Examples of twain in a Sentence
Noun
I like rap and my parents like country music, and never the twain shall meet in our house.
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Hugh Ryan, Town & Country, 25 May 2022
Never the twain shall meet.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 1 July 2022
My head might cleave in twain!
—Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
Fruit is the opposite of cake, and never the twain shall mix.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2021
In Alabama, the ‘twain just don’t meet.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2021
And never the twain shall meet.
—Danzy Senna, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2021
Writing was writing, art was art, and never the twain should meet.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2022
But today, the Trondheim twain is working on dialing in their one-year intensive and immersive music program for artists, producers, and songwriters.
—Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2022
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Noun
The Victorian world was cleft in twain, with men on one side, and women on the other.
—Hugh Ryan, Town & Country, 25 May 2022
Never the twain shall meet.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 1 July 2022
My head might cleave in twain!
—Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
Fruit is the opposite of cake, and never the twain shall mix.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2021
In Alabama, the ‘twain just don’t meet.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2021
And never the twain shall meet.
—Danzy Senna, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2021
Writing was writing, art was art, and never the twain should meet.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2022
But today, the Trondheim twain is working on dialing in their one-year intensive and immersive music program for artists, producers, and songwriters.
—Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2022
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