Example Sentences
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Now was the time come when it behoved them to display their zeal.
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis
The situation was so grave that it behoved the country seigneurie to look to themselves in earnest and at once.
From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
If Shane chose to distress his mother by flirting with Norah Gillin, it behoved the rest to ignore his sin.
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis
It behoved him to take no advantage, and, short of an indifference that might appear brutal, to leave her as much as possible to herself.
From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.
He, Terence, was going away so soon--never, in all probability, to look upon Ireland or his family again--that it behoved him to carry as few regrets as might be to his prison.
From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis
