Spee

[ shpey ]

/ ʃpeɪ /

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noun

Ma·xi·mi·li·an von

[mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuhn], /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/, 1861–1941, German admiral.

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How to use Spee in a sentence

In 2010, Michigan State University psychologist Spee Kosloff asked supporters of John McCain whether Obama was a Muslim.
Are the Tsarnaevs White?|Peter Beinart|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In 2010, a Michigan State University psychologist named Spee Kosloff asked supporters of John McCain whether Obama was a Muslim.
Are The Tsarnaevs White?|Peter Beinart|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the present and following chapters we are concerned only with von Spee and the five vessels under his command.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy|Archibald Hurd
On her way to rejoin von Spee, and almost by accident, the Nrnberg had run across the Monmouth and sunk her with point-blank fire.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy|Archibald Hurd

Of von Spee's squadron only the Dresden remained, to be run to earth three months later.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy|Archibald Hurd
Von Spee wanted both courts and trials abolished; Gregory thought their severity might be tempered.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
"Von Spee was a very good fellow—I knew him well—and his two sons who went down with him," says an Admiral gently.
The War on All Fronts: England's Effort|Mrs. Humphry Ward