How do you use Penny in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like subunit or cent, plus the exact meaning.
Penny in a sentence
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Penny meaning
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
- In Ireland, a coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
Using Penny
- The main meaning on this page is: In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. | In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p. | In Ireland, a coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
- Useful related words include: fractional monetary unit, subunit, cent, centime.
- In the example corpus, penny often appears in combinations such as: every penny, penny stock, the penny.
Context around Penny
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 9 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Penny
- In this selection, "penny" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brionne, left, know, stock, saved and earned stand out and add context to how "penny" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is a penny earned and a one penny tax hike. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "penny" sits close to words such as wagner, inaugural and kilometres, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with penny
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pats motto: a penny saved is a penny earned. (9 words)
One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns century nursery rhyme. (12 words)
Priced at a penny over a buck, ) is a daring wager for penny stocks to buy. (16 words)
When Penny finally decided she’d had enough and confronted Howard about the creepy way he treats women – including how his behavior had affected her personally – he became depressed to the point that Penny had to come and apologize to him. (41 words)
The one main rule was that a knife "of a penny price" had to be used in the construction of this hedge, hence it being a ‘penny hedge’ which is still planted every year, showing the continuation of this tradition. (40 words)
If you really want to grease the skids for passage of such a tax hike, you call it a “one penny tax hike,” in reference to it raising the sales tax by one penny per dollar spent. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
You get a penny stock news app, a penny stock trading app, and a penny stock screener — all in one place.
Priced at a penny over a buck, ) is a daring wager for penny stocks to buy.
Putting it simply, Larsen did not cover San Diego State wide receiver Brionne Penny on a second-and-25 play, and his absence left Penny wide open behind the Aggie defense.
While me and her have only spoken a few times, she did dote on Penny and I know Penny got along well with her.
If you look on the "tails" side of the coin and see the Lincoln Memorial, chances are your penny is going to be worth a penny.
In addition, the Marine Corps martial arts expert who trained Penny in chokeholds testified Penny was aware the holds could be lethal.
One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns century nursery rhyme.
They attempted to hold Penny accountable since, when given the opportunity to demonstrate mercy, Penny didn’t—making his conduct reckless.
If you really want to grease the skids for passage of such a tax hike, you call it a “one penny tax hike,” in reference to it raising the sales tax by one penny per dollar spent.
Pats motto: a penny saved is a penny earned.
Penny exclaimed she didn’t mean to hurt Flo and that she had panicked, per Sally did not know if Flo was okay and asked Penny to check her out.
When Penny finally decided she’d had enough and confronted Howard about the creepy way he treats women – including how his behavior had affected her personally – he became depressed to the point that Penny had to come and apologize to him.
Lawmakers asked Mr. Penny several questions about Lawrence G. Nassar, a former national-team doctor who has been sentenced to a minimum of 60 years in prison for molesting gymnasts during Mr. Penny’s time as president.
The one main rule was that a knife "of a penny price" had to be used in the construction of this hedge, hence it being a ‘penny hedge’ which is still planted every year, showing the continuation of this tradition.
In turn, the shopkeeper must give one penny in change, and has every reason to give the most debased penny.
Of this, he said: We have an extensive penny literature at home, but the English cottager cannot buy anything like the amount of printed matter for his penny that the Chinaman can for even less.
The following example is from the grammar book The King's English : :Benjamin Franklin proclaimed the virtue of frugality: A penny saved is a penny earned.
When Hearst purchased the "penny paper", so called because its copies sold for only a penny apiece, the Journal was competing with New York's 16 other major dailies, with a strong focus on Democratic Party politics.
After all, they need every penny they can get to sign Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins, and Logan Wilson to contract extensions.
Allan Sinclair performed on the bagpipes while crossing the Penny Bridge in a decades-old tradition.
Common combinations with penny
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: