quaker

Example Sentences

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For months, activists have been demanding more support from city leadership, explained Elias Siegelman, an activist who works with No ICE Philly, which meets in the quintessentially Pennsylvanian location of a Quaker meeting house.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Maj Thomas Stewart, Life Guards squadron leader, said Quaker was the only horse from the five that had been unable to return to its duties.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

They come from a variety of organizations, from legal aid groups to Quaker societies, or are just concerned citizens who have realized they can show up and help.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

No, the “Quaker man,” around since 1877, isn’t William Penn—at least, that’s what Quaker Oats says now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025

“No, truly. We was the ones asked Quaker Stevens to lend us use of his bull. Mama didn’t have nothing to do with it.”

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson