serai

Example Sentences

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The serai cleared, the cheering infantry formed up on the left, and with irresistible dash fell on the rebels as they fled toward the canal bridge in mad haste to save their guns.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

And next day, in the serai where he had put up in Peshawar, Ahmed learnt from Sherdil that his name stood thirty-second on the list of candidates for the Guides.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

"J'y serai?" cried Dorothy, mustering all her family pride to keep back her tears.

From The Vanity Girl by MacKenzie, Compton

I want you to take that serai and the guns.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

I'll take a room at a native serai in Bombay—for atmosphere—and meet you at the station.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry