Ambrosio was not unmoved by her sorrow; But unable to remove its cause, He forbore to show that it affected him.
He therefore resolutely refused to enter into any bond or compact with the Fiends; and Matilda finding him obstinate upon this point, forbore to press him further.
I already suspected your designs, but forbore your accusation in pity to human frailty.
The Monk looked upon him with compassion, and forbore to interrupt his meditations.
He expected to see the Archers entering his prison; and as the Bell forbore to toll, he seized the magic volume in a fit of despair.
I heard you daily extol the praises of my Portrait: I was an eyewitness of the transports, which its beauty excited in you: Yet I forbore to use against your virtue those arms, with which yourself had furnished me.
There was no use in remonstrating or telling her not to, for she simply would not have obeyed me, so I forbore to give the order.
He tried to jump out, but as both Bee and I had our arms around him, more in anxiety than affection, however, he realized that we desired his society, and forbore to escape.
I happened to be passing," she explained, and I forbore to smile at the coincidence, "so I thought I might as well drop in and hear what you wanted to ask me about.
The coroner discreetlyforbore to press this matter any further, but my friend the cobbler was evidently on the qui vive, and I anticipated a brisk cross-examination for Mr. Badger when his turn came.
This time his lordship prudently forbore to risk his safety by an impetuous attack upon an adversary so cool and practised as the major, and of whose skill he had just had so convincing a proof.
And they would not hesitate to say it openly, too, if they forbore it not more for dread or for shame of men than for any fear of God.
I said, No, candidly, I did not; and I forbore to add that I thought them little better than a waste of the publishers' money.
I forbore a direct answer to her inquiries, and inquired, in my turn, for Wieland.
I forbore to struggle against the storm, because I saw that all struggles would be fruitless.
Glad was he they had arrived safe; and as to their errand at Bristol, which she cared no longer to keep from him, he forbore further questioning.
Eust thought he could give a good guess at one of them, but mercifully forbore allusion to it.
But if their black looks were given back by the Royalist officers, these forbore the taunting speech they had hitherto poured upon others.
She had her conjecture as to what, butforbore declaring it.
Sparing the irritability of the wounded spirit, she forbore to fret it by further urging her request.
Who could doubt the kindness of that concern which led her to detail my errors to my friend, while she delicately forbore from hinting them to myself!
Yes, they are evidently very intimate;" but Crystal forbore to add that Erle had looked decidedly uncomfortable at the sight of her, though he had come up to her, and had entered into conversation.
But Mrs. Heron forbore to mention that the child had always been called by her second name Joyce.
Recognising that the little skipper was determined to have his own way, Frobisher forbore to protest further.
His bearing for days indicated that something was preying on his mind, and as we did not know what cloud overshadowed his canine soul we forbore to judge him.
The boys forbore to tease him about his inconsistency when he said: "It was mother's.
But she forbore to speak to Philip again upon that subject, and in his new occupation he seemed to have forgotten her.
Mr. Hamlin, perhaps recognising some absurdity in the situation, forbore exercising his querulous profanity on the man who held him helpless as an infant, and Olly and Pete followed slowly behind.
Even the sailors of the collier schooner forbore to jeer him, until he was afloat, when they gave him three fine rounds of mock cheers, to which the poor Frenchman contributed a shriek.
Upon this he granted them so many days’ truce as was requisite for their return, and for so long forbore to waste their territory.
The truth is, the Roman Catholics were exceedingly bold and busy everywhere, since the Duke forbore to go any longer to the chapel.
Even Johnston, a most able and experienced soldier, although he was evidently apprehensive that Jackson's front was too extended, forboreto do more than warn.
But Jackson not only forbore to criticise, but in his presence all criticism was forbidden.
She opened her eyes when she saw the two elephants laden with butter and meal; but knowing that he loved to be left at ease, forbore to question him that night.
Then when the Khan found he was so faithful and discreet he believed his word, and forbore to put him to death.
In the morning, as the calf had drunk her milk, she forboreto slay it, and the calf and the cub were suckled together.
For an intolerable moment heforbore them, gripping the tiller hard.
Even then Christian forbore still, though the stress of long hours of repressed passion culminated in a weight of frantic anger and loathing, cruel to bear.
Rupert coloured, made an exclamation about something in the road, and seemed so much discomposed by this hint, that Anne forbore to ask any questions.
I assured her gravely I thought so too; but forbore telling her how totally inapposite her application was to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley.
I forbore to form a decided opinion till I had leisure to observe whether her mind fulfilled all that her looks promised.
But in the case of Rickman he either forbore to exercise his privilege, or exercised it in such a manner as preserved the individuality of the poet's style.
Rickman forbore to smile at the fulfilment of his prophecy.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "forbore" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
