Sentence examples for penny flip from inspiring English sources

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In 1845, Portland, Oregon was only a penny flip away from being called Boston.

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The New Yorker, October 2, 1965 P. 42 Overheard on Houston Street, panhandler to pedestrian who saw him flip two pennies into the gutter: "They just make your pockets heavy".

By Sandy Campbell and Burton Bernstein The New Yorker, October 2, 1965 P. 42 Overheard on Houston Street, panhandler to pedestrian who saw him flip two pennies into the gutter: "They just make your pockets heavy".

And certainly, when I see a penny upside down (showing tails), I flip it over so that the next finder can have good luck.

He saw a man flipping pennies into the visor of the armor and so he tried it.

If the penny is in a horizontal position, try pinching the top of your nose and sliding your fingers down, hopefully flipping the penny into a vertical position.

The city was laid out in 1845 and, after two of its early citizens flipped a penny, was named for Portland, Maine, rather than Boston, Massachusetts.

If the first player flips his penny to settle the side to display, then his mixed strategy is self-ratifying.

The second player's situation is similar, and she also reaches a self-ratifying strategy by flipping her penny.

To my surprise, the customer paid for his newspaper, flipped a penny in the bowl, and then walked out -- without so much as uttering a word to me or even looking at my face.

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