Example Sentences

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"Everyone was caning me yesterday saying he's better than me so I had to do something today."

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

I’d play near my grandma when she was caning chairs and well, when you’re seven or eight, you’re going to wander off a bit, aren’t you?

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2017

I was caning chairs when I was 11.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2017

When they reached it, the wag-at-the-wall clock was just striking nine, and Jean, her morning work done, was "caning" the hearth with blue chalk as a final touch of elegance to her clean kitchen.

From The Scotch Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch