chink

Example Sentences

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Any one who doubts that a dog knows when he has made a fool of himself should have seen Chink that day as he sheepishly sneaked out of sight behind the tent.

From Wild Animals at Home by Seton, Ernest Thompson

The big day was over, and the old cock-pheasant was alone with the melancholy song of a single robin, and a chaffinch calling "Chink!"

From The Way of the Wild by Rountree, Harry

And very soon it was clear that in spite of his magnificent bounds and whoops of glory, Chink was losing ground.

From Wild Animals at Home by Seton, Ernest Thompson

Author of "The Uttermost Farthing," "The Chink in the Armour," etc., etc.

From The End of Her Honeymoon by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

If I do say it, I know the salmon business from gill net and purse seine to the Iron Chink and bank advances on the season's pack.

From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney