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Examples of apiece in a Sentence
His shoes weigh four pounds apiece.
when you figure that they usually sell for six dollars apiece, you're getting quite a bargain
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Hypothetically, if an SEC team and a Big Ten team meet in the final game, each conference would earn another $12 million apiece — $6 million for reaching the semifinals, another $6 million for making the title game.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Shyanne Sellers and Allie Kubek scored 12 points apiece for the Terps, and Saylor Poffenbarger and Kaylene Smikle added 10 each.
—Noah Trister, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
At about $6 million apiece plus another $1 million for maintenance over five years, that’s a big price tag.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
As a matter of perspective, the leaders in plus/minus in East group play are the Magic at +37, Bucks at +29, Knicks at +14, Cavaliers and Bulls at +15 apiece and Hawks at +14.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of apiece was
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“Apiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apiece. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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apiece
adverb
: for each one
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