had quailed
- past perfect of quail.
Example Sentences
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Tom Smith would vote against him, but the trembling youngster who had quailed before him that night asking for his daughter's hand was practically in the family.
From The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis by Dixon, Thomas
They had quailed in their hearts before the power of this malicious demon.
From Quiet Talks on Prayer by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)
And this bold champion of Jesus, this undaunted arraigner of a nation's crimes, was the man who, a few weeks before, had quailed before a maid-servant's saucy tongue!
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander
It seemed as if his brave heart had quailed at last, and his good sword Excalibur had lost its magic virtue.
From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
She had heretofore encountered the hardships of her journey, and borne herself through the trials, so unaccustomed to her sex, with a spirit that had quailed before no obstacle.
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton
