plentier
Example Sentences
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He preceded me in life, and I see few remains of his character in a region where speculation is more rife than moralizing, and emigrants are plentier than hunters.
From Home as Found by James Fenimore Cooper
We had a line of martin traps leadin' back to the hills, and over into a valley beyond, where the animal was plentier than they were on our side.
From Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod by S. H. (Samuel H.) Hammond
Besides, she thought Chapelizod was not safe ground for a young fellow so eccentric, perverse, and impetuous, where pretty faces were plentier than good fortunes, and at every tinkling harpsichord there smiled a possible mesalliance.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
No human being would ever think of calling Jaaf an "old gentleman," even in these "aristrocratic" days, when "gentlemen" are plentier than blackberries; while any one might feel disposed thus to describe Susquesus.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper
Aweel," said Richie, "a wilful man must have his way; ye must think that I was born and bred where cracked crowns were plentier than whole ones.
From The Fortunes of Nigel by Sir Walter Scott
