Example Sentences

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Because the funny thing about the witch trials is this: it wasn’t, really, those hysterical little girls and so-called temptress wenches who did all this damage to America’s soul.

From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2015

Then it’s off to the ocean, where the crew will test her systems in deep saltwater, including the sonar and over-the-side gear, like wenches and cranes.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2014

“It was really important to us that if we were going to explore this world, gender had to be a part of that, well beyond just stock wenches and the occasional cross-dressing pirate,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2014

The show kicked off with an agrarian fantasia featuring rustic wenches tossing cider-apples at each other and children skipping round maypoles.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2012

No brawling wives, no furious wenches, No fire so hot, but water quenches.

From Bygone Punishments by Andrews, William