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Example sentences for "contemporary writer"

  • His quality introduced him into the best company," says a contemporary writer, "but his wants very often led him into bad.

  • Bartolomeus, a contemporary writer, assures us that men and women slaves were publicly sold in these fairs like beasts, down to the latter part of the fourteenth century.

  • Thus, as a contemporary writer says, "he went like a current speat (spate) through this kingdom.

  • In this “rhine,” we are told by a contemporary writer, the water was only about two feet deep, but the soft bottom had enough mud to drown a man.

  • These nuppen had a practical use,--so Mathesius, a contemporary writer, tells us.

  • Several heads of the movement, according to a contemporary writer, wandered about for a long time in misery, some of them indeed seeking refuge with the Turks, who were still a standing menace to Imperial Christendom.

  • Astley junior is said to have possessed a remarkably fine figure; and, in the words of a contemporary writer, "his beauty was sculptural.

  • Many who used to vote with the Government, influenced, says a contemporary writer, by "the word mercy, voted with the contrary party.

  • Their misery," says a contemporary writer, "was inexpressible.

  • In after life, Lovat is described by a contemporary writer, "to have had a fine comely head to grace Temple Bar.

  • A contemporary writer, who is also a declared antagonist, praises their prudence and good conduct at the present juncture.

  • My lord Willoughbie (says a contemporary writer) was one of the queenes best swordsmen: .

  • The following account of the murder is given by a contemporary writer, and a person of credit, Sir James Balfour, knight, Lyon King of Arms, whose MS.

  • I affirm, that from no contemporary writer could so many lines be quoted, without reference to the poem in which they are found, for their own independent weight or beauty.

  • A contemporary writer describes it as impossible to demolish.

  • There is nothing so wicked or so criminal,” says a contemporary writer in 1502, “as not to be done publicly at Rome.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another letter; contemporary account; contemporary chronicler; contemporary life; contemporary literature; contemporary society; contemporary writer; contemporary writers; drenching rain; easy chair; external object; foot high; handed sword; heartily wish; hydrocyanic acid; more attention; necessary condition; neutral ship; other ships; our boat; slight pause; the end; throughout their; triple time; what king; you will