SHREW in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of SHREW
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shrew
 n.  a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
 n.  small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
Classic Sentence:
1  "You're a foul shrew, Mother Gargery," growled the journeyman.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XV
2  Yet here was Melanie, usually so gentle and refined, screaming like a shrew and in front of Yankees too, that both of them were too drunk to walk.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
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