How to Use dime in a Sentence
dime
noun
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Veils and hoods were a dime a dozen at the awards show.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2024
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Both of your cochlea would fit on the face of a dime with room to spare.
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Michael B. Habib,
Scientific American,
1 Jan. 2022
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Think George and Leonard would like some of those dimes?
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Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Oct. 2023
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The unit can turn on a dime to mow clean and straight 42-inch widths of lawn at a time.
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Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2022
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Scheffler stopped his ball on a dime, three feet short of the hole.
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The Arizona Republic,
11 Feb. 2023
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This trader could be right 80% of the time and never make a dime.
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Ryan Pannell,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2022
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The Good Nurse – True-crime dramas are a dime a dozen these days.
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Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 Dec. 2022
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The state’s supreme court just ended union time on your dime.
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Jon Riches,
National Review,
16 Aug. 2024
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That’s a great match for the way musicals can change on a dime.
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David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Aug. 2023
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There are a lot of very wealthy people who choose not to share a dime of it.
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Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
3 Aug. 2023
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Start with my guide to WiFi fixes that don’t cost a dime.
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Washington Post,
3 Mar. 2022
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The city, according to the records, hasn’t paid a dime to any of those drivers.
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Emily Brindley,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2024
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Ford and Gildea told Arnold someone had dropped a dime on him.
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Chicago Tribune,
29 Sep. 2022
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In a world where wildlife docs are a dime a dozen, this niche focus stands out from the herd.
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Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2024
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Red, round chiltepín peppers, the size of a dime, have already come in.
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Priscilla Totiyapungprasert,
The Arizona Republic,
25 Apr. 2022
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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.
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Josh Criswell,
Chron,
5 Mar. 2023
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And in many of these cases, these children don’t see a dime.
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Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
12 Mar. 2024
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The idea was to turn on a dime and maintain all schedules and contracts.
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Sean Howe,
Rolling Stone,
26 Aug. 2023
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Some of the wall got built (on the U.S.’ dime) and against Texas farmers’ and ranchers’ wishes.
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arkansasonline.com,
29 June 2024
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There are plenty of things to do, and many of them don’t cost a dime (aside from your parking fee).
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Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2024
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How much did the Ohio family pay for the rare 'error' dime?
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Mariyam Muhammad,
The Enquirer,
13 Sep. 2024
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Imagine keeping a laser beam trained on a dime that’s 200 miles away.
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Panagiotis Tsiotras,
Discover Magazine,
20 June 2024
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Buzz Kelley has 12 campaign signs and hasn’t raised a dime.
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Iris Samuels,
Anchorage Daily News,
21 Aug. 2022
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Clarkson has flown herself to L.A. on her own dime three times in five weeks.
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Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
4 Jan. 2024
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The tribes featured front-and-center in the Prop 27 ads haven’t contributed even a dime.
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Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Aug. 2022
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Populists can turn on a dime, according to how the wind blows.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
10 Oct. 2024
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These concert-hall staples — whether good, bad or phoned-in — are a dime a dozen.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2024
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Against Tech, Thomas dropped another bounce-pass dime in the paint to Bates, leading to a dunk.
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Akeem Glaspie,
The Indianapolis Star,
3 Dec. 2022
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That might mean adding the following to their workspace (on the company’s dime, of course).
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Kristen Wessel,
Forbes,
29 June 2022
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Yielding big plays changes the trajectory of a game on a dime.
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Vincent Frank,
Forbes,
14 Oct. 2024
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