Willem I
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Dear Willem, I thought, as I stepped back inside and closed the door, he was about as good a salesman of the church as Father was of watches.
From Literature
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“Willem,” I said, “we have three Jews staying right at the Beje. Can you get places for them in the country?”
From Literature
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‘I’m Willem,’ I say to them after Hannie’s given them the instructions she gave me, and they fall into step as we carry on weaving through the city like spies.
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But then, the first time I saw Willem, I said, I’ve got to bow seven times, bro.
From New York Times
But if you be going away, Willem, I shall be staying to take care of mother here, till I can be making a home for her—yes, yes!' and he wrung William's hand as a token of brotherly love and trust.
From Project Gutenberg
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