Perronet
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Perronet reasoned what nobody before him dreamed: that the horizontal thrust of each arch carried along the length of the entire bridge.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most important, Perronet greatly increased the useful waterway underneath.
From Time Magazine Archive
An associate of the Wesleys for many years, Perronet also wrote three volumes of sacred poems, some of unusual merit.
From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin
Edward Perronet was thrown down and rolled in mud and mire.
From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin
It was hardest for Sandy, because he was particularly fond of sweet things; but then he was particularly fond of Perronet.
From A Great Emergency and Other Tales by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty
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