'twere
contraction of it were.
usage note For 'twere
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How to use 'twere in a sentence
Remember Macbeth's line about killing the king: "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well/ It were done quickly."
And pray resolve me, why must this false Title be set up as 'twere by the King's Consent, to worm out the only true one?
An Account of the Growth of Deism in England | William StephensSir, would you beMore curious in preseruing of your honour.Trim, twere more manly.
The Fatal Dowry | Philip MassingerI shoots the bear last week, and 'twere as fine and fat a bear as ever I sees.
Left on the Labrador | Dillon WallaceWe loathe what none are left to share; / Even bless 'twere woe alone to bear.
By the talons of our Cat, 'tis a goodly measure of manhood; 'twere pity to make a mummy of it before its time.
Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
British Dictionary definitions for ’twere
/ (twɜː, unstressed twə) poetic, or dialect /
it were
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