How to Use troy in a Sentence

troy

adjective
  • For retail investors, the most common size is 1 troy ounce.
    — Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Gold futures traded around $2,640 a troy ounce at the start of this year.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Silver had a standout year, as the metal smashed through records and briefly soared above $80 a troy ounce.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Gold broke a new record on Tuesday, cresting at over $4,000 per troy ounce.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Silver futures soared 10% to roughly $85 a troy ounce.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
  • About 95 million troy ounces of gold are mined annually, adding to supply.
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The metal hit $5,000 a troy ounce for the first time in January.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The yellow metal climbed above a record high $4,500 a troy ounce on Monday.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
  • That fear has powered a record rally in gold prices, which recently blew past $5,500 a troy ounce.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Gold on Friday dipped below $4,500 a troy ounce, erasing its gains across the past two months.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There isn’t a single standard size, but the 400 troy ounce bar is the global benchmark used in wholesale markets.
    — Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Gold traded at $3,460 a troy ounce as of Friday afternoon.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Silver also broke records at about $115 a troy ounce, nearly quadruple its $30-an-ounce price last year.
    — Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Gold prices hit a record $4,000 per troy ounce for the first time Tuesday after climbing 54% so far this year.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Gold briefly reclaimed $5,400 a troy ounce before paring gains Monday morning.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Since Mejuri launched 11 years ago as a direct-to-consumer brand, the gold price has quadrupled to around $4,500 per troy ounce.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • Gold prices have jumped from $1,800 a troy ounce at the start of 2022 to more than $3,400 today.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Produced by government mints and private refineries, gold bars come in a wide range of sizes, from as small as 1 gram to as large as 400 troy ounces.
    — Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • This is exactly what its name implies – gold bullion investments that are less than one troy ounce, or a fraction of that traditional measurement.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Silver, another haven amid uncertainty, soared 16% this week and surpassed $100 a troy ounce for the first time ever.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Choose the right size and type Silver coins are convenient to store and typically come in one-troy-ounce sizes, which are certified by the government that minted them.
    — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • JPMorgan Chase expects gold prices to hit $6,300 a troy ounce by the end of 2026.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In mid-October, those commodities reached record prices, topping $4,300 per troy ounce for gold and $54 for silver.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The price for a troy ounce of gold shot above $5,400 overnight before settling back in the $5,300 range by Monday afternoon.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Gold futures traded in New York surged more than 1% late Thursday to a record high above $3,500 a troy ounce before paring gains.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Gold, sought after by investors as a hedge against inflation and volatility, hit a record high of $4,201 per troy ounce Wednesday and is up about 59% on the year.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Government mints produce gold bullion coins to standardized weights (typically one troy ounce), with strict purity requirements and legal tender status in their home country.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Gold, usually considered a haven amid uncertainty, rose 2% Wednesday and reclaimed $5,000 a troy ounce.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
  • After all, even after surpassing numerous price records in recent years, gold only started 2025 priced around $2,600 per troy ounce.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The price of the precious metal hit a new record high this week, rising past $64 per troy ounce on Thursday, according to American Hartford Gold.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025

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