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

Kretzschmar said the fish is known locally as a "quaker."

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