And whan the kynge constraynedhim to tell what hit was, with moche dissemblyng shamfastnes he sayd, hit was a flee.
The chylde, beinge sore constrayned of his mother, shortelye deuysed a propre merye leasynge.
The Falisques vppon the approch of the Romaines, were constrayned to retire within their citie, thinking the same to be their most assured refuge.
But she no more moued than a fierce lion enuironed with cruell beastes, stood still and helde her peace, her harte so constrayned for sorrow and despite, as she was not able to aunsweare a word.
Loue then constrayned her, to resolue vppon her laste determination.
Vaspasian was so humble that whan Nero was slayn alle the peple cryed for to haue hym emþour/ and many of his frendes cam & prayde hym that he wold take hit vpon hym/ so at the last he was constrayned to take hit vpon hym.
And therefore they were constrayned to put off their landing till an other more convenient time.
And you Mayster Girolamo, what constrayned you to forsake your Wyue's Bed to come to my Husband's, where no man euer had, or at this present hath to do but himselfe?
But faith surmounteth there, where the very naturall inclynation feeleth it self constrayned and seeth that to be broken, whych obstynately was purposed to be kept in mynde.
Al the race of the Tarquines for like fact were banyshed Rome, for the onely brute whereof, the husband of the faire rauished wife, was constrayned to auoid the Place of his natiuity.
But this Gentlewoman was so seuere in following the rigorous, and constrayned maners of our auncients, as impossible it was, to see hir abroade: except it were when she went to the Church to heare deuine seruice.
Shall a Lady of sutch bloud as I am, be constrayned to sue, where all other be required by importunate instance of their Suters?
And although an Eagle be counted King of that feathered regiment, yet is there a certaine blacke Hawke that beates him; so that hee is constrayned to soare so high, till heate expell his adversary.
I can demin in my-selfe non otherwise but thorow necessite am I constrayned in this service to abyde.
If it were so, my wil or myn entent 45 Constrayned were a joyful thing to wryte, Myn pen coud never have knowlege what it ment; To speke therof my tonge hath no delyte.
Any thing commende of only wil, that wil neyther is constrayned ne defended thorow any other thing.
Ful cruelly, by kyndes ordinaunce, 65 Constrayned is, and by statut bounde, And debarred from alle such plesaunce.
In suche tyme of plentee he that hath an home and is wyse, list not to 35 wander mervayles to seche, but he be constrayned or excited.
And wee were constrayned to bestow gifts vpon the Millenary, that we might obtaine his fauour to allowe vs poste horses and a guide.
The nycht constrayned him to remane whare he was, and so yead[227] to bed; but raise without rest or qwyet sleape.
But all would not serve, soe that I wasconstrayned to send Ed.
But because of the great store of the ice that was alongst the sayd land, we were constraynedto enter into an hauen called S.
These countrymen by arte doe that in tyllage which we are constrayned to doe by force.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "constrayned" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
