weren't

[wurnt, wur-uhnt]

1. contraction of were not: Weren't you surprised?

weren't

/ wɜːnt /

contraction

1. were not

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

“I think it raises the question, knowing that there was a fire on Jan. 1 and then rekindle activity. … Knowing that there’s an enhanced risk in that area, why weren’t additional resources staged or deployed in and around that area?” she said in an interview.

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Significant incentives weren’t enough to prevent the likes of D.R.

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That presentation included debt facilities that weren’t mentioned in the BDO audit, including billions of off-balance-sheet debt and other credit facilities tied to assets and inventory, as well as supply-chain financing.

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Schwartz said macroeconomic conditions are “somewhat complex but quite resilient,” adding that Carlyle’s internal analyses weren’t flashing danger signs.

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It turns out, the plaintiffs showed, that there weren’t 115 FPS officers in Portland.

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