wing and wing
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of wing and wing
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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He has served as a forward, wing and wing back, recording 21 goals and 60 assists.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023
Blair found himself ganged up on as Wales attacked down the right wing and wing Williams and Hook combined superbly to send Byrne over.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2010
By hundreds and thousands, wing and wing, airplanes dropped to the Atlantic coast at the closest point of contact, when the signal reached them.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 by Bates, Harry
And clouds and fleets of airplanes came in from all directions to land, in rows and rows which were endless, wing and wing, along the eastern coast.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 by Bates, Harry
Front and rear, wing and wing, the trumpets took up the call, "To horse!"
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth
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