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Example sentences for "half dollar"

  • I lack just a half dollar of having enough money to pay for the house, and I thought I'd rather ask you to loan me the money than anybody else here.

  • I'd 'a' give a thousand dollars for a half dollar!

  • Why, when I come to count my funds I'm short a half dollar.

  • A half dollar is the most convenient size, and is the coin generally preferred by conjurers, as its milled edge affords a ready grip to the palm.

  • Return the water to the jug and borrow a half dollar, which has been marked by the owner, allowing him to actually drop it into the glass.

  • This exceedingly effective trick is accomplished by means of a glass disk of the same diameter as a half dollar.

  • Drop the mixture in equal portions upon thin white paper, laid on square tin pans; smoothing them with a spoon into round cakes about the size of a half dollar.

  • The heaps should be about the circumference of a half dollar, and must not touch each other.

  • Place upon it thin spots of powdered loaf sugar about the size of a half dollar.

  • Before making any inquiry of the servant who answered his triple rap, he thrust a half dollar at him, and then put his question.

  • Bog took a half dollar in his hand, advanced to the door, which was now closed, and boldly opened it.

  • Why, they would know it was a half dollar by the letters and the head on the other side.

  • Jonas held down the half dollar, and showed to Rollo and James the marks and scratches made by the pin; proving that this was Rollo's half dollar.

  • James said he thought he could get it off; so they went and sat down on a smooth log, that was lying on the ground, and laid Rollo's half dollar on the log.

  • The woman gave him a half dollar, and waited for no change.

  • He nodded, and handed the man a half dollar.

  • He understood now, and, running his hands into his pockets, he pulled forth a half dollar, and handed it to her.

  • Darkness was all about her now; but the man repeated his words, and at the same time handed the old woman a half dollar.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    collective noun; eighty yards; going over; half broad; half century; half days; half degrees; half dozen; half gallon; half hour; half inches; half inclined; half knots; half laughing; half lemon; half long; half million; half natural; half parts; half share; half smile; half step; half the; half times; half years; rather than