It was averred that, when square crowns were in vogue, she flattened it over a tin pan, and that, when round crowns returned, she bent it on the bedpost.
This was a thing that never could be done till near noon, because that dear lady was very deliberate in her morning habits, and always averred that she had never seen the sun rise except in a panorama.
Many there were who averred that the praefect of Rome was himself the descendant of a freedman--a prisoner of war brought over by Cæsar from the North--who had amassed wealth and purchased his own freedom.
Many called him morose and voted him either treacherous or secretly ambitious; others averredthat he was either very arrogant or frankly dull.
Some writers have averred that Caligula looked on Taurus Antinor as a kind of personal fetish who kept the wrath of the gods averted from his imperial head.
She also averred that Madeline was given over to uncleanness.
They averred that by means of a doll stuck over with needles they could weave their spells around whomever they pleased, making him waste away until he died.
Sprenger, for his part, always averred that such a remedy was but a momentary one.
On the stage itself, in plays which were only acted for the feast days of the gods, AEschylus expressly averred by the mouth of Prometheus, that some day they should suffer death: but how?
They averred that mandragora, torn from beneath the gallows by the teeth of a dog, who invariably died therefrom, enabled them to pervert the understanding; to turn men into beasts, to give women over to idiotcy and madness.
The governor averred that letters had been found in the captured pa which amounted to a positive proof of the missionary's treason.
They sailed back to New Zealand in a schooner which they had captured, and Te Kooti always averred that at that time he did not intend to interfere with anyone.
We also learn that Forman, in reply to the Countess's reproaches, averred that the devil, as he was informed, had no power over the person of the Earl of Essex.
A strange, new, unsuspected thing was welling up in his heart, Darrie averred .
To the reporters who sought her out when her place of retreat became known, she averred that she had no idea of my whereabouts.
In order to make a little more profit on his feeding contract, averred our prisoners.
It is argued that the court had no jurisdiction, because it was not averred that the slaves were fugitives, but merely that they owed service by the laws of Virginia.
He averred 'that no English landscape-painter needed foreign travel to collect grand prototypes for his study.
The officer in charge of this party told me I must stay here till sundown, when he and his men would accompany me to headquarters, as he averred the road I was now pursuing was not safe from the Mafeking gun-range.
There are lots of things you wouldn't dare say before everybody," averred Dora.
Probably Jane was engaged, too; rumor averred that Ruby Gillis was engaged to the Spencervale schoolteacher, about whom all the girls were said to be quite wild.
Lord [213] Bacon averred "the rose will be sweeter if planted in a bed of onions.
Others have averred that serpents wax young again by eating of the herb; "Wherefore the use of it is very meet for aged folk.
And for me too," averred Lorimer, delighted that his friend had taken the old farmer's scornful observations so good-naturedly.
It sounds to me more Christian than pagan," averred Lorimer, with a smile.
Besides, I'm not running after any woman," averred Philip with some heat.
Others averred that his attack was most serious,--an ossification or a scirrhus of some cartilage, a thing always fatal and dreadfully painful.
I mentioned the fruit specimens I had seen in London, they and the bystanders laughed, and averred there was not any fruit in the valley.
A part of these were English, of whom some had tried the Riviera, and they averred that Colorado Springs was much better for all pulmonary complaints than the northern shores of the Mediterranean.
Mr. Manning also averred that he obtained his information with the greatest difficulty.
Tradition and myth doubtless retained some historical truth when theyaverred that the orgies of the god had been accepted with reluctance into state religion.
It is plain that proofs of a murder-plot by Marsilly were scanty or non-existent, though Colbert averred that Marsilly had discussed the matter with the Spanish Ministers.
Mr. Spedding averred that Mr. Holmes's opinion rested on a grammatical misinterpretation, and Mr. Holmes accepted the correction.
If the assessor thought the matter too difficult for his judgment, he averred on oath that such was the case, and the court then gave the duty to another, who might free himself from the responsibility in the same manner.
It was averred that "no British seaman could be capable of neglecting his duty for the sake of increasing the gains of the station.
The captain knew his business," averred Gaines heartily, "and whatever is good enough for him is good enough for us.
The doctor averred that the case was not serious, and that, with good nursing, Captain Nemo, Jr.
Turpio averred that he and his spouse were so fond of the girl that he was unwilling to part with her except to a master or mistress whom she took to and who seemed likely to be kind to her.
Among other spiteful things it has been averred that like certain party organizations he has no more ground for pride of descent than he has for hope of posterity.
They averred that he had misused his position and betrayed the confidence reposed in him as U.
The story is as full of plot as it can hold; and if action plays as large a part in fiction, as Demosthenes averred it did in oratory, "Juny" should be a popular book.
And again the popular voice averred that it was not Congress, or Cabinet; that the President alone was the motive power; that his strong hand had grasped the chaos and reduced it to something like order.
Many averred that he was only a man of straw to whom Mr. Davis had offered the portfolio, simply that he might exercise his own well-known love for military affairs and be himself the de facto Secretary of War.
He read aloud the letter which he had received from his daughter, and averred his belief in its truthfulness.
And when it came to naming the child, he averred that it was a matter of no importance to him, only he would not have it called Roland.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "averred" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
