ducat

Example Sentences

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All are performed before tens of thousands of fans paying exorbitant prices for hard-to-come-by ducats.

From Washington Post

The coins, called ducats, are “a symbol of good luck. … The details on the Ana coins are inspired by ducats.”

From Los Angeles Times

Caught in the middle is Pelosi, who appears to have moved firmly past a post-election struggle to regain the speaker’s gavel and recently finished handing out committee assignments and some other political ducats.

From Washington Post

For much of European art history, religious authorities had the whip hand when it came to painting: They controlled the imagery, owned the prime real estate and could pay top ducat for the best work.

From New York Times

In the late 16th century, a German emperor purchased the manuscript from an English astrologer for 600 Venetian ducats, thinking it was a work of medieval friar Roger Bacon.

From National Geographic