shan't
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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Asked if she would every come down from her high, she said: "I wonder if I will? I shan't know until it happens."
From BBC ● May 9, 2023
Marvel Studios cannot, will not, shan't be stopped.
From Salon ● May 18, 2022
“If things go wrong, nobody can blame you for it. You have no policies to shape and precedent says you shan’t say anything.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2021
As A. Hyatt Mayor, one of the museum’s legendary curators, later recalled, Burdick “twisted himself into his overcoat” and said goodbye, adding, “I shan’t be back.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2013
Char’s answer: “My tongue may wither from disuse here, but at least I shan’t lose words entirely while I still can write to you.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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