Example Sentences

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It seemed as if the holy spirit of self-sacrifice that possessed this child, had sublimated both her language and her countenance.

From The Old Homestead by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

The fiery sun had sublimated black clouds, the northeast quarter looked ugly, and I wished to be housed before the storm burst.

From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir