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whatsoe'er

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[hwuht-soh-air, hwot-, wuht-, wot-] / ˌʰwʌt soʊˈɛər, ˌʰwɒt-, ˌwʌt-, ˌwɒt- /

pronoun

Literary.
  1. contraction of whatsoever.


Example Sentences

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How beautiful ye are! how beautiful Your works, or accidents, or whatsoe'er They may be!

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley

However high in Thy great love Thou wingest, And whatsoe'er within Thy hand Thou bringest, Against Thee, with its thunders, stands the world, Sign answering sign; Sin's banners all unfurl'd.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

Judge of my anguish when to-day I saw Stripped to the waist, and fighting like a demon With one who, whatsoe'er his humble virtues, Was clearly not a gentleman, my son!

From The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded by Shaw, Bernard

Be thou hallowed by whatsoe'er name thou dost prefer; and cherish, with thine good aid, as thou art wont, the ancient race of Romulus.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Therefore, whatsoe'er betideth, Night or day, Know His love for thee provideth Good alway.

From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James

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