quaker

Example Sentences

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Were it not for the presence of bluesmen, jazz men and rock’n’rollers, Dylan, a one-time quaker of the social order, would emerge as a rather square and fusty autodidact.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2020

I’m a quaker, doing business ethically is something I am interested in.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2015

The egomaniac excesses of its senior executives has left an institution founded on quaker principles reviled by the public.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2013

Sometimes it is only the tragic twinkle of quaker ladies, blossoming while he watches and fading in the frosty dew of early spring.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had heard such unpleasant things about Anthony that she was quite surprised when she “met a dignified, quaker looking lady.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling