But he says everybody kens that, though Jacob is a greedy man, he is but a poor creature, and wouldna dare to harm you, because all Gershom would cry out against him if he were to do his will.
Davie," said Katie solemnly, "my grandfather kens how it must end.
Od, we seem to ken mair about ane anither than ony ane o' us kens about ourselves.
Muster Girdlestone kens on which side his bread is buttered.
I shouldn't think Jimmy M'Gee kens that, or he'd ha' communicated it to me.
See if she kens that Mungo comes from the country; and where the Lammermoor hills is.
What kens the like o' Sammle Borthwick aboot the divine decrees?
Then the long rows of slated brick which constitute the mining village agree that "the new doakter kens his business--a smart lad, yon!
She kens his ways weel, for whiles she carries him some little helps that he canna do without to sustain life.
Dinna vex yoursell sae muckle, Miss Edith," said that faithful attendant; "wha kens what may happen to help young Milnwood?
It's a shame to hear a douce young lad speak in that way, since a' the warld kens that they maun either marry or do waur.
Deuce kens The almighty lot choice has to do with it!
He kens his mind: When barely breeched, he chose to bide with sheep; Though he might have travelled with horses: and it’s sheep His heart is set on still.
And yet, Who kens what green sod’s to be broken for him?
He kens he has feathered his nest off my father and me.
Sae, if she canna hide herself, she kens them that can hide her weel eneugh, ye needna doubt that.
Oh, Lord kens that; we dinna mind folk's after-names muckle here, they run sae muckle into clans.
I am nae good woman--a' the country kens I am bad eneugh, and baith they and I may be sorry eneugh that I am nae better.
He's no been lang here, sir, and I dinna think onybody kens him by ony other name.
Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the same, Tells how a neebor lad came o'er the moor, To do some errands and convoy her hame.
Give him my devoirs and hopes to challenge him to a Bowl when Yon comes off which God kens there seems no hurry.
At onyrate, if she didna' ken then she kens noo, I'll warrant.
Ye will find her no afraid o' wark; and she kens hoo to tak hold o' things as well as maist lassies o' her age.
But that is not all: the end of it will be death--death to the body at least; and wha kens but it will be death to the soul as weel!
He kens a' our frames, and he kens that we are but dust and weakness.
That is waur than I expected," exclaimed honest Wullie; "but ane neverkens when trouble may come under his ain roof.
He kensweel I hae nae ither place to keep my sheep.
Fine parritch and bannocks would then be made in this hoose; and wha kenswhether the totties" (potatoes) "would come to the board cauld or het!
He kensthat hardships and trials are good for us; and as a wise father chastises his children, so we are chastised by our Heavenly Father, and we must aye trust that it is for our good.
Besides, he kens I was but a weak woman, and sairly tried forbye.
The Lord could give us wealth and free us from toil if it would be good for us; but he kens better.
Wha kens but I may graw rich there, and come back and mak a' the lairds lift their bonnets to me?
But it will be a fine ploy for an observer like me that kens human nature to see them a' about my table at their dinner the morn.
And the Goavernment kens that, for they've sent me on commissions up and down the land to look at wuds and report on the nature of the timber.
Be very certain that every man in Gresson's lot kens all about ye, and has your description down to the mole on your chin.
Ou, Monkbarns does not like to hear of it--but hekens himsell that the room has an ill name.
Then opening his eyes, he said in a low tone, "The bird kens that!
Effie, thankful for the opportunity of expressing sympathy with her master, and her indignation at his inconsiderate patients; "naebody kens that but him and me!
But if you, that kens as weel as me a' the bird has been to us baith, but speak the word, the deed will be allooed by me.
I won'er gien he kens yet, or gien he gangs speirin' at ilk ane he meets gien he can tell him whaur he cam frae.
He'll be a lucky man that gets her, and weel his lordship kens it.
Her countenance suddenly clouded, and she said gravely, rather colouring, 'My name is Helen Walker; but your husband kens weel about me.
Aye, so are a', as that worthy minister said in the Tolbooth Kirk the day Robertson wan off; but naebody kens when it will be executed.
Dear Mr. Butler, keep a good heart, for we are in the hands of Ane that kens better what is gude for us than we ken what is for oursells.
It kens whar dwalls the banquets O' the sweetest dewy wine-- And as the chosen flower to it, Sae were thy lips to mine.
She hurkles by her ingle side, An' toasts an' tans her wrinkled hide; Lord kens how lang she yet may bide To ca' for her annuity.
Nae doubt everybody kens that for the maist part my evenings are spent at the 'Twa Dogs'; and as to the company there, there is nae sae frequent guest as your honored father.
The only odds is, that we ken that we dinna ken, and the neep-seed kens nothing at all aboot it.
Gin she be meetin' her father, an' chance to miss him, the Lord kens what may come o' her.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "kens" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
