Godward
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Godward
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400. See God, -ward
Example Sentences
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If you want to bid on an Adolf Schreyer or John William Godward, you really don’t need to go to an auction house anymore.
From Forbes ● May 7, 2015
Left Cooley Godward Kronish, where he defended white-collar criminals, to join the attorney general’s office in 2007.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2010
"Retailers can't get access to financing, just when they need it most," says Larry Gottlieb, a bankruptcy lawyer at Cooley Godward Kronish.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Thus Browning explains the sudden awakening of David, not as a divine revelation from without, but as a natural growth of the human spirit Godward.
From Browning and His Century by Clarke, Helen Archibald
So long has she yielded to these feelings that her whole life has been bent down from its upward, Godward look into settled despondency.
From Making the Most of Life by Miller, J. R. (James Russell)
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