To disappoint the Stews, is every jot as great a Crime; as to fly in the Face of Nature, and outrage our Parents.
And for the Stage, there you have more Lewdness, tho' not a jot less of Distraction.
This last branch shews the Canon was Principally levell'd against the Play-House: And the reason of the Prohibition, holds every jotas strong against the English, as against the Roman Stage.
No, The Honour of the Family continues, and the Heraldry is everyjot as safe in the Church, as 'twas in the State.
Besides, he has but little upon the Argument: And where he does engage it, the Priests have every jot as good Quarter as the Gods.
But why did Widow Cross take pains To call upon the "dear remains"-- Remains that could not tell a jot Whether she ever wept or not, Or how his relict took her losses?
My sport's not a jotmore beholden, As the birds are so shy, For my friends I must buy, And so send "silver pheasants and golden.
One of the most striking features of the opera is the mastery with which Wagner has caught and reproduced the atmosphere of sixteenth-century Nuremberg without sacrificing a jot of the absolute modernity of his style.
Don Giovanni is still undaunted, and even when his terrible visitor offers him the choice between repentance and damnation, yields not a jot of his pride and insolence.
But even were you to prove, and I to admit, that it is so, just as you say, that would not prove the practice to be a jot more proper, or a jot less brutal.
The same fates which deny that he should realize the first fancies of his boyhood, are, in the end, perhaps, not a jot kinder to others whom they now rather seem to favor.
Not that his desires would have been a jot more innocent, but they would have taken a different direction.
There is not a jot of real consolation for any dying man, unless he gets it from the Bible.
Myriads of those who are always running after preachers, and crowding to hear special sermons, are nothing better than empty tubs, and tinkling cymbals, without a jot of real vital Christianity at home.
Many English people use the means of grace regularly and formally, but know nothing of enjoying them: they attend to them as a matter of duty, but without a jot of feeling, interest, or affection.
It will make him scrupulously careful about every jot and tittle of the counsel of God, lest by some omission the whole Gospel should be spoiled.
Why should he let those who cared not a jot for him cause such sad injury?
After the interview in the show-room, Dennis was driven to the bitter conclusion that Christine was utterly heartless, and cared not a jot for him.
My good innocent friend," said Goethe, "these people do not care a jotabout thoughts and observations.
I will, regarding your letter, jot down my thoughts on the subject; we can come to an understanding in a few words.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "jot" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
