2 examples of etr in sentences

The breve (~) over a syllable, denotes that it is short; as, d~etr=áct."Chandler's Common School Gram., p. 189.

The Iambus, or Iamb, is a poetic foot consisting of a short syllable and a long one; as, b~etr=ay, c~onf=ess, d~em=and, ~intent, d~egr=ee.

2 examples of  etr  in sentences