specie

Example Sentences

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Until recently, the only non-human species of mammals that were known to experience menopause were a select few specie, such as orcas — not primates.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2023

Van Buren did worry, however, that federal funds now lay trapped in private banks that paid unredeemable paper notes instead of specie.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

When state banks then faltered and stopped exchanging their paper money for coin, experts warned that specie payments might not resume without guidance from a well-managed national bank.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

One soldier in the Continental Army, Joseph Plumb Martin, recounted how he received no pay in paper money after 1777 and only one month’s payment in specie, or hard currency, in 1781.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Quintilian goes on to argue, interestingly, that sometimes what might be decorous in practical terms could be unbecoming sub specie aeternitate.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith