Uncas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Her favorite is Newell Convers Wyeth, best known for his classic book illustrations of characters like Uncas in “The Last of the Mohicans” and the pirates in “Treasure Island.”
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2023
Dornford commandeered the Uncas and began sailing for Sierra Leone, but conditions on the impossibly overcrowded brig deteriorated rapidly.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2021
But the new owner intended no such thing, and in his possession the commercial activities of the Uncas crossed the divide from the immoral into the illegal.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2021
A couple of months later, word came that the Uncas had encountered a storm, had yet to arrive in Cuba, and was feared lost.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2021
It was not the selfless Cora, but Uncas and Uncas alone whom I adored.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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