new penny
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of new penny
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Today is MAC, of course — Chestnut lip liner, Chintz lipstick, my lips bronze like a new penny.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2019
Trump loomed over the viewer, his face in a jowly glower, his hair darker than it is now, the metallic auburn of a new penny.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 27, 2018
She had learned many interesting facts: Did I know that the statue used to be the color of a new penny?
From New York Times ● May 1, 2015
The future of the new hospital looked as bright as a new penny.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2014
When we released our hands, each of us was holding a shiny new penny.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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