In the mean time, they endeavored to alienate his regards from the minister by exaggerated reports of his arbitrary conduct and temper, rendered more morose by the peevishness of age.
Isabella in her will particularly enjoins on her successors never to alienate or to restore the crown lands recovered from the marquisate of Villena.
Mason, did not say that a Treaty would repeal a law; but that the Senate by means of treaty might alienate territory &c.
But she had looked too long to the see of Peter as her support, and she managed completely to alienate the affections of her people.
Other circumstances serve to alienate a female from the place of her birth, her town, or village, and she is induced to sacrifice herself to any one who proffers his hand.
If she lose his friendship, or alienate him entirely from her regard, it is sufficient proof that there was something wrong, either in the spirit, or the manner, of her refusal.
If they adopt free trade, they will alienate the Border Slave States, and even Louisiana; if a system of customs, they have cut themselves off from the chief consumers of foreign goods.
As he did not know the lineage of Esther, he did not persecute her; but as he feared an influence that might compete with his own, he strove to alienate the heart of Ahasuerus from her.
If it were answered "Yes," it would alienate the democrats of the South.
If this were answered "No," it would alienate the citizens of Illinois.
Though Illinois was a free state, public opinion was such that any one who undertook the cause of the negro was sure to alienate friends.
To alienate these by premature action would be disastrous.
A question which those feel most decidedly who stand on the border-land of both, with love and sympathy divided between the old and the new, clinging to the one, and fearing to alienate the other.
They crowned the young king, to endear the people's affections to their own native prince, and to alienate their hearts from her that had usurped the kingdom.
The rights and rents, with all just privileges of the crown of Scotland, to preserve and keep inviolated: neither shall they transfer, nor alienate the same.
From unaccountable causes, no effort, worthy of the occasion, was made to alienate the doom of those brave, but unfortunate men.
The man who has resolution and virtue to forfeit his own comforts, and to alienate a great part of them towards the subsistence of his distant relatives, affords the strongest test of his genuine character.
By a feudal law, the vassal could not alienate without the consent of his superior, who generally extorted a fine or composition on granting it.
But Henry still refused to submit to the judgment of any court outside his realm; and the Pope, ready as he was with evasion and delay, dared not alienate Charles by consenting to a trial within it.
It ought not to be in the power of Congress, either by treaty or otherwise, to alienate part of any state without the consent of the legislature.
No treaty, ordinance, or law shall alienate the whole or part of any state, without the consent of the legislature of such state.
Congress shall not incorporate any trading companies, noralienate the territory of any state.
Moreau would not serve as second in command, and Bonaparte was perfectly aware that he himself was not yet sufficiently firm in his political seat toalienate a rival so influential.
The First Consul must be the first in generous recognition so as not to alienate an important group of republican supporters; he was quick to see it and to use the fruits of victory.
The powers of the council to alienatecorporate property were closely restricted.
Is it honourable to teach a man what are the proper words to alienate consecrated property with, and not honourable to teach him those by which consecrated property may be maintained and defended?
In 1790 Pitt was opposing his wishes elsewhere; he was unwilling toalienate him altogether, and agreed to put pressure on Russia.
He desired a close alliance with Austria, and believed that the grant of a subsidy to Prussia would alienate the courts of Vienna and St. Petersburg.
The prudence of such a measure might well be doubted, without regard to the fact that it tempts the chiefs to embezzlement and extortion; and it must alienate a class of natives who would otherwise be a support to the Government.
The accompanying Charter accordingly authorises the Governor to alienatesuch lands.
The acquisition of land by the Crown for the future settlement of British subjects must be confined to such districts as the natives can alienate without distress or serious inconvenience to themselves.
But this circumstance, which is not at all creditable in Chinese estimation, did not alienate his affections from her.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "alienate" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
