sile
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of sile
probably from Old Norse; compare Swedish and Norwegian dialect sila to pass through a strainer
Example Sentences
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He took me to the cows, looked them over, and said, “This is Sile. She has got three calves—that one, that one, that one. They’re yours.”
From Literature
A controlled explosion was carried out in the temporarily closed Sofular beach of Istanbul's Sile district, it said.
From Reuters
The Peña Blanca Water and Sanitation District and Sile Mutual Domestic Water and Sewer Association sent a letter last month to state agencies and legislators describing their concerns over their disappearing water resources.
From Washington Times
The Sile water system serves 154 people west of the Rio Grande between Cochiti and Kewa pueblos.
From Washington Times
Veteran actors Síle Bermingham, James Gallo, James Lancaster, John Lee, Johnny O’Callaghan and Sonya Macari will read from “the Wandering Rocks” episode, which features almost all of the major and minor characters from James Joyce’s opus as they crisscross the city.
From Los Angeles Times
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