To replace the dollar amounts with a blank space without leaving an extra space in the sentence, you can use the following steps:

1. Select the range of cells or the column where you want to perform the find and replace operation.
2. Press Ctrl + H on your keyboard to open the Find and Replace dialog box.
3. In the Find what field, enter
   Code:

   $*

   (including the dollar sign and the asterisk). This will find any text that starts with a dollar sign and has any number of characters after it.
4. Leave the Replace with field blank.
5. Click on the Options button to expand the options.
6. Make sure that the Match entire cell contents checkbox is unchecked.
7. Click on the Replace All button.

This will replace all instances of dollar amounts in the selected range with a blank space, without leaving any extra spaces in the sentence.