Poh, I have fires like lightning; they cost me twelvepence a week, beside small coal.
He gave us all twelvepence apiece to begin with: it put me in mind of Sir William Temple.
Terrible rain to-day, but it cleared up at night enough to save my twelvepence coming home.
On the other side twelvepencewas received "for two peces of old bookes sold.
Do you think I would not give twelvepence to hear more of you and your proceedings, than a single sheet would contain?
One of the provisions of this act, as it related to women, prescribed that the wives and children of the grooms and servants of the lords and of tradesmen and artificers should not wear veils costing more than twelvepence each.
The lower classes were restricted to blankets and russets for their attire, and these were not to cost more than twelvepence per yard, unless the income of the man was above forty shillings.
There was the sum of twelvepence halfpenny between us and destitution, but even this could not avail us in such a solitary darkness, in the absence of a house and human aid.
Only conceive of twelvepence halfpenny to the two of us for our board and lodging.
Would not a case of iron pistols against the sum of twelvepence halfpenny be more appropriate in the circumstances?
We were sound in limb and spirit, stout of heart, too, I ween, and my little wife had the sum of twelvepence half penny in her pocket.
Lead Immerito into my son, and let him despatch him; and remember--my tithes to be reserved, paying twelvepence a year.
Scarlet and Scathlock, you bold brethren, Twelvepence a day I give each for his fee; And henceforth see ye live like honest men.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "twelvepence" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
