wight

Example Sentences

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It's Mr Dooley, Mr Dooley, The wisest wight our country ever knew 'Poor Europe ambles Like sheep to shambles' Sighs Mr Dooley-ooley-ooley-oo.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2022

Come the spring, I’m off to either Brownsea Island or the Isle of wight and will report back.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2020

Drogon is injured and Dany fends for herself; as a wight descends, faithful Jorah chops its head off.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 29, 2019

The Night King’s frozen army of the dead marched on the wall with its newest weapon — one of Daenerys’ dragons that was killed, then resurrected as a wight — that spits blue flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2017

"When does a wight get to be a hired man?"

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood