How to Use in dollars in a Sentence

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  • South Dakota saw the largest increase both in dollars and percentage growth.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The transactions were made in dollars, the records show.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • And for some, there is plenty more — in dollars, in shares, in legacies — to uphold.
    — Allure Editors, Allure, 4 Jan. 2024
  • For him, success is not measured in dollars and cents but in the lives touched and futures transformed.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
  • And like the damage to the natural world, the cost of that loss cannot be calculated in dollars.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Therefore, converting the prices in dollars will not get you the full picture.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 July 2022
  • While the payments were due on April 4, the country now has a 30-day grace period to make a payment in dollars.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Foreign reserves in dollars are around 58% - the lowest on record.
    — Roger Huang, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Hundreds wait outside the company building in Cairo to pay the fee in dollars, with cash.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Wolford said her real loss is one that cannot be measured in dollars.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 30 July 2023
  • Enlarge / Buying one of these Nvidia cards is a big commitment, both in dollars and case space.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2023
  • But seeing the numbers crunched in dollars and cents still feels like a moment for mourning a once-proud sector.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Part of what undergirds this power is well known: much of the world’s trade is conducted in dollars.
    — Paul Krugman, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2023
  • In much of the world, oil is paid for in dollars, and the combination of rising prices and a strong dollar is a double whammy that brings pain and not much else.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • All of which lead to real-world, bottom-line benefits — which can be measured in dollars and cents.
    — Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • The truck that brings him many of his products also broke down, and the replacement parts were priced in dollars, which is a cost his supplier will pass on to him.
    — Lucía Cholakian Herrera, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • In a statement, the sheriff’s office acknowledged that the loss of the two animals could not just be measured in dollars and cents.
    — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The dollar is the world’s reserve currency, and many key commodities, like oil, are priced in dollars.
    — Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The Fed’s rapid interest-rate increases have raised costs of those that borrowed in dollars.
    — Yuka Hayashi, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The county does not yet have an accurate tally of total damage in dollars and cents.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The financial hub is set to raise up to $5 billion by issuing green bonds in dollars, euros and Chinese yuan.
    — Frances Yoon, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Since it is priced in dollars on a global market, like oil, currency fluctuations can add to the risks for some.
    — Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
  • And if taste was measured in dollars, Christie’s’ auction of her jewelry that raked in $137 million would speak volumes.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Initially, Western Union said the money was going to be deposited and paid out to clients in dollars.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The Russian government has a total of US$40 billion worth of debt in dollars and euros, half of which is owned by foreign investors.
    — Matthew Digiuseppe, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Major oil importers such as Tunisia have been especially hard hit, since crude is priced in dollars.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Globally, higher rates strain economies that need to purchase food and fuel in dollars on the global market.
    — David Michels, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • When outside the country, a currency converter app helps know what things cost in dollars.
    — Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Debts, like energy and food, are often priced in dollars on the world market, so when U.S. rates go up, debt payments get more expensive.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 18 June 2023
  • In a retail world that is more circular than ever before, choosing a bag that will increase in value (both in dollars and in your heart) is wise.
    — Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2023

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