Example Sentences
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And say, even if I couldn't have savvied a word, that smile would have been enough.
From Torchy and Vee by Ford, Sewell
He savvied the cow, the grass, the blizzard, the drought, the wolf, the young puncher in love with his own shadow, the old waddie remembering rides and thirsts of far away and long ago.
From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank)
I tried out three prominent citizens before I found one who savvied English.
From Torchy As A Pa by Ford, Sewell
"Jim, I savvied your feelin's was hurt—by thet talk about Texas—an' when she up an' asked you."
From The Man of the Forest by Grey, Zane
Oh, don't be an ingenue; you savvied more than anybody on the job.
From The Iron Trail by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
