betook
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Last week Sir John Simon betook himself to a microphone connected with a Continental hook-up and made a speech in French.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just when Kennedy was trying to calm the business community,* Solicitor General Archibald Cox betook himself back to Harvard for a speech calculated to make any businessman blanch with dismay.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the Vatican, Mr. Levine betook himself the next day to a 15-minute audience with Benito Mussolini.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cashier Cardoso betook himself to a Rio hospital where he was reported resting under the care of a staff physician, his brother.
From Time Magazine Archive
We betook ourselves below and sate ourselves with great satisfaction.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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