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Example sentences for "arraign"

Lexicographically close words:
arra; arracher; arrack; arraie; arraied; arraigned; arraigning; arraignment; arraigns; arrange
  1. She was even offended at my freedom, and warmly affirmed that no one had a right to arraign her conduct.

  2. I was displeased with his freedom, and reminded him that I had the disposal of my own time as yet, and that, while I escaped the censure of my own heart, I hoped that no one else would presume to arraign it.

  3. This, I hope, will stop the mouths of censorious persons, who unjustly arraign our soldiery for the vices of others.

  4. One cannot arraign the enthusiasms of sixteen before the enthusiasms of twenty-three any more than one can arraign the enthusiasms of twenty-three before those of forty.

  5. If I were to arraign you at all, it would be on the score of heartlessness.

  6. Could he, could any man, any lawyer, have the presumption to question such an obviously desirable measure, to arraign the united judgment of the committee's legal talent?

  7. But even Waller did not venture to arraign the still more odious cruelty of the Chief Justice.

  8. You heard the insolence with which Sibella, to-day dared to arraign my conduct.

  9. Who shall presume to arraign his principles, to sit in judgment upon his actions, to teach him his duty?

  10. Now, come on, arraign with me luxury and Nomentanus; for reason will evince that foolish spendthrifts are mad.

  11. What then have I profited, if you nevertheless arraign the conditions that make for me?

  12. When I have had occasion to address my fellow- citizens upon public questions I have not reviewed my previous sayings through fear that some critic might arraign me for inconsistency.

  13. At a critical moment he appeared in the House in the role of a reformer and proceeded to arraign members for their action in regard to the measure known as the "salary grab.

  14. That is the reason that we did arraign him in the city hall.

  15. By arraign you mean he was informed of the charge against him?

  16. Wilt thou presume to arraign the Almighty at the bar of thy shallow reason?

  17. For a brief moment--his dark eye seeming to invite His wrath--he dared to arraign the mercy of God, who had taken what he had made.

  18. There breathes not a man who dare arraign that man's courage;--there is not one who knows him, who would not cheerfully stake his life as a gage for his stainless honour.

  19. He does not arraign the missionaries as a whole but frankly states some thing that he had learned from observation.

  20. Less than fifty years ago mob violence belched out its wrath against the men who dared to arraign the slaveholder before the bar of conscience and Christendom.

  21. I arraign them for having conspired to destroy all that the Republican party has accomplished.

  22. I arraign them for having instituted a secret and illegitimate tribunal, the edicts of which have been made the supreme governing power of Congress in defiance of the fundamental principles of the constitution.

  23. I arraign them for having injured the business interests of the country by forcing the present extra session, after liberal compromises were tendered to them prior to the close of the last session.

  24. With majorities thus obtained they dare to arraign the loyal men of this country, and say they want honest elections.

  25. I arraign them for having removed without cause experienced officers and employes of this body, some of whom served and were wounded in the Union army, and for appointing men who had in the rebel army attempted to destroy this government.

  26. I arraign them for having attempted to throw away the results of the recent war by again elevating State over National Sovereignty.

  27. I arraign them for having attempted to repeal the wise legislation which excludes those who served under the rebel flag from holding commissions in the army and navy of the United States.

  28. I arraign them for having introduced a large amount of legislation for the exclusive benefit of the States recently in rebellion, which, if enacted, would bankrupt the national Treasury.

  29. He would therefore warn his subjects to be cautious how they ventured to arraign his conduct.

  30. Now, I will not arraign Mr. Girard or his motives for this.

  31. They intended to arraign all as principals who should appear to have been principals, and all as accessories who should appear to have been accessories.

  32. I arraign no man for mixing up a love of distinction and notoriety with his charities.

  33. It will not be necessary or just for me to arraign the personal character, standing, or services of either of the candidates on either of these tickets.

  34. There was some disposition to arraign these Senators and to attribute their action to corrupt motives, but there was not the slightest ground for the imputations.

  35. He is the one pitched upon; as if nobody but him had arraigned the illegal acts of this committee; and then he is made to arraign the existence of the committee, and not its misconduct!

  36. It is not for men to arraign the Lord of life and death for His methods and times of sending death to evil-doers.

  37. In this day the people have the same right, and there are many social sins for which they should arraign civic and other authorities.

  38. Badenoch, assuming an air of insulted friendship, not that he found escape impossible; "what false tongue has persuaded you to arraign one who has ever been but too faithfully the adherent of your desperate fortunes?

  39. For the sake of her memory whom you deplore; in pity to the worthy Earl of Mar, who will arraign himself as the cause of all these calamities, and of your death, should you fall, retract this desperate vow!

  40. We demand to be tried by our peers," said the earl, firmly; "arraign us before the Estates.


  41. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "arraign" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.