wain

Example Sentences

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Even after her death, the tabloid gossip and fascination with the princess did not really wain.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2021

The cats been on fire and the wain has been hit in the eye with a flying drone toy 😂

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2018

At length after fifteen days of journey the wain of King Théoden passed through the green fields of Rohan and came to Edoras; and there they all rested.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The wain was still standing in the shade, but the oxen were gone now, and two men were busy forking out the clover into a little yard close by.

From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford

If twice in March it chance to rain, In April once, a shower in May, In weight in gold of man and wain, The farmer's crops are sure to pay.

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William