Example sentences for: guineas

How can you use “guineas” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Guineas ceased to be minted in Britain in 1813, but continued until decimal introduction, as a term used in pricing goods and services.

  • "Freedom from unreal loyalties" is the striking phrase in her late feminist essay Three Guineas . In either case, the goal was to see life a little more clearly.

  • He was also not entirely familiar with English money and mistakenly paid her fifteen guineas, thus leaving Lady Coventry smiling at her unexpected gain of a further fifteen scheling (or was it shelin, seling, or even chelin?).


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