How to Use doubloon in a Sentence

doubloon

noun
  • Believe it or not, there are a lot of things that can go wrong in a doubloon pool.
    — Jessica Williams, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2014
  • Not gold doubloons, but old rum bottles and crockery that workers would come across.
    — Jonathan Levin, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
  • The king, queen, captains and krewe all had different doubloons to throw.
    — Chris Granger, NOLA.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • But like that buccaneer’s life, question marks far outnumber facts and doubloons.
    — John Bordsen, USA TODAY, 22 June 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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