How to Use cash in a Sentence

cash

1 of 2 noun
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  • Dancers shook their asses on the main stage and in pole pits strewn with cash.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The most promising project will be awarded a cash prize of 5,000 EUR.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 June 2023
  • The three cash streams are nowhere near enough to cover his debts, people close to him say.
    — Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The partners for the cash prizes will be revealed during the Berlinale.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Here are what the experts are saying about training your mind to stash more cash.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The companies have plenty of cash on hand to withstand a strike.
    — Tom Krisher, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • He has not been arrested and is ordered held on a $5,000 cash bond.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The current cash balance of the reserve fund is $811 million.
    — Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The camera pulls back to reveal the same man, his face half-missing, a briefcase full of cash propped open on his desk.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2023
  • The Parks Department said those large parks are in desperate need of cash.
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Beyond that, setting aside a sliver of your cash for a rainy day is prudent.
    — Suchita Nayar, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • The home, paid in cash, proved to be another fixer-upper, and came slightly charred due to a past fire.
    — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 16 July 2023
  • Banks such as Charles Schwab were beset this spring by fears that customers would take their cash elsewhere.
    — WSJ, 17 Oct. 2023
  • However, with just cash, there were some things Manziel couldn’t buy, like plane tickets.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Fans can use credit/debit cards only at the gate, no cash sales for tickets at any sites.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Household savings are not like a shoebox stuffed with cash that is being spent down.
    — Robert Hormats, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • However, Bacon did have a lead on Vargas in cash on hand.
    — Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Hamsters run on wheels to club music, people blow up balloons as gifts roll in, and some just sleep, or don’t get any sleep, for cash.
    — WIRED, 27 Sep. 2023
  • That victim was allowed to go free after the suspects forced him to withdraw cash from an ATM and stole his car and wallet.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Credit can be more convenient than carrying around a lot of cash, which can be lost or stolen.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Costco Shop Cards are not redeemable for cash, except as required by law.
    — Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The average cash on hand at the end of June among all six Senate Democrats in competitive races was $8.2 million.
    — Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 17 July 2023
  • The total cash payout would be about $230 billion for just San Francisco.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • There is a $1,000 cash reward for information sent to Silent Witness that leads to the suspect's arrest.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2023
  • Whether this sweet song is coming in the form of a love offer, a raise, a promotion, a windfall of cash, or something else, be willing to expect it.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The savviest among them turned online fame into cash through brand partnerships.
    — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Interest rates were super low, and mortgage bankers were raking in cash.
    — Andrew Ackerman, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Law enforcement has voiced the loudest resistance to the upcoming changes to cash bail in Illinois.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Not having to spend extra cash to file could be very attractive to many people but again, not everyone.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
  • Fair food and merchandise vendors will still accept cash.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2023
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cash

2 of 2 verb
  • The store wouldn't cash the check.
  • He cashed his paycheck at the bank.
  • Most of the artists also aren’t there to play a set, cash a check, and get out.
    — Josh Chesler, Spin, 20 Sep. 2023
  • This means the Eagles need to be winning by at least one point at the half to cash the bet.
    — cleveland, 4 Feb. 2023
  • With this increase in mind, Tatum stands a good chance to cash this prop.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 1 May 2022
  • The kicker here is that this bonus will cash as soon as the $5 wager is placed.
    — cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Of course, some people still go to a branch to cash a check or make a deposit.
    — Kavita Kumar, Star Tribune, 3 July 2021
  • The ranch does not appear to be a licensed business, and the bank refused to cash the check.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Dec. 2021
  • West led a trump, and Cy drew trumps and cashed five hearts, pitching his low clubs.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • For those of you that bet the under on 8 p.m. for that one, cash your tickets at the window.
    — Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Billings told her to cash it out and transfer the money to her credit union.
    — Michael Laris, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Part of Kent’s weekend routine was to go to the bank with his mom and cash his paycheck.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 31 May 2023
  • The office allegedly cashed the $50 check but did not serve O’Neal.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Louie then drew trumps and let the queen of diamonds ride, and East produced the king and cashed his high spades.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Nine months later, the family is still trying to find a way to cash the coins in.
    — Lauren McCarthy, New York Times, 12 June 2023
  • In that same stretch, underdog ATS tickets have cashed 56.5% of the time.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
  • And don't ever agree to cash a lottery ticket for a stranger.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The school business manager learned of the scam and canceled the check before it could be cashed.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Consumers can expect a check in the mail and must cash it within 90 days of receipt.
    — USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • DeBrusk scored the opening goal for the second game in a row, cashing his own rebound at 15:09 of the first.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Michigan does not have a law that limits or puts a cap on how much a business can charge you to cash a check.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Instead, the indictment said, Alexander took the checks to the owner of the pawn shop, who cashed the checks and turned the money over to Alexander.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Use real casino chips to play, and let winners cash them in for real prizes at the end.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • But that process is slow and usually means some company has to cash it for you, maybe for a fee.
    — Gregory Barber, Wired, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The woman said the unknown suspect had attempted to cash the check at a bank in Brooklyn, Ohio.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The buyer of a house is, by definition, wealthy at the time of purchase; the seller may be house rich and cash poor.
    — Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2023
  • The deadline for consumers to cash their checks or claim their PayPal payments is Oct. 17.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022
  • In one instance, investigators found some of the suspects drove to Green Bay to cash the checks.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2023
  • No doubt, Enyo’s body writes a check its chassis and powertrain are eager to cash.
    — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 1 Nov. 2022
  • When declarer played low, West won and cashed his major-suit aces.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024

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