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Examples of ware in a Sentence
Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
Counts isn’t here to shop, since her business model relies on finding much cheaper wares.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
Bruce Newman, a New York antiques dealer once known as the Cecil B. DeMille of his profession for his outsized personality and extravagant wares, died on Feb. 9 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Like many large international airports around the world, DXB offers everything from the chance to buy duty-free liquor and makeup to high-end designer wares, including Gucci, Chanel, Hermes, Tiffany & Co., and more.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2024
Sources previously told Page Six the new brand, which comes six years after Meghan closed her lifestyle blog The Tig to join the royal family, will focus on home, garden, food and general lifestyle wares.
—Harriet Johnston, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2024
The Irish actor was well-prepared for the occasion, dressed in some extra special wares for the evening.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
Sinks located in employee restrooms, prep stations, a ware wash station and next to the office door and kitchen entrance all were out of paper towels during the inspection, the report said.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024
Though it was previously believed this practice was followed by people in poverty out of necessity — by reusing household wares to bury the dead — more recent developments understand the practice as linked to rituals of rebirth.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Chloe Taylor, Fortune Well, 4 Sep. 2023
Keiko Masumoto’s vessels best represent the beauty of the exhibition by combining the 12th century practice of Shigaraki ware with Pokémon — for example, Charizard pokes its limbs out of a traditional ceramic jar.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
With this doll, Ariel can transform from mermaid tail to human waring a dress with just a push of a button (in her shell necklace).
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2023
According to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, the economy in the first quarter this year saw some $2.4 trillion in productive facilities and equipment either ware out or become obsolete.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 8 June 2021
Is the day coming when bowls ware a thing of the past?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022
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Word History
Noun
Middle English, from Old English waru; akin to Middle High German ware ware and probably to Sanskrit vasna price — more at venal
Adjective
Middle English war, ware "cognizant, watchful, prudent," going back to Old English wær, going back to Germanic *wara- (whence Old Saxon war "aware, careful," Old High German gewar, Old Norse varr, Gothic wars), going back to Indo-European *u̯oro-, ablaut derivative of *u̯er- "observe, perceive," whence Latin verērī "to show reverence for, fear," Tocharian B wär-sk- "smell (transitive and intransitive)," Latvian vērties "to look, watch," vērot "to observe," and perhaps Greek horáō, horân "to look, see"
Note: Greek horáō, horân has alternatively been seen as an outcome of an Indo-European base *ser- "keep an eye on, protect."
Verb (1)
Middle English waren "to be mindful, be on guard," going back to Old English warian "to be wary, guard, protect," going back to Germanic *warōjan- (whence Old Saxon waron "to attend to, protect," Old High German biwarōn, Old Norse vara "to warn," varask "to be on one's guard"), derivative of *wara- "aware" — more at ware entry 2
Verb (2)
Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse verja (past participle varithr, varthr to clothe, invest, spend) — more at wear
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Ware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ware. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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