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Examples of apiece in a Sentence
His shoes weigh four pounds apiece.
when you figure that they usually sell for six dollars apiece, you're getting quite a bargain
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Buttermilk took home 19 cases with six bottles apiece, Kouvelis said.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Brayden Harris paced the Warriors with 24 points, followed by Bryant Clark and Freddy Dauda with 12 points apiece.
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
The Penguin and Baby Reindeer both won two Critics Choice Awards apiece.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
And the top-shelf ingredients also lend themselves to top-shelf prices, with gourmet chocolates averaging out at $2 apiece.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of apiece was
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“Apiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apiece. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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apiece
adverb
: for each one
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