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Example sentences for "given away"

  • Given away by me, accept this slender-waisted damsel for thy spouse.

  • And beholding all these sights and taking what will be given away to illustrious ones, ye will return with us.

  • O daughter, let the whole earth, conquered by the prowess of thy husbands endued with great strength, be given away by thee unto Brahmanas at horse-sacrifice!

  • Specially is this to be borne in mind that well-earned gains should, in proper time and place, be given away to pious men.

  • For if the cow so given away (unto many) be sold, the giver's family is lost for three generations.

  • Therefore, food is regarded as the first and foremost of all things (to be given away).

  • That it never was intended by the framers of the Constitution that these lands should be given away by Congress is manifest from the concluding portion of the same clause.

  • Indeed, those wanderers of the night, addressing their king, said, 'Let this vilest of men be given away to the robbers.

  • The kine taken front the enemy by force should be given away to the Brahmanas so that they may drink the milk of those animals.

  • Torn clothes which are no longer fit for wear, should be given away by the regenerate classes unto the Sudra.

  • The wealth that is to be given away (unto the Brahmanas) is ready.

  • Abundant wealth and corn were to be given away in it.

  • Given away or accepted in gift, the name that is dear to her is Priyadatta.

  • A superior Brahmana should wed a maiden that is not unwilling, that belongs to a family equal to his own in purity or status, and that is given away by her brother.

  • That which is given away in this life is re-acquired in the next.

  • You never know how you may be given away.

  • If we once got among strangers and in another colony we should be 'given away' by some one or other, and be sure to come to grief in the long run.

  • It must be hard lines for a woman to stand by, in a church or anywhere else, and see the man she loves given away, for good and all, buckled hard and fast to another woman.

  • But I kind of think, Rebecca, that I'm going to be given away to the Foggs for good.

  • I'll have a good home and father can't keep us all; but it's kind of dreadful to be given away, like a piano or a horse and carriage!

  • In addition to this, I am seeking to place with trustworthy brethren in this country, in Switzerland, and in Prussia, smaller quantities, to be given away as opportunity may occur.

  • Among the Maoris land obtained by purchase or conquest may be given away or willed by the owner to anybody he thinks fit, but the case is different with patrimony.

  • The rich man is only a debtor; all that he possesses beyond {556} what is necessary, belongs to the poor, and ought to be given away.

  • If anything has to be given away, let it be given away,--so that the people should know what it is that they receive.

  • A good thing should be given away like a clap of thunder if envy, hatred, and malice are to be avoided.

  • The women are considered as an article of property, and are sold or given away by the parents or relatives without the least regard to their own wishes.

  • Although the father decides when she has to be given away, "the bridegroom is sure of obtaining his bride, as the honour of the family and of the tribe is considered to be involved in the fulfilment of the betrothal.

  • But in all these cases, where the woman is given away, this is done with the consent and generally on the initiative of her husband, who in the majority of cases derived some benefit from the transaction.

  • It is a social disgrace for a girl not to be given away; if she goes by herself and lives by her own choice with a man, she is "regarded as very little better than a prostitute.

  • Than cry, "Given away with a Pound of Tea?

  • Illustration: "GIVEN AWAY WITH A POUND OF TEA!

  • I've given away a good deal here and there, I suppose, besides what I lost--and this now.

  • She's given away a lot already," said Carleton.

  • They had pretended to be strangers, but had evidently known each other well, as several little signs crossing on the boat, and later, had "given away.

  • The title it bears is:-- GIVEN AWAY--WITH A POUND OF TEA!


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "given away" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    fust time; given above; given amount; given back; given case; given effect; given every; given from; given him; given length; given line; given only; given point; given state; given substance; given thee; given thing; given three; given time; given year; good wife; military preparations; realize what; right thing; training camp; unanimous consent