yond
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of yond
before 900; Middle English; Old English geond; akin to Dutch ginds, Gothic jaind. See yon
Example Sentences
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But for the act," said a Department of Justice official, "this would never have gone be yond an Assistant U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last fall they were often hesitant and unsure; now they are quick to cut off speakers who go be yond their allotted ten minutes or stray from the point.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now that the floods have been stemmed, the city is spreading be yond the dikes where handsome villas are rising for the new, well-to-do middle classes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Be yond the froth � the ideological absurdities, the rampant narcissism, the window display and chic decor � surrealism remains one of the century's noblest proposals of liberty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Be- yond all comprehension, she doesn’t seem to care if I am a mestiza or an indigena.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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