Paine

[ peyn ]

/ peɪn /

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noun

Albert Big·e·low

[big-uh-loh], /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/, 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.

Robert Treat

[treet], /trit/, 1731–1814, U.S. jurist and statesman.

Thomas, 1737–1809, U.S. patriot and writer on government and religion, born in England.

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How to use Paine in a sentence

Like any chef worth their sea salt, Paine was acutely aware of trends in ethical dining.
Welcome to invasivorism, the boldest solution to ethical eating yet|Matt Hongoltz-Hetling|December 7, 2021|Popular-Science
On the other hand, it’s tasty, which prompted Paine to join a boundary-pushing trend that combines ethical eating with invasive-species warfare.
Welcome to invasivorism, the boldest solution to ethical eating yet|Matt Hongoltz-Hetling|December 7, 2021|Popular-Science
Lincoln embraced Washington as a boy, Paine as a young man, and Jefferson as a career politician and aspiring American leader.
Lincoln Was the Founders’ Heir Apparent|Harvey J. Kaye|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For all of their influence upon him, Washington, Paine, and Jefferson did not inspire the young Lincoln to become a radical.
Lincoln Was the Founders’ Heir Apparent|Harvey J. Kaye|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

No friend of liberty can avoid the tumble back and forth between Burke and Paine.
My Coffee Klatch With Rand Paul|P. J. O’Rourke|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It means Paine, Thoreau, Emerson, Chesterton, Mencken, Orwell.
The Incredibly Stupid War on the Common Core|Charles Upton Sahm|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Historian Lincoln Paine considers what should be in our history.
Why We Should Read World History|Lincoln Paine|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Like the Abbe Sieyes, Mr. Paine had completely mastered the science of government, which was in fact extremely simple.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
Thomas Paine, a political writer of great force during the revolution, died, aged 72.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The teaching of Paine and Voltaire had borne fruit; the wildest socialism was being preached in every land.
Is Ulster Right?|Anonymous
Lovelace resolved to make it a free-manor by the name of Toply manor, and confer the governership for life on Paine.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene
Proceedings were taken against Paine by the attorney-general; he fled to France and became a member of the convention.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for Paine

Paine

/ (peɪn) /

noun

Thomas. 1737–1809, American political pamphleteer, born in England. His works include the pamphlets Common Sense (1776) and Crisis (1776–83), supporting the American colonists' fight for independence; The Rights of Man (1791–92), a justification of the French Revolution; and The Age of Reason (1794–96), a defence of deism

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