Example Sentences

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"No; I wouldn't be willin' to see you a playactor," he said, "walkin' round in skin tights, with your face all painted up."

From Calvary Alley by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan

Wretched playactor, we will put him in the pillory for his success.

From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor

Wha wad hae thocht it? an' a playactor too, crinkypatie!

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various

"I didna ken ye," said Blue Peter, "in sic playactor kin' o' claes."

From The Marquis of Lossie by MacDonald, George