Sentence examples for were of from inspiring English sources

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bore of

began of

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The phrase 'were of' is not correct in written English
However, you could use 'were of' if you inserted a noun between the two words, such as 'were of interest.' For example, "Those topics were of interest to us."

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were of

verb

Representing or , chiefly in depictions of colloquial speech.

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Some were of both.

The Economist

Some were, of course.

Independent

Footstools were of wood.

Encyclopedia Britannica

They were of course ignored.

Independent

Consequences were of secondary concern.

The New Yorker

They were of Chechen heritage.

The New York Times

We were, of course, naïve.

The New York Times - Magazine

These were of supernatural origin.

Encyclopedia Britannica

We were, of course, unaware of this.

The Economist

They were of an older generation".

The New York Times

Its founders were of the gentry.

The New York Times - Books

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behaved of

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