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'penny' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'penny' with 13 example sentences.


penny noun

: a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

: a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit


  • I didn't spend a penny.
  • A penny spent is often more useful than one saved.
  • How many pennies does it take to make one pound?
  • His ideas never earned him a single penny.
  • She has to count every penny.
  • This book is worth every penny.
  • He robbed me of every penny I had.
  • I bet Dave paid a pretty penny for his new car.
  • The oranges cost 7 pence each.
  • I offered him fifty pence and he accepted.
  • I don't have a penny to my name.
  • It's only six pence per second.
  • The matches cost ten pennies.
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