prise
Words that may be confused with prise
- prise , prize
Words Nearby prise
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How to use prise in a sentence
For Churchill, politics and literature were two sides of the same career,” Rose writes, “impossible to prise apart.
Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone | Anthony Paletta | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThy uncle with Sarah and prise dined at Hampstead yesterday; the dear circle there as well as one could expect.
Edward Hoare, M.A. | Edward HoareThe prinsipal differense between a luxury and a necesaary iz, the prise.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler ShawIf yu owe the Devil ennything pay him off at onse, and then discharge him, and dont hire him over agin at enny prise.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler ShawAnd the French soldiers tumbled headlong down from the poop with a wail of "Les Anglais font prise!"
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
Highly as he was supported, the wrath of the clergy prevailed; and a writ of prise de corps was issued for his apprehension.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2) | John Hill Burton
British Dictionary definitions for prise
prize
/ (praɪz) /
to force open by levering
to extract or obtain with difficulty: they had to prise the news out of him
rare, or dialect a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed
Origin of prise
1- US and Canadian equivalent: pry
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