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Example sentences for "induce"

Lexicographically close words:
indrawn; inds; indu; indubitable; indubitably; induced; inducement; inducements; induces; induceth
  1. It was interesting to see how familiar he suddenly became, when no effort had been made to induce him to be so.

  2. In vain I endeavoured to induce him to return with me.

  3. Still she stood on, her object being, apparently, to induce us to follow till we ran ashore.

  4. A few bullets rattled against the house, but before we again fired the greater number of our assailants were scrambling off, in spite of the efforts of their leader to induce them to make a stand.

  5. An act of tyranny had been committed towards Koenig, who was his friend, and nothing would induce him to admit either that it was anything else, or that it was other than just to have held up the tyrant to the laughter of Europe.

  6. But nothing in or out of the Kingdom of Heaven would make one of them admit he was in the wrong or induce him to go to the other person and attempt a reconciliation.

  7. She was persuaded that her first duty was to obtain some good rest, preparatory to going forth to seek Rollo, and induce him to take her on his raft to some place whence she might escape to the mainland.

  8. He could not induce the steward to convey a single letter of the several written that day.

  9. The mountains that interpose need no longer make enemies of these two small states, and the common wants and common weakness of both should and will induce them "like kindred drops to mingle into one.

  10. No entreaty of ours could induce them to stay in their settlements if they knew you were coming.

  11. No amount of pay could induce more to come.

  12. I know that they will induce her to set out immediately from Blois, where she now is, and it must be the task of the messenger to prepare her mind for the changes that she must, and the changes that she may find here.

  13. If you can induce the directors to fulfil the wishes I have expressed, you will exceedingly oblige me, for you know how welcome a residence and active employment in your city would be to me.

  14. I have consequently said in my reply what I formerly wrote to you, that in order to induce me to consent to the exchange, I wish to see the same pecuniary advantages secured to me that I enjoy here.

  15. I told you, my Lord, I had a friend there; but that was false, and I only said it to induce you to wait till the next evening, that we might have each a friend to witness our encounter.

  16. But nothing could induce her to leave the child behind, though my aunt offered to take it solely under her own care during our absence, although Rosolia herself never saw it, except for about five minutes, once or twice in the day.

  17. We must have practical proposals, proposals of a scheme to put disarmament into practice and proposals of the means to induce the different states to accept the scheme and to carry it out.

  18. During the above ad interim at the shambles, our good lady, Mrs. Rosebrook, is straining every nerve to induce a gentleman of her acquaintance to repair to the mart, and purchase the children on her account.

  19. Let me beseech of you, as you have it in your power, to induce the deacon to purchase them.

  20. There is a dignity and a decency of beauty, which nothing will induce a beautiful woman to forego.

  21. Perhaps in all his life he never loved her better than now, while he swore nothing should induce him to see nor speak to her again.

  22. Cholmondeley," she replied in a mournful voice, "my resolution is taken, and even you cannot induce me to change it.

  23. To induce her to assent to the plan, it was agreed that a meeting should be allowed between her and her husband on the occasion.

  24. During this time, he was frequently visited by Bishop Gardiner, who used every persuasion to induce him to embrace the Romish faith.

  25. You will use your best endeavours to induce him to do so," replied Jane, a tear starting to her eye, and her voice faltering in spite of her efforts to maintain her composure.

  26. Nothing should ever induce me to mount the throne again ; nor, if I am permitted to occupy it, to quit this calm retreat.

  27. Xit endeavoured to explain his situation, and to induce the giants to rescue him ; but they could not hear what he said, and only laughed at his gestures and vociferations.

  28. The rack should not induce me to betray them," replied Courtenay.

  29. Unfortunately, however, the mare had taken a dislike to certain stone pillars which supported the stable gates, and nothing would induce her to pass them.

  30. By these means I have hitherto avoided any personal acquaintance with the spectre; but nothing on earth would induce me to walk down that corridor at midnight and risk a private interview with the Dangerfield ghost!

  31. I will offer no resistance; but you can hardly expect to outdo my throw, and nothing shall induce me to take advantage of it.

  32. I won't get in; nothing shall induce me to get in again.

  33. But I told him we should be taken for the people that usually occupy it, and nothing should induce me to go; so that plan was given up.

  34. Could Mr. WALL, of the penny theatre, induce the Master of the Mint to play his coiffeur, how would the reporter fall on his knees and worship the divinity!

  35. After Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown, Washington said to his army: "My brave fellows, let no sensation of satisfaction for the triumphs you have gained induce you to insult your fallen enemy.

  36. For if temporary circumstances force the price well above the cost of producing the article in question, then the large profits to be made induce a greater and greater production.

  37. But he will also want to make as many sales as he possibly can, which will induce him to set the price low enough to bring in new buyers.

  38. Such illicit alliances were even governed by a morality of their own, and the attempt to induce a woman to be unfaithful to her criminal lover might be treated as an insult.

  39. He continued to read the play at private parties, but it required so much begging to induce him to do so that the favor never became a cheap one.

  40. Shortly after the British occupation of Mashunaland the Chartered Company made an immense effort to "boom" the country and induce settlers and investors to become interested in it.

  41. An attempt was also made at the same time to induce the great Powers which had not taken part in the war to organize an intervention, as hitherto only America, Switzerland and Spain had sent official recognition.

  42. Louisa, the beautiful queen of Frederick William of Prussia, had an interview with Napoleon and earnestly sought to induce him to mitigate his harsh terms.

  43. She is impelling language to induce new states of consciousness, and in doing so language becomes with her a creative art rather than a mirror of history.

  44. Here then are a few paragraphs where the inherent quality of the words is said to induce new states of consciousness:-- "Bargaining is something and there is not that success.

  45. But what,' asked Nydia, 'can induce the beautiful and wealthy Julia to ask that question of her servant?

  46. The keeledar, finding that he had gone his length, began now to smooth a little, and said that he would endeavour to induce the garrison to give up their arms, but that he dreaded the result.

  47. Every effort that the feeling mind could suggest, or humanity dictate, was resorted to, to induce these deluded people to listen to our proposals; and every kind of forbearance was shown to them, up to the last moment.

  48. All I could say I could not induce this man to approach till the corpse was lowered into the grave, and that half filled, when he at last ventured to look in, and said, "Fait!


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    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    induce him; induce the; induce them; induced current