Back
Both words in one sentence
- Another English king, Charles II, also fits the trope: called the "Merry Monarch," Charles brought back color and, shall we say, joie de vivre back to England after years of stern Puritan rule.
Source: Boisterous Bruiser / Real Life - A stern disciplinarian would order the students back to their rooms, even if there was a troll roaming the hallways.
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Stern Pinball's Harley Davidson has the match number being tattooed on a woman's back.
Source: Match Sequence
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