noun
definition
A man, a husband
definition
A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
definition
The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
Examples of were in a Sentence
I don't know where they were planning to sit.
There were sparks between them from the start.
They were faithful straight liners.
My parents were deeply grieved and perplexed.
When the kids were settled in their room, she turned on Alex.
Soldiers were marching through the fields.
His eyes were full of fire.
We were all together.
All eyes were on Alex as he mounted.
The houses of the city were all made of glass, so clear and transparent that one could look through the walls as easily as through a window.
His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.
We were on our way back.
On the table were plates, knives and forks, and dishes of bread, meat and fruits.
The rainbow tints from the colored suns fell upon the glass city softly and gave to the buildings many delicate, shifting hues which were very pretty to see.
The meat was smoking hot and the knives and forks were performing strange antics and jumping here and there in quite a puzzling way.
Where were you going?
They did not seem frightened, but chirped softly, as if they knew they were safe.
There were no openings.
At least they were talking.
Some of you, we all know, are poor, find it hard to live, are sometimes, as it were, gasping for breath.
Where were you a little while ago?
Waiting until they were out of view from the men at the corral, Carmen rode up beside Alex.
Knowing what they were looking like before the cooking made them less attractive to the diner.
The roof beside them had a great hole smashed through it, and pieces of glass were lying scattered in every direction.
There were men and women, but no children at all, and the folks were all beautifully formed and attractively dressed and had wonderfully handsome faces.
They were home and together.
One day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road.
All night long troops were moving past the inn.
Then she happened to remember that in a corner of her suit-case were one or two crackers that were left over from her luncheon on the train, and she went to the buggy and brought them.
The children were inclined to be frightened by the sight of the small animal, which reminded them of the bears; but Dorothy reassured them by explaining that Eureka was a pet and could do no harm even if she wished to.
Pierre, however, felt excited, and the general desire to show that they were ready to go to all lengths--which found expression in the tones and looks more than in the substance of the speeches--infected him too.
The porch posts were black metal with a filigree design.
It was almost as if he were shutting Felipa off before she could reveal something.
Here were more of the vegetable people with thorns, and silently they urged the now frightened creatures down the street.
But the foes were too many to be repulsed for long.
We wouldn't want them to think we were doing anything immoral.
One day they were sitting at the table working on coloring books when Alex came home early.
A wide porch stretched the length of the building, and above it were two balconies with black wrought iron banisters that curved out gracefully.
We were all getting worried about you.
And her house keys were in the car.
What were you thinking?
He reached the edge of the tall roof, stepped one foot out into the air, and walked into space as calmly as if he were on firm ground.
Here is another person descended from the air to prove you were wrong.
On some of the bushes might be seen a bud, a blossom, a baby, a half-grown person and a ripe one; but even those ready to pluck were motionless and silent, as if devoid of life.
Those colored suns are exactly in the same place they were when we came, and if there is no sunset there can be no night.
I knew by the way my mother and aunt dressed when they were going out, and I invariably begged to go with them.
It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.
The battle was fought and thousands were killed on both sides.
These spires were like great spear-points, and if they tumbled upon one of them they were likely to suffer serious injury.
All the people I have ever met before were very plain to see.