How to Use Gawain in a Sentence

Gawain

noun
  • No essay on Gawain and his Green Knight.
    Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Gawain valiantly shows up for his own beheading, keeping his end of the bargain, and passes the test of chivalry.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2025
  • David Lowery directs Dev Patel as Gawain, who sets out on a journey to face the title character.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
  • David Lowery directs Dev Patel as Gawain, who sets out on a journey to face the title character.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In Archive, Effy studies a famous Llyrian text inspired by Gawain.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025

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