At bottom "And when Death himself knocked at my door, ye bad him come again; and in so gay a tone of careless indifference did ye do it, that he doubted of his commission.
It may, however, be doubted whether the Jew Santo was the author of this Dance of Death, as it is by no means improbable that it may have been a subsequent work added to the manuscript referred to by Sanchez.
The Gorilla's hand is clumsier, heavier, and has a thumb somewhat shorter in proportion than that of man; but no one has ever doubted its being a true hand.
It may be doubted whether a healthy human adult brain ever weighed less than thirty-one or two ounces, or that the heaviest Gorilla brain has exceeded twenty ounces.
After this mass of concurrent and independent testimony, it cannot reasonably be doubted that the Gibbons commonly and habitually assume the erect attitude.
Even had he been at liberty to tell it he doubted if he would have disclosed it, for Consuello's sake.
Had it not been for the sound of her voice he would have doubted if the girl before him, still holding his hand while the others scrutinized him, was Consuello.
The proceedings (of the Government) were in his opinion extremely inexpedient, but he never doubted their right to tax the Colonies.
Many doubted whether the treasure would really be sent, and this uncertainty perhaps helped the adoption of the bill.
The fact is, the way he painted us both out, one would think he doubted whether we had any souls.
And she neverdoubted her; and there is her hand, which is her word.
Had he however received a classical education, it may well be doubted whether he would have been as useful or successful a man as President of Yale College, as he has been as an itinerant practical Clockmaker.
Why, that darkies had immortal souls--as if any created critter ever doubted it!
I have often thought, in my lonely hours, of the unhappiness of my child on her marriage with you, and have doubted the wisdom of that authority which I exercised so severely over her.
Thus spake the Lord of Brunn as he gazed upon the awfully placid face of the Salernitan, whose body lay uncovered upon a rustic bier: and the good monks all said that they doubted not, and would never doubt, the word of Lord Hereward.
As it may be doubted if there is such a verb as 'Uproar,' and as it makes little sense, I would read Uproot or Uptear.
Vincent, therefore, was but little concerned for himself; but he doubted greatly whether his interference had not done much more harm than good to the slave and his wife, for upon them Andrew Jackson would vent his fury.
All steps in the development of modern music have been the result of long processes of growth, and it cannot be doubted that many experiments in harmony were made before the first treatise on the subject was written.
It was in his day that the system of equal temperament was made known, though it may be doubted whether he lived long enough after its publication in those times of slow communication to profit by it.
Bathed in a cold sweat, Nicholas arose and examined the room, to find some means of escape, for he little doubted that they would speedily return.
Thus it cannot be doubted that there are some men born for liberty, as others are for slavery; a slavery which is not only useful to the slaves themselves, but, moreover, just.
So the pause was terrible to him, not because he doubted what the climax would be, but because he felt his dignity insulted by even an appearance of hesitation.
The nation, says Zurita, looked on its recovery as scarcely less important than the conquest of Granada; and they doubted some sinister motive, or deeper policy than appeared in the conduct of the French king.
Notwithstanding the queen's most earnest wishes, it may be doubted whether this would have ever been achieved without the co-operation of a man like Ximenes, whose character combined in itself all the essential elements of a reformer.
The accuracy of the writer's chronology, however, may well be doubtedfrom a gross anachronism on the same page with the date referred to, where he speaks of Queen Joanna as inheriting the crown in 1512.
Cabral's pretensions to the discovery of Brazil appear not to have been doubted until recently.
Small quantities of cotton had been brought to Spain, but it was doubted whether the profit would compensate the expense of raising it.
He looked incredulous, and told our Malay that he doubted our friends paying so much for us as he could pay himself by selling us, which he intended to do.
As to Helene, he doubted not; he knew her courage and her love, and that she would die rather than have to blush before her dearest friend.
When I considered all these particulars, I doubted not for a moment that heat had been the agent in bringing to light, on the parchment, the skull which I saw designed on it.
He doubted whether any king of any country in the world possessed so great a treasure.
He doubted whether another like it could be found in the whole world.
It was never doubted that members of Congress and their particular friends participated in these speculations, and realized large sums by the certificates being funded at their nominal amounts.
Nor can it be doubted that if we were acquainted with all the antecedent circumstances, we could, even from those more general laws, predict (saving difficulties of calculation) the state of the weather at any future time.
And it can not be doubted that between phenomena which are themselves effects, the co-existences must necessarily depend on the causes of those phenomena.
It may fairly be doubted whether the transitions, in this instance, are any thing more than equivalent forms.
It may be doubted whether within its entire range the peace literature of the Anglo-Saxon world has ever produced a more fascinating or significant study.
It is doubted whether the practice of lending out large sums, though a preferable course to locking them up, will not in the end be injurious.
Bob Lee made clear English of every thing that the bird said, and never doubted all the while that he was driving a regular bargain with a country trader.
The knightdoubted not that he was in one of those cloisters where the noble Christian maidens had formerly openly devoted themselves to the services of the church.
Could he havedoubted the truth of the token, he would have been convinced by the small knot of carnation-coloured ribbon which was fastened to the ring.
As the single-hearted Scottishman had never for a moment doubted these gods of the ancient Gentiles to be actually devils, so he now hesitated not to believe that the blasphemous hymn of the Saracen had raised up an infernal spirit.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "doubted" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: discredited; disputed; exploded; moot; problematic; suspect
