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  • In our rendering there's pulse for rhythm, pitch for 'swar' and pause for silence.

    The Times of India 2010

  • In our rendering there's pulse for rhythm, pitch for 'swar' and pause for silence.

    The Times of India 2010

  • The young imps on the verandah were not disappointed in their hope of hearing him "swar," which he did with a fluency and fervency which delighted them all amazingly, as they ducked and dodged hither and thither, to be out of the reach of his riding-whip; and, all whooping off together, they tumbled, in a pile of immeasurable giggle, on the withered turf under the verandah, where they kicked up their heels and shouted to their full satisfaction.

    Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853

  • The young imps on the verandah were not disappointed in their hope of hearing him "swar," which he did with a fluency and fervency which delighted them all amazingly, as they ducked and dodged hither and thither, to be out of the reach of his riding-whip; and, all whooping off together, they tumbled, in a pile of immeasurable giggle, on the withered turf under the verandah, where they kicked up their heels and shouted to their full satisfaction.

    Uncle Tom's cabin, or Life among the lowly 1852

  • You may even speak French—but like a foreigner: ‘Bone swar, monsure; ou vaunday-vous le pudding de beefsteak?’

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • You may even speak French—but like a foreigner: ‘Bone swar, monsure; ou vaunday-vous le pudding de beefsteak?’

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • You may even speak French—but like a foreigner: ‘Bone swar, monsure; ou vaunday-vous le pudding de beefsteak?’

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • March 4, 2008 at 4:39 pm ooh, woolay woo nom nom awuk mwah ze swar?

    Dis is de las piktur - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • Hey this is so crazy my name is Michael and my last name is Grant swar to god and once i saw the authors name i had to read it and it was awsome it should be come a movie just like Harry Potter.

    Review: Gone by Michael Grant 2008

  • He turned to his date and exclaimed, "I swar, Miss Jane, this beats julep all to nothing; who ever thought of chawing rum!"

    An Icy Treat for Adults Only 2008

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