Example Sentences

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Even so, she eventually bestirs herself to tell Disciple that she wants a divorce.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2019

Almost nothing short of scandal ever bestirs the absentee owners to a concerted effort to exercise any real control over their company's affairs.

From Time Magazine Archive

While the federal government bestirs itself about alleged monopolies, the American Bar Association is suggesting an important amendment to the Clayton Act.*

From Time Magazine Archive

Now and then, one of the evening dailies bestirs itself to launch a crusade, e.g., the World-Telegram's recent series on slum landlords and university-student cheating.

From Time Magazine Archive

Concerning the Gods, there are those who deny the very existence of the Godhead; others say that it exists, but neither bestirs nor concerns itself nor has forethought for anything.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger