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Examples of small change in a Sentence
a pocket full of small change
The fine is a lot of money to some people, but to him it's small change.
My problems are small change compared to yours.
He wasn't a major criminal. He was strictly small change.
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To be prudent, the organization is making small changes like limiting travel, and only stocking up on supplies for short term needs.
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Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
After months and years of rumors and official hints, Nintendo has finally pulled back the curtain on the Switch 2 with a first-look trailer (and sparse promo website) highlighting many small changes from the old Switch.
—Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
As 2025 approaches, there will be a number of small changes and improvements to the government program.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Yet the slow force of small change really does alter Saturn’s rings, and what looks like an astonishing, radical amputation may turn out to be the trick of an angle and a passing happenstance of positioning.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
After months and years of rumors and official hints, Nintendo has finally pulled back the curtain on the Switch 2 with a first-look trailer (and sparse promo website) highlighting many small changes from the old Switch.
—Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
As 2025 approaches, there will be a number of small changes and improvements to the government program.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Yet the slow force of small change really does alter Saturn’s rings, and what looks like an astonishing, radical amputation may turn out to be the trick of an angle and a passing happenstance of positioning.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20change. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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