Example Sentences

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The most part of them concluded that he was repining for the loss of his former state.

From The Scapegoat; a romance and a parable by Caine, Hall, Sir

I had no idea you were within miles, and was repining bitterly that I had let you get so far out of the way.

From The Passenger from Calais by Griffiths, Arthur

While he was repining, in came a Friend of his Youth, named Jim.

From People You Know by Ade, George