Example Sentences

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Round Continent, they wrote, “produces the moste dear skins,” while the “Round and Long Continents are the best history and story righting in the world, and best artests.”

From Slate • May 28, 2015

The Renoumed Wryters of ech Countrey will place me amongs the ranke of the noblest Dames, where thou shalt be depressed, and throwne downe amonges the Heapes of moste vnkynde.

From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by Painter, William

He is a cruell beaste, when he is wilde, and falleth on his owne feete from moste highe places: and vneth is hurte therewith.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

Comfortable words, indeed, and good to set against the old royalty of Largesse— "Whose moste joie was, I wis, When that she gave, and said, 'Have this.'"

From Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy by Ruskin, John

D. S. “Thi beste cote, Hankyn, Hath manye moles and spottes, It moste ben y-wasshe.”

From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.