Spee
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Treasure hunters raised the eagle in 2006 off the coast of Uruguay, where the Graf Spee had been scuttled in 1939 to stop it falling into enemy hands.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023
Yes, J. Edgar Hoover’s Airedale Spee De Bozo is buried here, but Petey, the dog from the “Our Gang” movies, is not.
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2019
Mike Spee hems and haws with blood-pressure-raising exasperation as a beleaguered hotel manager.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2017
Jennifer Haydek, a senior, welcomed the news that the Spee would admit women.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2015
One wishes that Von Spee might have walked beside her, whispering words of consolation.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
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