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'twas

[ twuhz, twoz; unstressed twuhz ]

  1. contraction of it was.


'twas

/ twɒz; twəz /

contraction of

  1. it was
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

So many contenders from the 2023 season alone: “Never Been Chris’d”! “Catch Me If You Claus”! “We’re Scrooged”! “Yuletide the Knot”! “Twas the Text Before Christmas”!

To an extent, twas ever thus – leaders of all parties try to ensure they build a party in their own image.

From BBC

And, when blocking a scene, Mac told a performer who had been called a twink, “Welcome to 35, you’re now a ’twas.”

Twas the night before Christmas in this offseason of doubt when news broke that the Mariners were adding a free-agent hitter that might provide some clout.

The first lady read the children “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” as the president waved and flashed smiles at the children and their family members.

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