shay

Example Sentences

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Europe has its own wonderful styles in desserts, not these filled with lots flour, high sugar junk.! — ann shay April 11, 2010 4:36 pm To surprise us, they should offer an item somewhat nutritious.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2010

When it was over, Old Artilleryman Truman made straight for a 75-mm. howitzer, the one-hoss shay of the ordnance on display.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reaching for a glass of green shay, Sadat recalled: "I drank very good tea in Jerusalem."

From Time Magazine Archive

So long as science and mythology are used as "a carriage-and-pair and not a one-horse shay," he sees no need to apologize.

From Time Magazine Archive

And before he’d had a chance to say yes or no, she was back to “Shay shay shay shay!” again, with such exuberance, Ralph didn’t have the heart to do anything but nod.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen