Example Sentences

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And so the day wore on—a frightful nightmare of a day for the raiders—a day of weary but well-repaid work for the Waziri.

From Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

For my own part, I feel well-repaid with the conscientious effort I have made in “The Menace of Prohibition.”

From The Menace of Prohibition by Wightman, Lulu