wain

Example Sentences

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Even after her death, the tabloid gossip and fascination with the princess did not really wain.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2021

The cats been on fire and the wain has been hit in the eye with a flying drone toy 😂

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2018

At length after fifteen days of journey the wain of King Théoden passed through the green fields of Rohan and came to Edoras; and there they all rested.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

This bridge was not wider than what would allow a wain to drive over: it rested upon upright beams, taller than a ship's mast, and, as was usual, was unprovided with rails at the side.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

That was about the time that Giles Shearing's wain was upset at Redbridge, and many a housewife in Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst who relied on the Southampton carrier had to go short-handed.

From The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)