sayest
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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JULIET: Thou sayest I’m a big fat round sun, is that what thou sayest?
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2016
“What sayest thou, John? How goeth it? Are we near to the inn?”
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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"As thou sayest," she said; and after a moment, bending over Percival like some mother above her child: "What awaiteth him?" she asked.
From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)
All: As thou sayest, so let us do!
From The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children by Lobingier, Elizabeth Erwin Miller
"If, as thou sayest," said the centurion, "thou art so mightily weary of thy charge, leave him to my care; I would fain have some discourse with him privily, touching what thou hast spoken."
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John
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