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
More than thought, I know it Sir, I know they durst not doe These violent rude things, abuse the State thus, But that they have a hope by his ambitions— Duke.
From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject by Francis Beaumont
I hope so too, Madam; I am sure for any man: and were I otherwise, Of all the services my hopes could point at, I durst not touch at yours.
From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject by Francis Beaumont
Though he durst scarcely breathe, he felt his heart beat tumultuously against his chest, at the thought of his folly and the possibility of detection.
From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Richard Cobbold
To encourage a woollen manufacture in America, it was recommended to the colonists to abstain from eating the flesh of lambs, and not a butcher durst afterwards expose lamb for sale.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
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