durst
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Then the boat turned towards me, and stayed its pace, and floated slowly by within my hand’s reach, yet I durst not handle it.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Those around him listened to his words with astonishment, and not one of them durst say: "Dismount from your horse, you cannot see ten yards in front of you!"
From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai
Tököly's servant durst not go to sleep on the off-chance of awaking at dawn in order to arouse his master, and so the sky had scarcely begun to grow grey when he routed him up.
From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai
Annie kept the contents of this epistle to herself, but it did not escape her eye that Donald seemed cowed by Coullie's enmity, which the animal never failed to exhibit as much as he durst.
From Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas by Catherine Crowe
His countenance was deadly pale, and he cast a glance of fury at the two men, but he durst not vent his anger either in words or actions there.
From I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by Azel Stevens Roe
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