Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Aramco predicts blue and green hydrogen (the kind made from renewables) will become a $700 million industry by 2050—admittedly small change for a company this size.
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Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 May 2024
But this is a state so closely contested that even small changes in voting patterns can make a crucial difference.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024
Compared with their American peers, however, that’s small change, with average S&P 500 remuneration hitting $16.7 million the year previously.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 May 2024
The study shows that the economic harms over the next 25 years are locked in with emission cuts producing only small changes in the income reduction.
—Seth Borenstein, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
At low temperatures, the single-molecule device shows a strong change in current with only a small change in gate voltage, nearing a physical limit known as the sub-threshhold swing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024
Tales of robberies, muggings, rapes and murders have become the small change of polite conversation.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
Start Small Recognize that small changes can yield big outcomes.
—Vince Poon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Nudge Eco Store, a Sacramento business owned by Nick and Alisha Lee, asks everyone to think about small changes to make our daily lives more sustainable.
—Sarah Murphy, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 May 2024
But this is a state so closely contested that even small changes in voting patterns can make a crucial difference.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024
Compared with their American peers, however, that’s small change, with average S&P 500 remuneration hitting $16.7 million the year previously.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 May 2024
The study shows that the economic harms over the next 25 years are locked in with emission cuts producing only small changes in the income reduction.
—Seth Borenstein, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
At low temperatures, the single-molecule device shows a strong change in current with only a small change in gate voltage, nearing a physical limit known as the sub-threshhold swing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024
Tales of robberies, muggings, rapes and murders have become the small change of polite conversation.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
Start Small Recognize that small changes can yield big outcomes.
—Vince Poon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Nudge Eco Store, a Sacramento business owned by Nick and Alisha Lee, asks everyone to think about small changes to make our daily lives more sustainable.
—Sarah Murphy, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20change. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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