How to Use franc in a Sentence

franc

noun
  • So the yen, Swiss franc, euro and British pound had gains during the month.
    — Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Switzerland uses the Swiss franc, which rose to a record high last year against the euro.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2022
  • Neither is the Swiss franc a weak currency.
    — Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The planned retail price is 219 francs ($280).
    — Ben Coxworth march 03, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
  • At hotels, tip two to three francs for porters and door people and the same per night to housekeeping.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
  • The vineyard grows a half-dozen grapes on-site, including chardonnay, cab franc, and pinot gris.
    — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
  • To do this, China had to create more yuan to buy up dollars, yen, marks, francs and pounds.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2019
  • The Swiss franc nudged higher after the central bank left rates unchanged.
    — Fortune, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Tickets cost 320 Swiss francs (about $408).
    — Lauren David, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
  • Pasteur and Pouchet both signed up to compete for the prize of 2,500 francs.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The industry has also complained about the strength of the Swiss franc, which has hurt exports.
    — Garth Friesen, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Only two, the Swiss franc and the Swedish krona, now look overvalued against it.
    — The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • The Japanese yen and Swiss franc weakened against the dollar.
    — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2023
  • And the ruble is not on the radar of currency traders, the way that, say, the British pound or Swiss franc is.
    — Neil Irwin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The yen surged, the Swiss franc rallied and the dollar fluctuated.
    — Todd White / Bloomberg, Time, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Treasuries, the yen, the Swiss franc and gold have come under pressure, while the dollar has rallied.
    — Ruth Carson, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Getting right to the point, the Swiss franc is all over the world, while the Argentine peso isn’t.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 19 June 2022
  • This pushed the euro to a two-year low against the dollar while the Swiss franc slid to its weakest since July.
    — Matthew Burgess, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The levies came on top of further headwinds such as a strong Swiss franc and skyrocketing cocoa prices.
    — Elsa Ohlen,carolin Roth, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
  • For the comment, a French court fined her 30,000 francs in 2000.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
  • For the comment, a French court fined her 30,000 francs in 2000.
    — Alexia Fernández, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
  • The Swiss franc weakened to trade at parity with the dollar for the first time since late 2019.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022
  • Swiss stocks compare favorably with Swiss franc bond yields, which offer zero interest at present.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Swiss franc has gained more than 7% against the dollar in the last year, while the brand’s success has rapidly gained steam in the States.
    — Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The brand ships to the US, but only sells in Swiss francs, making the pricing unpredictable.
    — PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
  • Henry had led the victim’s parents and the public on for weeks, demanding a million francs in ransom when the child was already dead.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The currency was initially pegged to the French franc but has been linked to the euro since 1999.
    — Aisha Salaudeen, CNN, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Investors fled to havens such as gold and the Swiss franc, while S&P 500 futures fell more than 1%.
    — semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Investors fled to havens such as gold and the Swiss franc, while S&P 500 futures fell more than 1%.
    — semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • It was then sold to Monsieur Fournier in 1822 for 2,800 Swiss francs.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025

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