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How to use these in a sentence

Quite a part of the game, believe me! these sort of things are only toys for children.

Sir Knight, wouldst know thy lady's name? these pin-pricks tell from whence I came.

Higher still were a dark belt of stunted firs and the sandstone ledge, and above these -home.

They cuddn'-ta-helptit-with-all- these -socean steamers-going-over-there every-day.

If the governor was a Duke of Devonshire, all these -caprices might be pardonable; but my theory is, roast-beef before roses.

British Dictionary definitions for these

/ ( ðiːz ) /

the form of this used before a plural noun : these men

( as pronoun ) : I don't much care for these

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see one of these days.

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  • I found these photos while I was cleaning out my cupboards .
  • Is there any significant difference in quality between these two items ?
  • What are these toys doing here ?
  • The ancient Britons inhabited these parts of England before the Roman invasion .
  • Do you think this jacket looks a bit funny with these trousers ?
  • allude to someone / something
  • allusiveness
  • as for someone/something idiom
  • bandy something around
  • indirect speech
  • quote ... unquote idiom
  • refer to someone/something
  • reported speech

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