How to Use dime in a Sentence

dime

noun
Definition of dimenext
Synonyms for dimenext
  • Populists can turn on a dime, according to how the wind blows.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Yielding big plays changes the trajectory of a game on a dime.
    — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Figure out how a Southerner can update his wardrobe on a dime.
    — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Beauty gift sets are seriously a dime a dozen, but there are a few things that set Tarte apart from the rest.
    — Blake Newby, Essence, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The highest-income taxpayers who built the lion’s share of the surplus didn’t get back a dime.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Keeping the restaurant afloat involves numerous small steps that can add a nickel or dime to the bottom line.
    — Ruth Simon, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Some liquors generally have to age, meaning production can’t just increase on a dime to meet demand.
    — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Strickland will not receive a dime from Missouri, which has strict compensation laws for wrongful convictions.
    — Fox News, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The two connected in the third period, when Raymond took a feed from Larkin, turned on a dime, and threw the puck into Seattle’s net.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Refiners also use crude to make other products, and turning on a dime to increase their output of gas is difficult, Vincent explained.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Olson said it’s a utility’s responsibility to provide safe and reliable service, and not on customers’ dime.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Hollywood can't pivot on a dime, but the forecast for movies in theaters has become even more Darwinian, favoring a very select few that meet the criteria to qualify as an event.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 18 Dec. 2021
  • But Wells Fargo isn’t alone in reaching into people’s pockets with nickel-and-dime fees, as opposed to its traditional focus on loan interest.
    — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Veils and hoods were a dime a dozen at the awards show.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Both of your cochlea would fit on the face of a dime with room to spare.
    — Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Think George and Leonard would like some of those dimes?
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The unit can turn on a dime to mow clean and straight 42-inch widths of lawn at a time.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2022
  • Scheffler stopped his ball on a dime, three feet short of the hole.
    — The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023
  • This trader could be right 80% of the time and never make a dime.
    — Ryan Pannell, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The Good Nurse – True-crime dramas are a dime a dozen these days.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The state’s supreme court just ended union time on your dime.
    — Jon Riches, National Review, 16 Aug. 2024
  • That’s a great match for the way musicals can change on a dime.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • There are a lot of very wealthy people who choose not to share a dime of it.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Start with my guide to WiFi fixes that don’t cost a dime.
    — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The city, according to the records, hasn’t paid a dime to any of those drivers.
    — Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Ford and Gildea told Arnold someone had dropped a dime on him.
    — Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • In a world where wildlife docs are a dime a dozen, this niche focus stands out from the herd.
    — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Red, round chiltepín peppers, the size of a dime, have already come in.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
  • 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.
    — Josh Criswell, Chron, 5 Mar. 2023
  • And in many of these cases, these children don’t see a dime.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2024

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