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Example sentences for "dint"

Lexicographically close words:
dinning; dinnot; dinosaur; dinosaurs; dins; dinted; dints; diocesan; diocesans; diocese
  1. Being indulged in this request, he recommended it in terms of rapture to all his friends and dependants, and, by dint of unwearied solicitation, procured a very ample subscription for the author.

  2. Among politicians, he settled the balance of power upon a certain footing, by dint of ingenious schemes, which he had contrived for the welfare of Europe.

  3. After all, the task is not difficult to lead the unpractised heart astray, by dint of those opportunities her seducer possessed.

  4. By dint of straining that term out of myself several times and tapping the old gentleman on the chest to associate it with him, I at last succeeded in making my meaning understood.

  5. Our oarsmen were so fresh, by dint of having occasionally let her drive with the tide for a minute or two, that a quarter of an hour's rest proved full as much as they wanted.

  6. By dint of this ingenious scheme, his gloves were got on to perfection.

  7. Herbert got a large bottle of stuff for my arm; and by dint of having this stuff dropped over it all the night through, I was just able to bear its pain on the journey.

  8. One day he chanced upon an old book of practical recipes, which told you how to make ketchup and sauces, and, by dint of messing with vinegar and spices, he hit upon the famous blend that made his name as a sauce maker.

  9. Little by little, by dint of questioning, I got at what she meant.

  10. I can't put a dint in him--he thinks I'm a Grit, too.

  11. Then she tried to get up an understanding, by dint of signs and nods,--but this too was in vain.

  12. This, I was able to assure her, was indeed the case, and that all my books had been written in the idea of finding my way to it by dint of free, unfettered thinking.

  13. Yet the unwarranted assailing of a man's good name is a more grievous and heinous offence than the assailing, by dint even of false reports, of the market prices of his possessions.

  14. When the weather moderated the men refused to proceed, and it was only by dint of a show of revolvers and promise of reward that Taylor and his passenger induced them to go on.

  15. Ernestine, who was much more advanced, although younger than Geneviève, offered to go over her lessons with her, and by dint of pains at last succeeded in fixing them in her mind.

  16. It even seemed, that without ever commanding, she had much more the appearance of being mistress than Madame de Serres, who could only obtain obedience by dint of talking, tormenting, and scolding.

  17. By dint of questioning, I at last got the truth from him.

  18. By dint of meditating, and recollecting all he could gather in his memory, M.

  19. Do you know what I discovered by dint of indefatigable investigations?

  20. At last, after the lapse of this time, and by dint of great efforts, it became possible to ascertain the sum total of the information given by Papa Ravinet, Daniel, and Henrietta.

  21. She kept her word, sustained by a secret hope of triumphing, by dint of energy and perseverance, over fate itself.

  22. Consequently, in opposition to the advice of his friends, he saw the miller, and, by dint of prodigious bribing, finally persuaded the latter to permit him to attend one of the orgies.

  23. By dint of long importunity, she appeared, but in no gentle humor.

  24. Earth's rocky tablets bear forever The dint of rain and small bird's track Who knows but that my idle verses May leave some trace by Merrimac!

  25. Keeping a close mouth with respect to his unlucky adventure in Ohio, he soon after married one of his schoolmates, and, by dint of persevering industry and economy, in a few years found himself in possession of a comfortable home.

  26. By dint of money, the wild bank where swine had formerly pastured had been transformed into a superb avenue skirting the Gave.

  27. Lourdes was a resounding and undeniable proof that man could never live without the dream of a Sovereign Divinity, re-establishing equality and re-creating happiness by dint of miracles.

  28. By dint of squeezing and stertorous declarations of her desire, Mrs. Earle obtained a gradual passage through the crowd.

  29. Scarcely had the assault ceased when horsemen were despatched in various directions to seek for fresh ropes, and by dint of the greatest exertions the machine was placed in position to renew its attack shortly after noon.

  30. There was no difficulty about the caps, and by dint of unbuckling the cloaks and rolling their wearers gently over, Walter succeeded at last in obtaining two of them.

  31. At last, by dint of shouting, some men came out with a torch and welcomed us.

  32. His researches had this peculiarity, that whereas most of the writers on this subject speak from hearsay, Burton's information was obtained at first hand, by dint of personal inquiries.

  33. Will ye accept his person by dint of trickery?

  34. My eye is dim by dint of sorrow, And all my members are as a shadow.

  35. I should compromise everybody, and by dint of the repeated "Behold he comes!

  36. Genius cannot be prudent; by dint of prudence it could never enlarge the sphere of human activity.

  37. The State, which manufactures by dint of textbooks all these persons possessing diplomas, can only utilise a small number of them, and is forced to leave the others without employment.

  38. By dint of suggestion and contagion the miracle signalised by a single person was immediately accepted by all.

  39. By dint of insight and experience the counsel reads the effect of each phrase on the faces of the jurymen, and draws his conclusions in consequence.

  40. The honor of Naapu was nothing to me; and by dint of almost embracing him, I made myself a kind of absorbent for his worst breaks.


  41. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dint" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    alveolus; authority; bang; bash; bat; beating; beef; belt; blow; boss; bump; charge; chop; clip; clout; clump; cogency; colophon; compulsion; concavity; convexity; crack; cut; dash; depress; dig; dimple; dint; drive; drub; drumming; duress; effect; effectiveness; energy; engrave; fingerprint; flicker; footprint; footstep; force; furrow; fusillade; gouge; hit; honeycomb; impress; impression; imprint; indent; indentation; indenture; influence; knock; lick; lump; mana; might; notch; pad; pelt; pimple; pit; plunk; pock; poke; potency; potentiality; pound; power; prepotency; print; productiveness; productivity; pull; punch; push; rap; recess; seal; signet; sinew; slam; slug; smack; smash; sock; stamp; steam; step; strength; stroke; stud; superiority; superpower; swat; swing; swipe; tamp; tattoo; thump; thwack; validity; vehemence; vestige; vigor; vim; virility; virtue; virulence; vitality; weight; whack; whop