How to Use coin of the realm in a Sentence

coin of the realm

noun phrase
  • In opera, that kind of momentum is coin of the realm.
    — Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • So roster churn is an emerging coin of the realm for the Chiefs.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The importance of speed Among the many lessons drawn from these disasters was that speed is the coin of the realm.
    — Sheena Samu, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Netflix’s approach is informed by its experience in movies, where a big event is the coin of the realm.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Points are the coin of the realm for students, and the syllabus should assign them to reach goals, not just as a tracking device.
    — Mitch Zimmer, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
  • For most of the last century and plenty of this one, bowl games were literally and figuratively the coin of the realm in college football.
    — Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Convenience will be the coin of the realm; many doctors’ appointments and emergency room visits will become unnecessary.
    — Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
  • But the reality also is that the evolving new frontier is the coin of the realm, literally and figuratively, if K-State is going to compete for conference titles and more.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The audience figure reflects Nielsen’s new Big Data + Panel ratings currency, which officially became the coin of the realm in time for the weekend football slate.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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