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Example sentences for "canst thou"

  • Canst thou, O prophet, make the deaf to hear, or canst thou direct the blind, and him who is in a manifest error?

  • He who taketh his lust for his god; canst thou be his guardian?

  • Him, therefore, on whom the sentence of eternal punishment shall be justly pronounced, canst thou, O Mohammed, deliver him who is destined to dwell in the fire of hell?

  • Mistress Rauthgundis, canst thou make no sacrifice for thy people?

  • But Belisarius is a hero--canst thou deny it?

  • Canst thou make no sacrifice for thy people?

  • Who is he that was with him, Simplicity, canst thou tell?

  • And Tobias said to him: Canst thou conduct my son to Gabelus at Rages, a city of the Medes?

  • Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?

  • Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that an abundance of waters may cover thee?

  • And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company?

  • Old Truepenny, canst thou mole so fast i' the ground?

  • Again both sat down, and the prince asked the priest, "Canst Thou explain to me, worthiness, why Assyria should not pay us tribute which would save the state treasury from embarrassment?

  • Canst Thou give me the army corps in Memphis, for which I asked, or wilt thou, in the pharaoh's name, make me governor of Lower Egypt?

  • But with all thy perfection how canst Thou ease my troubles?

  • Canst Thou explain to me how that was done?

  • Nay, nay, canst thou, that holdest thine estates In fee and barony of the King, decline The judgment of the King?

  • To Alfonso,] Canst thou sleep, And sleep thus soundly on so rude a pallet?

  • She looked at him sweetly and said: 'Canst thou show me the feat of spear-throwing in this Hall, or shall we wend outside presently that I may see thee throw?

  • She said: 'Dost thou know, canst thou guess, how sorely ashamed I went amongst my people?

  • Canst thou learn to love such a life, which to me seemeth lovely?

  • I do trust thee; canst thou doubt it now?

  • Canst thou bid me go, and vow to love one whom I have learned to hate?

  • Oh, Leonore, canst thou love a nameless stranger who is so unworthy the great boon thou givest.

  • Lady, canst thou ask me to betray the trust my lord, thy father, hath been pleased to place in me?

  • Canst thou, by searching, find out God; Canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection; It is high as heaven, what canst thou do?

  • Canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

  • Canst thou, by searching, find out the Lord?

  • But what harm, O man, canst thou do to God, if even thou shouldst wilfully persist in impiety and a dissolute course of life?

  • Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

  • Canst thou, when thou command'st the beggar's knee, Command the health of it?

  • Canst thou not go in with the eunuch, Harmachis, and bring the treasure forth?

  • But with all thy perfection how canst thou ease my troubles?

  • Canst thou give me the army corps in Memphis, for which I asked, or wilt thou, in the pharaoh's name, make me governor of Lower Egypt?

  • Canst thou explain to me how that was done?


    • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "canst thou" 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:
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