How to Use yen in a Sentence

yen

noun
  • That's all well and good when the cost to borrow yen is low.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere,paulina Likos,zev Fima,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The shares were priced at 1,450 yen each.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Rooms start at around 15,000 yen.
    — New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Rooms start at around 20,000 yen a night.
    — New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • This augurs poorly for yen bulls.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • This explains why sudden yen gyrations tend to blow up a hedge fund or two.
    — William Pesek, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The Japanese yen has sharply reversed course in the past two weeks.
    — Frances Yoon, WSJ, 19 July 2023
  • Not even the most egregious disaster can thwart a would-be theater mogul with an oldies yen.
    — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Rooms start at around 50,000 yen a night, or about $320.
    — New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Tokyo wants to appear to be fighting a weak yen, while welcoming it in private.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The currency used in Japan is called yen which consists of both paper cash and coins.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
  • Here, Shanté says, shoving a few thousand yen into his hands.
    — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But the cheap yen is almost certain to be a plus for tourism, a key revenue for the world’s third largest economy.
    — Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 17 Nov. 2022
  • But her monthly pay was only 140,000 yen.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The price was 35 million yen ($223,000).
    — Tim Hornyak, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The price was 83 million yen ($530,000).
    — Tim Hornyak, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • People needing dollars, euros, yen or yuan must offer more pesos to get them.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Investors have sold off Japanese government bonds and yen in the past weeks.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Japan’s jump is due, in part, to its strong yen performance against the dollar in 2025.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Revenue was up 53 percent, with the weak yen accounting for nearly a third of that.
    — Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Its strength in that market became a challenge when a weaker yen impacted the bottom line.
    — Diane Brady, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Apparently, there is a yen in some people to own historic artifacts that can be put on the wall and seen as art.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Record high inflation and a weak yen are also squeezing households and driving up living costs.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Some stalls will boil or grill a whole crab on the spot (10,000 to 40,000 yen).
    — New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Mark Kelly It’s been nine months since the last yen crisis, so one was probably overdue.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 July 2023
  • Needless to say, that yen for solemnity is not exclusive to Delon.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
  • So prepare a thick wad of yen at all times, because there are five-star ryokans or top-tier sushi restaurants that refuse to take credit cards or e-money.
    — Crista Priscilla, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Six-figure rides look to be a solid investment amid a weakening yen and supply chain issues.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2022
  • View Photos Despite today's stronger yen, the Raider is a good value.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
  • Stocks gained and the greenback fell against all 16 major peers — with the euro, pound and yen at one point posting 1% gains or more.
    — Carter Johnson, Bloomberg, 8 Apr. 2026

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