Example Sentences

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Shylock, a comic villain as well as a suffering father, wept copiously after his daughter ran away from home with suitcases full of jewels and drachmas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2016

His high-end wines, gathered from vineyards that stretch across his country’s verdant hills, would be more competitive abroad if his costs at home were in weak drachmas.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2015

Foreign businesses with operations in Greece have been demanding payment up front from local customers, lest they later have to accept devalued drachmas.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2012

So if you are a local producer, you just get a whole lot more drachmas for your product, but you are paying your workers less.

From Economist • May 17, 2012

The club seemed to really enjoy their gifts, even before I explained what the drachmas were.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia