Example Sentences

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He has bearded the traitorous Spaniard in his stronghold.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper

She has bearded the lion in his den, and his roar was not terrific.

From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

He who has bearded all the noble Ten, He whose brave words of indignation ring From hill to hill of Rome?

From Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems by Gilmore, Marion Forster

"Some potential client," I observed inwardly, "who has heard of the removal of the five-hundred pound limit and has bearded me before I have had time to get the hang of T-square and compasses again."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 8, 1919 by Various