Isin

[ is-in ]

/ ˈɪs ɪn /

noun

an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

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Example sentences from the Web for isin

Most o' they candidates did all their 'tisin' with rubbishy flags and balloons—made in Japan, sir, every blamed one o' them!
Mr. Punch's Country Life|Various
Nothing can be more absurd than the fiction that the power of judging Scripture isin the Church.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various
Isin, whose site has not yet been determined, but which lay probably to the north of Uruk, was another political center.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow
Most o' they candidates did all their 'tisin' with rubbishy flags and balloons—made in Japan, Sir, every blamed one o' them!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, March 9th 1895|Various

But Isin again gathered strength under Ur-Ninip, who was not related to his predecessor.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie