swain
Example Sentences
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It is Elizabeth, not her equally eccentric and stubborn swain, who refuses to wed “because I can’t risk having my scientific contributions submerged beneath your name.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2022
Like a handsome but withholding swain, Elba draws us back to “Luther” time and again.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2019
Hopeful swain Melchor moves to L.A. to meet his online love, Magdalena, for the first time, only to fall in love with a mysterious masked woman — unaware that she is Magdalena in disguise.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2018
Lindsay Mendez and Alexander Gemignani turn in expertly crafted and beautifully sung performances as Carrie, Julie’s best friend, and her fish-scented swain, Mr. Snow.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2018
She was probably avoiding a lovesick swain, not wealthy enough or ancient enough to suit her.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.