last year, the dollar-yen exchange rate has largely been driven by the widening interest rate gap between the U.S. and Japan.
  — Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ, 16 Feb. 2023
• Bonus points for anything that’s from a winery with a long history, Smith adds (as a hat tip to that Cancers yen for nostalgia.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
• The results were somewhat muddled by the profound swing in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen over the previous year.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2022
• Its strength in that market became a challenge when a weaker yen impacted the bottom line.
  — Diane Brady, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Rising commodity prices and the weak yen are prompting companies to pass on higher costs to shoppers at the fastest pace in decades in Japan.
  — Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 9 Jan. 2023
• Needless to say, that yen for solemnity is not exclusive to Delon.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
• The violent reaction in global markets—and a surging yen—had Kuroda stepping away from the game.
  — William Pesek, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• The human yen is for stories of lone heroes: From Beowulf to Bogart, we’re drawn to solitary figures working against steep odds.
  — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
• In currency trading, the U.S. dollar surged to six-year highs against the Japanese yen, at one point hitting 120 Japanese yen.
  — Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 22 Mar. 2022
• Six-figure rides look to be a solid investment amid a weakening yen and supply chain issues.
  — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2022
• On the currency side, a weak yen means that Japanese company revenues have declined year-over-year in dollar terms (the basis of the Global 500).
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
• If Japan decides to hold off raising interest rates, that could create another problem: a weak yen.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 16 May 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024