wasn't

[wuhz-uhnt, woz-]

1. contraction of was not: I wasn't sure you heard me.

wasn't

/ ˈwɒzənt /

contraction

1. was not

Usage

See contraction.

Pronunciation Note

See isn't.

Example Sentences

Cole's family told the BBC's Disclosure programme that they told police from the beginning Cole's disappearance wasn't typical behaviour - and that he had been struggling with his mental health.

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He was captured on camera walking to a house party, then later a doorbell camera picked him up walking to and from his dad's house, although he wasn't in.

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"It wasn't easy to get to this final at all," Littler said.

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This wasn’t the rule of the Greeks, Romans or Macedonians of antiquity.

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A 72nd-minute penalty appeared to have made the match safe but Argentina's second wind wasn't blown out quite yet.

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