Example Sentences

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He had asked for the Afghan serais merely to avoid them; his imposture might be discovered if he came among genuine merchants.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

Non, tu ne saurais jamais croire que tout meurt avec le corps; ou si tu le pouvais tu n'en serais que plus insensé, plus misérable encore.

From Richard Vandermarck by Harris, Miriam Coles

Je serais un ingrat si je me plaignais; car il me disait souvent: 'Quel bon Francais vous faites!'

From Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin by Stevenson, Robert Louis

These things are usually carried by travellers on camels, or in carts drawn by oxen; taking likewise tents along with them, to use when they do not find serais.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Massive archways, ruined forts and serais, placid water-tanks, lovely gardens, feathery toddy-palms, plantain-hedges, and throngs of picturesque people make the approach to historic Delhi a scene long to be remembered.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas