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How to use twain in a sentence

12 example sentences · numeral, adjective, noun

Twain means two. Example: “But the warm twilight round us twain will never rise again.”

Examples of twain by meaning

numeralTwo.

  • But the warm twilight round us twain will never rise again.
  • Bring me these twain cups of wine and water, and let us drink from the one we feel more befitting of this day.

nounPair, couple.

  • The susceptible twain, on the search for adventure, dropped in.1903 February 8, The Truth, Sydney, page 3, column 3

More sentences with twain

  • The heavy bill had splitten his harnpan in twain.From the entry splitten
  • When the masked stranger hew with his axe, the baker's head did split in twain and his body fell like a lump to the ground in turn.From the entry in twain
  • Or turn as light as the hare — which one of twain, obtain?"1906, John Heywood, John Stephen Farmer, The Proverbs, Epigrams, and Miscellanies of John Heywood, page 118. From the entry assish
  • Twain longed for attention at home, too.2025 May 9, Danny Heitman, “Mark Twain’s legacy is not his tall tales. It’s his larger-than-life persona.”, in The Christian Science Monitor. From the entry the bride at every wedding
  • Twain chooses here one of the most powerful and persistent racial markers with which to identify Roxana—her head rag.2007, Linda A. Morris, chapter 3, in Gender Play in Mark Twain: Cross-Dressing and Transgression, Columbia: University of Missouri Press…. From the entry head rag
  • In Silverstein's terms, Frank is an "excitement seeker" and the lover is a "home builder." Never the twain shall meet.1981 December 27, Charles Bonnell, “Throwing In The Towel”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 5. From the entry never the twain shall meet
  • Or, all the churches give up their names and get married in a union organization—the twain (or "thrain") becoming one flesh.1921, Preacher and Homiletic Monthly, page 205. From the entry thrain
  • No state ever before had been rent in twain.1913, Warren Wood, When Virginia was Rent in Twain. From the entry in twain
  • I could render an account, but the tale would be over long,—having insooth surprised them there together, had the twain of them slain by men appointed thereto.1922, Alfred Richard Allinson translating Pierre de Bourdeille, Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies, Volume I/First Discourse. From the entry insooth

Meaning of twain

  1. numeral Two.
  2. adjective Twofold.
  3. noun Pair, couple.

Full definition of twain

Questions about twain in a sentence

How do you use twain in a sentence?
Twain is used as a numeral, adjective and noun. For example: “But the warm twilight round us twain will never rise again.”
What is a short sentence with twain?
“Twain longed for attention at home, too.”
What does twain mean?
Twain means two.

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