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Harry Styles reportedly spent a pretty penny on his fiancée Zoë Kravitz‘s engagement ring.
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Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
Outdoor coffee tables come in handy when hosting but can cost a pretty penny.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
That's a pretty penny indeed, and a step up from the non-Wallpaper evo G6 models that come in at $1,000 less at the same sizes.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026
With warmer weather outside, demand for tomatoes is on the rise, but the produce is costing a pretty penny, impacting some restaurants in southwestern Pennsylvania.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
Outdoor coffee tables come in handy when hosting but can cost a pretty penny.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
That's a pretty penny indeed, and a step up from the non-Wallpaper evo G6 models that come in at $1,000 less at the same sizes.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026
With warmer weather outside, demand for tomatoes is on the rise, but the produce is costing a pretty penny, impacting some restaurants in southwestern Pennsylvania.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for a pretty penny
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“A pretty penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20pretty%20penny. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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