jacky
Example Sentences
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She tried to imagine gathering all the jacky lanterns as if she was herding sheep, but it was so hard, because, after all, she had no imagination, as Pan had said.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2019
She held the instrument between her palms and stared fiercely out at the flickering jacky lanterns, aware of a powerful contradiction that almost tore her mind in two.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2019
“Come on, kid,” called a jacky, and just as Piang stepped over the side a kindly sailor slipped a quarter in his hand.
From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Stuart, Florence Partello
That jacky is out for the hundred thousand francs, and he's working on his own hook this time, my boy.
From Castle Craneycrow by McCutcheon, George Barr
I scared mrs. lynde with a jacky lantern last nite.
From Anne of the Island by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
