Example Sentences

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If you are not in trouble, he will revile and stone you; if in trouble, he will commiserate and assist.

From Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" by Eddy, Arthur Jerome

"Instead of bewailing us, they will deride us," exclaimed Schill; "instead of weeping with us, they will revile us!"

From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by Jordan, F.

They make no noise; whereas if you affront the others, who know how to cry out, they will revile you like dogs!

From The Caged Lion by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

They will expect great things from the assemblies and will revile the efforts of the court to impede the Revolution.

From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Hayes, Carlton J. H.