Uncas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Her favorite is Newell Convers Wyeth, best known for his classic book illustrations of characters like Uncas in “The Last of the Mohicans” and the pirates in “Treasure Island.”
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2023
Craven was sure that the Uncas was “undoubtedly engaged in illicit trade,” but without enslaved people on board, he could not justify detaining it.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2021
But the new owner intended no such thing, and in his possession the commercial activities of the Uncas crossed the divide from the immoral into the illegal.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2021
The Uncas left Alexandria for New Orleans for the first time on Oct.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2021
It was not the selfless Cora, but Uncas and Uncas alone whom I adored.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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