Example Sentences
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Satan, who had eyed me from the first as if he repined at the delay I had obtained, came forward.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
This was the only drawback to his earthly happiness; but he never repined, or let a word escape his lips, to betray the wish of his heart.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 by Various
Not that she repined for herself—oh no!—but the idea of her husband's wan face was like a dagger in her heart.
From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 by Various
In all this suffering the poor martyr repined not, but to the last called upon his Saviour.
From Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by Foxe, John
The queen was truly an example of patience and resignation, for she never repined, not even in her most agonizing moments.
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne
