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Example sentences for "cess"

Lexicographically close words:
cervical; cervicals; cervice; cervix; ces; cessaire; cessairement; cessat; cessation; cessations
  1. Mr. Stanley in opening the ministerial propositions had adverted to the payment of church-cess and church-rates by Catholics, and expressed an opinion that they might be got rid of by a proper application of the first-fruits.

  2. When asked, however, "Why not say in the preamble of this bill that there should be an abolition of church-cess and rates for the future?

  3. Cess was also commanded to be delivered at the "Queen's price," which was considerably lower than the market price.

  4. But just then a silly old woman came by, bad cess to her, and she opened her foolish mouth and she said, "If that cloak keeps on spreading, all Ireland will be free.

  5. During last winter an epidemic of destruction broke out, the effect of which may be seen in the large amount added to the county cess to give compensation to the injured persons.

  6. Thus the addition to the county cess in Lettermore is 10s.

  7. So I had, bad cess to you," said Asher; "and fourteen per cent.

  8. I did, bad cess to Marky the Lord, and the grasping old miser behind him, whoever he is.

  9. Bad cess to the luck, it do be surely irritatin'," he whispered again, as they put their heads close to his.

  10. They have give us the slip--bad cess to 'em, for I make nothing of the spalpeens among them in sight.

  11. I landed here awhile ago and when I warn't looking me owld boat slipped from me, bad cess to her!

  12. Bad cess to the helmets and shakoes that wore it all off.

  13. It's a mercy to get out of these stiff and starched clothes; but I have to be careful of them, for me tailor--bad cess to him!

  14. And if it worn't that you hadn't--bad cess to the luck of it!

  15. Bad cess to them Majors for bringing thim together; couldn't they be fighting theyselles av they plazed, and not be setting the real gentry of the counthry at each other like game cocks?

  16. Bad cess to you, you vixen--what made me bet on you?

  17. Cut; a county or barony cess tax; hence Cutman, the collector of it.

  18. Bad cess to me but you're the same Sally that danced wid the master at my weddin', next Thursday fortnight'll be eleven years.

  19. Bad cess to the morsel of the parson that's not too hard at "Pease upon a Trancher," and it upon a Sunday, too!

  20. In all new tenancies the landlord must pay half the county or Grand Jury Cess if the valuation is £4 or upward and the whole of the same Cess if the value does not exceed £4.

  21. Bad cess to you," cried Andy, "what do you hit me for?

  22. Bingal, bad cess to it, would be at all at all?

  23. Bad cess to you, do you think I've nothin' to do but plaze you?

  24. Sure the redskins is as toired as us, and gone home to the wives and childher, bad cess to thim.

  25. It was the fixed judgment of most of the meeting, that all payment of cess or tribute to the existing government was utterly unlawful, and a sacrificing to idols.

  26. What John Graham did in the way of cess and exaction, and even of shooting and taking, was in some measure what we had taken our count and reckoning with.

  27. It'll be you that will have to pay the harbourage cess for this day's work at ony gate!

  28. Bad cess to you, do you want to trate me like an informer.

  29. Bad cess to me, but they think the likes of me isn't fit to live at all.


  30. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cess" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    assessment; contribution; duty; imposition; impost; levy; ratable; surtax; tariff; tax; taxation; tithe; toll; tribute