twain
Example Sentences
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When the wind blows hard, and their branches and boughs thrash and creak, I am convinced they will topple over and cleave my home in twain.
Historically, each group did their own thing, “and never the twain should meet until, like, you had to,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
As with “Atlanta,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” presents Glover in a zero-overlap zone where acting is acting and music is music and never the twain shall meet.
From Los Angeles Times
As long as the twain never meet, we’re good — and by we, I mean humankind.
From New York Times
That's true of religion and genre franchise entertainment, and often the twain meets within the fandoms of heritage brands like "Star Wars," the Tolkien universe, and, yes, "Star Trek."
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
