amn't
AmericanUsage
See ain't.
Example Sentences
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I amn’t clever, perhaps, and I may get into trouble when I am by myself, but when I was with Piggy she always knew what to do.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The pint is grand, Tommy, and I’m the champion of all pint drinkers, amn’t I?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Hasn't every man had to struggle and fight for his position, and amn't I fighting and struggling for mine?
From The Foolish Lovers by Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)
"To be sure, I did, you beauty; an' amn't I in fifty notions to take Harry Neal's land, that jist lies alongside of our own."
From Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
"Sure, amn't I tellin' ye?" the Irish girl returned.
From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Matthews, Brander
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