How to Use doubloon in a Sentence
doubloon
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Believe it or not, there are a lot of things that can go wrong in a doubloon pool.
—Jessica Williams, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2014
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The king, queen, captains and krewe all had different doubloons to throw.
—Chris Granger, NOLA.com, 13 Feb. 2018
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Not gold doubloons, but old rum bottles and crockery that workers would come across.
—Jonathan Levin, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
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It is represented on Irish coins, called doubloons, and on the green flag that preceded the present day tricolor.
—Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2018
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The krewe threw a special doubloon featuring the late musician Pete Fountain that looks like a little gold record.
—Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 13 Feb. 2018
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The silly holiday has become as popular as a chest full of Spanish doubloons since it was first conceived by two friends 22 years ago.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2017
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But like that buccaneer’s life, question marks far outnumber facts and doubloons.
—John Bordsen, USA TODAY, 22 June 2018
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Plush toys in the shape of a peacock - representing Argus - will be among the unique throws this season, joining the traditional doubloons and a variety of colorful beads.
—Littice Bacon-Blood, NOLA.com, 11 Feb. 2018
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Overheard at National Geographic Beyond gold doubloons.
—National Geographic, 28 Oct. 2019
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