bonny
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And Coach Kliff Kingsbury, the bonny prince plucked from Texas Tech in 2019, was scheduled to receive his comeuppance by now.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
Coming behind, Fleetwood would take that par right now, as he lashes a long iron into the bonny heather well to the right of the green.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2019
Tara Erraught is a bonny Irish lass who is almost aggressively likable.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2018
Basically, Claire pulls the 18th century equivalent of a #yesallwomen campaign, and celebrates her victory by standing on a buttress and smiling vacantly at some wee bonny children.
From Time ● Aug. 16, 2014
Still, it was a June day to be blithe and bonny in.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
While some of his ban mots may have grown bonnier in telling, and others may be wholly apocryphal, who can say for sure?
From Time Magazine Archive
“Not a bit, and you never will. You’ve grown bigger and bonnier, but you are the same scapegrace as ever.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Allison was “coming to herself,” growing “like other folk,” only bonnier and better than most.
From Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not by G. H. (George Henry) Edwards
"She's jist like ane o' oorsel's," whispered Annie to her husband on the first opportunity, "only a hantle better an' bonnier."
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 by Various
Cloud shadows were racing each other across the pastures as I lay back and watched them, and I thought the view had never been bonnier.
From Windyridge by W. Riley
The prams of Britain are filled with the bonniest babies in living memory.
From Time Magazine Archive
So he suggested a cat instead, “the bonniest little cat ye ever did see.”
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
"O I hae been east, and I hae been west, An' I hae been far o'er the knowes, But the bonniest lass that ever I saw55 Is i' the bought, milking the ewes."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
Out bespak the Earl of Hume, And O but he spak wondrous sorry,—30 "The bonniest lass about a' Glasgow toun, This day is awa wi' a hieland laddie."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
Be Mama's good lassie and help her with all the opening day's work, and you yourself will be the bonniest there.
From The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith by W.P. Livingstone
