Wrens
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Wrens
Pronounced form of the initial letters, with placement of vowel suggested by wren
Example Sentences
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Wrens "are very flighty," he says with a laugh.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024
Lamb was part of a team of Wrens who used information from radar stations and coast guards to plot ship movements through the English Channel on a large flat table.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024
All those conversations paid off in 1942, when Owtram applied to join the Women’s Royal Naval Service, known as the Wrens, and a test showed that she was fluent in German.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024
Back in the UK, Christian joined the Women's Royal Naval Service, known as the Wrens, and was posted to Belfast.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022
Presently I likewise perceive a troop of Redstarts, or Green-Backed Warblers, or Golden and Ruby-Crowned Wrens, flashing through the Chestnut-branches, or hanging like jewels on the Cedar-sprays.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 by Various
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