wicket maiden
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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These fighters probably mobilize in the quickest manner, because they know how to operate in foreign environments.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2022
“Oh, yes,” said Polly, in her quickest manner.
From Polly A New-Fashioned Girl by Meade, L. T.
The quickest manner of recognizing him, is by his name.
From A Modern Wizard by Ottolengui, Rodrigues
He was therefore able to give explicit information about the place, and the quickest manner of reaching it.
From The Living Link by De Mille, James
In the first case, whatever Heaven should threaten, Dick Sand must flee in the quickest manner.
From Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen by Verne, Jules
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