u.s. grant

Example Sentences

• "Convinced that my intentions were completely dishonorable, Mr. Vanduchi sold me six sticks of Trojan stumping dynamite and a detonator cap, the total price for which was, as Mr. Vanduchi put it, “two U.S. Grants and two Andrew Jacksons”—$140."
• "“[…] Ivey Dwindling, and she’s probably in her early thirties,” McGuffin informed his man at the Chronicle who occasionally earned one or two U.S. Grants for the performance of such services."
• "He laid his stack of U.S. Grants behind the House box, scanned the bets in the four squares, and waited for the cards to turn up."
• "Hmm…no mirage here—just plain money, from all tactile and visual appearance. It would be wildly sensational if one were to disappear at my touch, but no such luck. It just feels like what the Sergeant describes as a fresh, crisp collection of fourteen ‘U.S. Grants.’"
• "Reaching into her wallet, she snagged a couple of fifties and handed them to Kim, adding to the gesture, “Tanks fer unroading,” and emphasized with a smile. / “I can’t take your money… You crazy lady trucker…First, I cold cock you and now you want to pay me?” a startled question escaped from the perplexed teen. / “Take! Prease!” demanded Rebecca, who was still smiling, her eyes meeting Kim’s, letting the sincerity sink in. / Conceding, she grasped the two U.S. Grants; […]"
• "You know, bro—the two U.S. Grants you stole from his pocket after you suckered him."