supervening
- present participle of supervene.
Example Sentences
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Indeed, the attorney general’s job, at times, is to tell the president “no” because of the supervening demands of the law.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2017
Her child became emaciated; and diarrhœa supervening, my professional services were required.
From Remarks on the Subject of Lactation by Morton, Edward
Cold and rain together, supervening in that hour of the spirit’s default, may well have made me light-headed; nor was it easy to distinguish the tooth of self-reproach from that of genuine hunger.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
An unwonted gentleness and docility on the part of a previously irritable or vicious mare, and supervening on service, is an excellent indication of pregnancy, the generative instinct which caused the excitement having been satisfied.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
Very soon after supper he had petitioned to be taken to bed, and then unpleasant if not serious symptoms had been no long time in supervening.
From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Morford, Henry
