unhanged
- a word derived from hang.
Example Sentences
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Shall this hangman hang for hanging as in duty bound, whiles other hangmen, unhanged, hang still?
From The Geste of Duke Jocelyn by Farnol, Jeffery
That is one of the blackest-hearted scoundrels unhanged; he is a sort of fellow you read about in a book; Solomon Muzada is his name, and he is one of the greatest enemies I have.
From Luck at the Diamond Fields by Belgrave, Dalrymple J.
“Come hither, ye unhanged whelp,” said Jekyl, “and tell me if you know the old gentleman that passed down the walk just now—yonder he is, still in sight.”
From St. Ronan's Well by Scott, Walter, Sir
Still, the never a one of Bill but was a funny fellow with strangers, though, as we said, the greatest rogue unhanged.
From Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
She was, after all, only a girl; and there were moments when she forgot to remember that she was wedded to the worst of unhanged villains.
From Brand Blotters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)
