Example Sentences

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After World War I, the chappies set the stylistic tone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

America is faced with overwhelming problems, the voters are deeply concerned about our future, and they’re happy little chappies in the cable news town hall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2016

But our chappies can cope with the terrorists.

From Time Magazine Archive

I knew lots of chappies down Washington Square way who started the evening at about 2 a.m.—artists and writers and what-not, who frolicked considerably till checked by the arrival of the morning milk.

From My Man Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

I knew what was good for that; so I hints that he round up his chappies and go down into the gym. to work it off.

From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell