quaker
Example Sentences
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Were it not for the presence of bluesmen, jazz men and rock’n’rollers, Dylan, a one-time quaker of the social order, would emerge as a rather square and fusty autodidact.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2020
He was a Boston quaker, born in 1904, a brilliant mind who completed Harvard in two years and joined the state department.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2016
I’m a quaker, doing business ethically is something I am interested in.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2015
Sometimes it is only the tragic twinkle of quaker ladies, blossoming while he watches and fading in the frosty dew of early spring.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had heard such unpleasant things about Anthony that she was quite surprised when she “met a dignified, quaker looking lady.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
