'twas
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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Twas the night before Christmas in this offseason of doubt when news broke that the Mariners were adding a free-agent hitter that might provide some clout.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2023
Twas about this time in 1980 that several witnesses reported sightings of an unidentified flying object in the vicinity of the Rendlesham Forest in eastern England, an incident that has been called “Britain’s Roswell.”
From Slate • Dec. 24, 2018
Twas the Rush Before Christmas Eight short plays inspired by classic holiday songs.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2017
Twas the night before the Grammys, and all through LA, all the presenters were practicing, especially Cool J…or, something like that.
From Forbes • Feb. 8, 2015
Twas after dinner that Pomp came to tell me my presence was required upon the upper deck.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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