Example Sentences

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It had been his fevered imagination that had endued the garment with some extraordinary value.

From The Ragged Edge by MacGrath, Harold

London had endued no holiday garments to greet Flamby, but, homely fashion, had elected to receive her in its everyday winter guise.

From The Orchard of Tears by Rohmer, Sax

The Poet here represents the supreme Being, as making an Essay of his own Work, and putting to the tryal that reasoning Faculty, with which he had endued his Creature.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph

He was amused, too, at the completeness with which the lion of Judah had endued himself with the skin of the British lion.

From Ghetto Comedies by Zangwill, Israel

No more: great Love his essence had endued With Pedro’s form, and, entering, subdued The soul of Lisa, fervid and intense, Proud in its choice of proud obedience To hardship glorified by perfect reverence.

From How Lisa Loved the King by Eliot, George