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Example sentences for "gave away"

  • At each of his Sacrifices in due time he gave away as sacrificial presents ten thousand elephants of golden splendour, with the temporal juice trickling down their bodies, and cars made of gold with standards and banners.

  • I gave away 1 stiver; my wife changed a florin for 24 stivers; I gave 2 stivers as a tip.

  • Gave away 3 stivers; did the portrait of a noble lady at Tomasin's house.

  • I have again changed 1 florin; I gave away 7 white pf.

  • A hundred thousand maidens also, adorned with golden ornaments, he gave away as presents in a sacrifice he performed.

  • A hundred thousand elephants also of the best breed, he gave away as presents in another sacrifice performed by him.

  • King Bhagiratha, in one of the sacrifices he performed, gave away a million of maidens adorned with ornaments of gold.

  • A hundred millions also of bulls, adorned with golden chains, with thousands of kine accompanying them, he gave away as sacrificial presents.

  • Verily, I gave away hills of gems and precious stones.

  • In the ten great Vajapeya sacrifices that I performed, I gave away a thousand horses each endued with the puissance of Indra himself, judged by their prowess and the sacrifices they had performed.

  • Verily, for the purpose of subduing regions of felicity in the next, and winning great fame, king Yudhishthira performed many sacrifices and, as sacrificial presents, gave away hundreds of thousands of kine unto such Brahmanas.

  • So I eat no apples, for I eat but one apple, which is no apples, and thus I gave away no apples, for I gave but one, and thus I left no apples for I left but one.

  • He felt he was but the steward of Him who had given him what he gave away.

  • He gave away as the steward of One to whom he must give account.

  • I am led to think he did not keep a strict account of what he gave away.

  • Mr. Rockefeller will be remembered, not so much because he accumulated millions, but because he gave away millions, thereby doing great good, and setting a noble example.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    afterward learned; commissioned officers and men; direct statement; fought like; gave birth; gave chase; gave evidence; gave great; gave his only begotten; gave myself; gave order; gave orders; gave some; gave vent; gave way; grand style; great abilities; internal security; little shake; live with; never understood; new one; seven ears; spined stickleback; water wheels; you understand