Examples of chump change in a Sentence
what seems like a huge amount of money to most people is only chump change to a billionaire
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So many of these kids come from poverty and may have been happy with chump change at one time.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The original Toxic Avenger was made for chump change and wore its low-budget nature proudly, while this version, which was shot in Bulgaria in 2021 and involves both practical and digital effects, tries to evoke that ragged aesthetic while working with more resources.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
In shipbuilding, that amount of capital investment is no more than chump change.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Not to mention, in the grand scheme of this year’s 5.35 trillion-dollar federal budget, $300,000 is chump change, a rounding error.
—Elizabeth Kaye Cook
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The original Toxic Avenger was made for chump change and wore its low-budget nature proudly, while this version, which was shot in Bulgaria in 2021 and involves both practical and digital effects, tries to evoke that ragged aesthetic while working with more resources.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
In shipbuilding, that amount of capital investment is no more than chump change.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Not to mention, in the grand scheme of this year’s 5.35 trillion-dollar federal budget, $300,000 is chump change, a rounding error.
—Elizabeth Kaye Cook
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chump change
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“Chump change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chump%20change. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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