How to use yea in a sentence
12 example sentences · adverb, conjunction, interjection
Yea means yes, indeed. Example: “He may give his folk some scrapings of unhallowed pleasure, but he will exact tithes, yea, of anise and cummin, in return, and there is aye the reckoning to pay at the hinder end.”
Examples of yea by meaning
adverbYes, indeed.
- He may give his folk some scrapings of unhallowed pleasure, but he will exact tithes, yea, of anise and cummin, in return, and there is aye the reckoning to pay at the hinder end.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
nounAn affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken.
- Recently senators could fax in their yeas or nays to the committee chairman.2009 January 6, “Still Broken After All These Years”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2018
More sentences with yea
- Yea but you see how hard air forces are to come by in common sizes right?2021 February 19, @madhibadhi, Twitter, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2023. From the entry yfm
- "Yea!" Odred screamed, "Take my tarse into thy mouth, and my great balls, too.2000, Perry Brass, Angel Lust: An Erotic Novel of Time Travel, page 210. From the entry tarse
- Yea, the police procession of technical units, of Red Cross and Y.1918 July 27, “Appraising the Americans: The Wild Shouts, the Rush of the Cars As a Tonic for Paris”, in Concordia Daily Blade, volume…. From the entry secretaryess
- Yea, upon a stoned couch and drunkened unto death upon the bittered draught of Rome!1917, Patience Worth, The Sorry Tale, page 153. From the entry drunken
- Yea, but that’s not really a surprise, is it?2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor)…. From the entry englishman
- Yea, unto the Penguin she gives her Greatest Gifts, for has not even the Apple embraced the Penguin?2007 October 3, DreadGeekGirl, “The Bible is Scientific”, in Atheism vs Christianity (Google Groups), archived from the original on 20 Oct…. From the entry embrace the penguin
- And it shall be my footstool, and these other Demons the slaves of me, yea, and the slaves of my slaves.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 21. From the entry footstool
- Day brighteth at the smile o' her and yea, He hath aplanted full o' seed for harvesting by thy loving.1915, Keith Ringkamp, editor, The Patience Worth Record, volume I, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, published 2008, →ISBN, page 238. From the entry bright
- Yea, Pauline, it behooveth thee to examine thineself closely, e’en as the time for New Year resolutions draweth nigh.1915 December 9, “Local Items”, in Canadian Valley Record, volume XI, Canton, Okla., column 3. From the entry thineself
- Yea, as I kill this gulp o' Taos Lightnin' pammed off on us as vino, in like manner will he extinguish you.1930, S. William Moore, The Collar of Brass, page 89. From the entry pam off
Meaning of yea
- adverb Yes, indeed.
- adverb Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture by way of measurement).
- conjunction Or even, or more like, nay. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.
Questions about yea in a sentence
- How do you use yea in a sentence?
- Yea is used as an adverb, conjunction and interjection. For example: “He may give his folk some scrapings of unhallowed pleasure, but he will exact tithes, yea, of anise and cummin, in return, and there is aye the reckoning to pay at the hinder end.”
- What is a short sentence with yea?
- “Yea, but that’s not really a surprise, is it?”
- What does yea mean?
- Yea means yes, indeed.
Source and license
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