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
Built with a square stern for stability and maximizing space in the hold, the Uncas appeared much like many other merchant ships of the age.
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
Uncas, standing ready to die before the Delaware, when an enemy warrior tears off his hunting shirt revealing the bright blue tortoise tattooed on Uncas’s breast.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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