'twould
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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To such a deep delight ’twould win me,
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023
If we tried him 'twould raise a roar From Maine to the Pacific shore.
From Time Magazine Archive
To hear Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi tell it, 'twould be a marriage made in heaven.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oh, holy father" Alice said, "'twould grieve you, would it not?
From Time Magazine Archive
They tell him he’s a grand man, even if he’s from the North, and ’twould be an honor to accept a pint from such a patriot.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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