Example Sentences

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Dr Caulfield said she was "delighted” to see Róis “proudly performing her keens to full houses, with no shame or stigmatisation involved, just audiences loving her bravery and skill".

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Benjamin Wallfisch’s score keens and groans ominously, sometimes dipping into synthy electronic moments.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

In gratitude, Page tattooed "c keens" – his nickname for Keener – on his body.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2022

She’s got a beaten-up suitcase at her feet and keens softly into her lap.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2019

“This is the thing my blood keens for—to protect something worth protecting.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell