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Example sentences for "being known"

  • We may now revert to that form of idealism which maintains that the essential relation of reality to the mind is that of being known, in order to consider two lines of argument by which it may be defended.

  • This presupposition that what is known exists independently of being known is quite general, and applies to feeling and sensation just as much as to parts of the physical world.

  • Its content is the unity of the divine nature and the human, God as knowing himself in being known of man+; the knowledge of God is God's self-knowledge.

  • I had the honour of being known to his Lordship, and applied to him of myself, without being commissioned by Johnson.

  • Thou art incapable of being known by the gods themselves, far less by me.

  • Knowing as I do the true course of virtue, which, however is so very difficult of being known, how can I forcibly grind virtue down like grinding the mountains of Meru?

  • That Supreme Soul, however, is capable of being known by the pure intellect.

  • Nor need we fear the possibility of any other contradiction to our argument, since it would be overthrown by either alternative of God's being known or unknown.

  • What then is the means of this connection's being known?

  • She has always said that she would marry only a Venetian, and I have accompanied her to Venice to give her an opportunity of being known.

  • But then Benito will be caught, and, being known to be my man, will betray us.

  • An impertinent lady, madam; very ambitious of being known to your highness.

  • I must desire you to make my excuse to your lady, if I have been so unfortunate to cause any mistake; and, withal, to beg the honour of being known to her.

  • Tell my friend Allan (for I am sure that we only want the trifling circumstance of being known to one another, to be the best friends on earth) that I much suspect he has, in his plates, mistaken the figure of the stock and horn.

  • My late transient acquaintance among some of the mere rank and file of greatness, I resign with ease; but to the distinguished champions of genius and learning, I shall be ever ambitious of being known.

  • A multitude, some in masques and others careless of being known, had poured along the quay into the piazzetta, on their way to the principal square, while this individual had scarce turned a glance aside, or changed a limb in weariness.

  • Had it been thy cousin Pietro, or Michele, or Roberto, or any other youth of Venice, I should have no other dread than that of being known.

  • The choice of these temporary rulers was decided by lot, and in a manner that prevented the result from being known to any but to their own number and to a few of the most confidential of the more permanent officers of the government.

  • The track still existed, being known as the "Abbots' Way.

  • Kingswear Castle, on the opposite side of the water, was built in the fourteenth century, and had only one tower, the space between the two castles being known as the "Narrows.

  • It was erected to some steward named Roderick Mackenzie, who had been connected with the Cromarty estate many years ago, and who appeared to have resided at Kintail, being known as the Tutor of Kintail.

  • The species are very numerous, highly varied in color, and found in all warm seas, being known as scorpion-fishes or Rascacios.

  • They are extremely tenacious of life, and are carried alive by the Chinese to San Francisco and to Hawaii, where they are now naturalized, being known as "China-fishes.

  • If Gipsies, in such humble circumstances, are so afraid of being known to be Gipsies, we can form some idea of the morbid sensitiveness of those in a higher sphere of life.

  • At this stage of my interview, I durst not mention the word Gipsy, as they are exceedingly alarmed at being known as Gipsies.

  • Besides, it facilitates his getting on in the world, to prevent it being known that he is a Gipsy.

  • Tell my friend Allan (for I am sure that we only want the trifling circumstance of being known to one another to be the best friends on earth) that I much suspect he has, in his plates, mistaken the figure of the stock and horn.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "being known" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being affected; being born; being buried; being carried; being concerned; being considered; being destitute; being devoured; being eager; being engaged; being equal; being exposed; being haunted; being justified; being mixed; being placed; being prepared; being present; being related; being relieved; being the; being then; being told; being understood; being united; remarkable manner