Example Sentences

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The men who were varnishing the meat with salt and pepper were told that they were too slow.

From Sally of Missouri by Young, Rose E. (Rose Emmet)

There it stood, behind a calico screen that the coach-painters used to keep out the dust when they were varnishing.

From Joe Wilson and His Mates by Lawson, Henry