tae
Americanpreposition
preposition
adverb
noun
Example Sentences
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Perhaps it should surprise no-one that a country whose national anthem reminisces about sending an invading English army homeward "tae think again" does not stand four-square behind the "Auld Enemy".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“I fought really hard for the action piece,” says Brewster, who took up tae kwon do and started sending Lin training videos to pitch herself in action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
Six are students of tae kwon do, and seven are students of shotokan karate.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020
He loved video games and had a black belt in tae kwon do.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 20, 2019
“Wat are the tae o’ yeh daen oot here?” he said suspiciously.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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