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Example sentences for "despite his"

  • Despite his hysterics, I do think the cardinal is right.

  • Despite his joy at seeing Nicetas's murderer dead, Daoud now felt terror clutching his throat as he approached the two seated figures in their splendid robes at the side of the field.

  • A man who, despite his politeness, would enjoy embarrassing a young nobleman.

  • At St. Helena he told Gourgaud that, despite his fatigue, he would have made the effort had he thought success possible, but he did not.

  • He very properly refused to do this; and, despite his eagerness to come to an arrangement and end the misfortunes of France, referred the matter to his master.

  • Despite his avoidance of vegetables and an excessive consumption of meat, he suffered little from indigestion, except during a few days of fierce sirocco wind off Madeira.

  • Meantime, despite his years, Folsom decided to push on for the Gap.

  • On the next day the Dutch advanced from Cape Town with all their force and eight guns, but failed to dislodge Craig, despite his lack of artillery.

  • Unfortunately, despite his efforts, no compact came about between Great Britain and Austria.

  • In truth FrancisĀ II, despite his timidity, could not acquiesce in French ascendancy.

  • Monsignor Spada was a vigorous man, despite his age.

  • Despite his anger, he did not change expression, and he asked the priest smilingly if he knew who could give him advice about those questions.

  • Will's senses, despite his exhaustion, were nevertheless acute.

  • As he made his gesture of defiance, young Clarke, despite his courage, felt the blood grow chill in his veins.

  • The stream was swift here and, despite his knowledge of ordinary curves, the round craft overturned with him before he had gone twenty feet, amid shouts of laughter from the Sioux gathered on either bank.

  • Will looked again at him, and much more closely now, because, despite his condition, he was impressed by the manner and appearance.

  • And Talbot shut the door, despite his politeness, in the face and thanks of his adopted son.

  • Despite his unshaven, haggard face, he had a sort of presence.

  • When he had said that Captain Palliser would return to visit them, her private impression, despite his laugh, had been that it must surely be some time before this would occur.

  • Despite his erudition, and even what may be called his Ronsardising, he does not aim at the new severity and classicism.

  • And Sundown, despite his more or less terrifying appearance, won her estimation for kindness at once.

  • And Sundown, despite his length of limb, seemed unbreakable.

  • Despite his efforts he grew warmer and warmer.

  • Here Beltane stayed and, when he had drunk his fill, laid him down in the grateful shade and setting his cloak beneath his head, despite his hunger, presently fell asleep.

  • Despite his crime, he seemed to be the object of sincere idolatry.

  • Before that glance the young doctor moved, with a start of uneasiness, despite his self-possession.

  • She knew now how strongly she had fascinated him, despite his seeming, almost cruel imperturbability.

  • Burke, despite his quality of heaviness, was blest with a keen sense of humor, against which at times his professional labors strove mutinously.

  • Just now, too, he was experiencing a keen irritation against himself because of the manner in which he had been sensible to the influence of her protestation, despite his will to the contrary.

  • Yet, despite his chagrin, he realized that he could not send her from him forthwith.

  • Is to see and to judge calmly, if, despite his years, we may find in the descendant of the Ironsides such a prince as we may commend to our decaying King as his heir, and to the Witan as a chief fit to defend the land.


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