Example Sentences

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And if I decline your hand, you will revenge yourself, will you not, by displaying my note to the Emperor and the whole world, you will defame me and all my house?

From The Youth of the Great Elector by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

A beneficiary who will defame a bounteous benefactor is unworthy of his good fortune.

From The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? by Mangasarian, M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch)