'que
1 Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of 'que
By shortening
Example Sentences
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You are in the South, so of course you are going to go H.A.M. on 'que.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 1, 2019
You are in the south, so of course you are going to go H.A.M. on 'que.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 3, 2018
Expostulation is useless, even when convenient; the torrent of 'impossible', 'incroyable,' 'que c'est gentil,' 'ravissant,' 'beau' would drown any opposition.
From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Dix, Edwin Asa
The French has 'que on nomme au pays Dacquest,' of which the translator makes 'in the countrey of Alquest.'
From Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) by Jean Froissart, Thomas Malory, Raphael Holinshed
‘Il me semble,’ said the royal old prodigal in his last illness, ‘que je suis au sommet d’un monument qui tremble comme si les fondations étaient assises sur le sable.’
From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by Henley, William Ernest
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