Example Sentences

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“Justly thought; rightly said, Miss Eyre; and, at this moment, I am paving hell with energy.”

From Jane Eyre by Townsend, F. H.

I am paving the way for a reconciliation, but we must not irritate him more.

From Josephine Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Having thus far ventured to speak for my colleagues, you will conclude that I am paving the way for speaking next of myself.

From Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time by Collins, Wilkie