Example Sentences

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The unfortunate boy whose history I am detailing finally became a proverb in his native town.

From Charles Duran Or, The Career of a Bad Boy By the author of "The Waldos" by

But I am detailing a chain of facts, and wish not to leave even a possible link imperfect.

From Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales by Van Vechten, Carl

But I am detailing a chain of facts—and wish not to leave even a possible link imperfect.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Poe, Edgar Allan

Let it not be supposed, from what I have just said, that I am detailing any mystery, or penning any romance.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Willis, Nathaniel Parker