wont

Example Sentences

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“The market can do anything,” Richard Russell, the author of the Dow Theory Letters, was wont to remind his readers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The event was packed and it went on for many hours as his rallies are wont to do.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

The trees wont be ready for planting until next year.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

As is his wont, Jackson looked to a song to articulate his thoughts: “I’m a huge Joni Mitchell fan,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

For it led up on to the mountain to a high hallow where only the kings had been wont to go.

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