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Example sentences for "aff"

Lexicographically close words:
afeared; afeerd; afeered; aferd; afero; affability; affable; affably; affair; affaire
  1. True Thomas he pu'd aff his cap, And louted low down to his knee; "All hail, thou mighty Queen of Heaven!

  2. Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?

  3. Leave aff your douking on the day, And douk at dark o' night; Aboon the pool young Redin lies in, The candles they'll burn bright.

  4. I send him the rings from my white fingers, The garlands aff my hair, I send him the heart that's in my breast, What would my love hae mair?

  5. They left aff their douking on the day, They hae douked at dark o' night; Aboon the pool where young Redin lay, The candles they burned bright.

  6. But O how pale his lady looked Frae aff the castle wa', As doun before the Scottish spear She saw proud Percy fa'!

  7. So aff they set, wi' Jock and the skeps on their backs.

  8. But luckily for Mrs. Crombie, I just chanced to come in in time to break aff the communing, for it's a pity the point suldna be tried.

  9. Nae Tarlan' man daur flout his fame Had he a chance to hear; The Leochel men slid canny hame When he cam' aff his mear.

  10. First set the tune to suit the time When we were loons at school, The sang can be a careless rhyme Nae measured aff by rule.

  11. O wae tak' the gled that gaed aff wi' them a'.

  12. Ye're like the cooper o' Fogo, ye drive aff better girs than ye ca' on.

  13. It's ill to tak the breeks aff a Hielandman.

  14. And it's nae wonder--the warst may be tholed when it's kend: Better a finger aff as aye wagging.

  15. It's a sairy collop that's ta'en aff a chicken.

  16. It's hard for an auld mare to leave aff flinging.

  17. He that puts on the public gown maun aff the private person.

  18. Little mense o' the cheeks to bite aff the nose.

  19. What ye win at that ye may lick aff a het girdle.

  20. Ye ken in this country ilka gentleman is wussed to be sae civil as to see the corpse aff his ain grounds.

  21. It's dear coft honey that's licked aff a thorn.

  22. There's nae remede for fear but cut aff the head.

  23. He has gien her twa score English punds, For the thrie auld coverlets ta'en aff her bed.

  24. The laird of Lag, frae my father that fled, When the Johnston struck aff his hand.

  25. And aye he harped, and aye he carped, Till a' the nobles were fast asleep; Then quickly he took aff his shoon, And saftly down the stair did creep.

  26. They're gey good at scalpin' th' heid aff a whusky bottle if they can get yin.

  27. Pit sail tae her an' she'll jist scoff everything aff her decks.

  28. Jist got put aff a schooner a wee while ago an' we've had tae rin like blazes tae catch this wee boat here.

  29. The servant gaed where the dochter lay, The sheets was cauld, she was away, And fast to her goodwife can say, Shes aff with the gaberlunzie-man.

  30. We're juist aff an' on," replied Eppie, cautiously.

  31. He wore them long kahoutchy boots up to your knees on wet days at his wark, and he couldna get them aff him withoot a hand frae his wife, so he had jist to gang to his bed wi' them on.

  32. I wadna wonder if his tred fell aff on accoont o't, and it's tellin' on his health.

  33. I'm kind o' aff the mulk diet the noo," he said, seeing disguise was useless.

  34. Troth, and I am all the followers he has, for the present that is; and blithe wad I be if he were muckle better aff than I am, though I were to bide as I am.

  35. And ye may lauch at a bairn for greitin' efter the mune; but I doot that same avarice o' the wee man comes frae a something in him that he wad be ill aff wi'oot.

  36. I'll jist dight the weet aff o' my Lord's face.

  37. I gaed up to tak the divot aff o' Lucky Lapp's lum.

  38. And it wad hae to come aff o' my tay or something ither 'at I wad ill miss.

  39. Pit aff yer weet claes than, and come to yer bed.

  40. Can ye no tak' aff yer ain claes, as weel as pit them on, Annie?

  41. She took her denner aff o' ane o' my hips, ae day last year.


    42. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "aff" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.

    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    affectionate farewell; affectionate leave; affirmative answer; afflicted children