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Example sentences for "made himself"

  • He made himself master of all the strongest cities of Judah, and advanced as far as Jerusalem.

  • He made himself master of Sinope, which afterwards became the capital of the kingdom of Pontus.

  • It appears besides from Scripture, that Nechao, after his victory, made himself master of this capital of Judea; for he was there in person, when he gave the crown to Jehoiakim.

  • He had fitted out a fleet of four hundred sail, and ordering it to advance to the Red-Sea, made himself master of the isles and cities lying on the coasts of that sea.

  • Esarhaddon, taking advantage of this juncture, made himself master of Babylon, and annexing it to his former dominions, reigned over the two united empires thirteen years.

  • He made Himself, then, from the first moment of His existence a Victim--a Victim laid on the altar.

  • In His zeal for our wealth, He made Himself poor, He deliberately adopted poverty as one of His methods in His life of zeal.

  • He has annihilated Himself, made Himself nothing.

  • He made Himself a man, not an angel, because He wanted to attract man to Himself, to win his love.

  • Iachimo accepted the bet, concealed himself in a chest in Imogen’s chamber, made himself master of certain details and also of a bracelet, and with these vouchers claimed the ring.

  • Meanwhile the prince returned at the head of his army, made himself master of the city, put down the revolt, and had his marriage duly recognized.

  • Petit Perroquet, however, made himself master of the horse.

  • Even after he made himself known, he was compelled to submit to further delay, for the party had come to the beach to bathe, and little Alice must bathe, too.

  • He did not abuse this power; made himself liked by everybody; but he treated Madame la Duchesse de Berry as M.

  • He spent large sums in building, in furniture, in jewels, and in hunting, which he made himself believe he was fond of.

  • Catinat, when the command was taken out of his hands by the Marechal de Villeroy, made himself admired on every side by the moderation and tranquillity with which he conducted himself.

  • He advanced victoriously, made himself master of Aleppo, and marched on to storm the sacred El-Kahera, which they now call Cairo.

  • The new ruler well understood how to acquire riches, power, and respect, by force, and from a kachef he made himself bey.

  • He made himself as big as possible, standing at his full height, seeming to imitate Marsden's trick of squaring the shoulders and throwing back the head.

  • Every Sunday he made himself conspicuous by flaunting about the town with this brazen creature.

  • Safawid royal house of Persia, made himself master of the place (c.

  • When Demetrius advanced far into India one of his generals, Eucratides, made himself king of Bactria, and soon in every province there arose new usurpers, who proclaimed themselves kings and fought one against the other.

  • Therefore he made himself small, and crept over to one side of the skin.

  • And he made himself so small that only his head could be seen moving backwards and forwards.

  • And now he made himself a sledge, threw his team up in the air, and drove off.

  • Then he made himself a nest in the crook of her big, warm forearm.

  • He made himself a "blind" of spruce and cedar boughs, and sat for long hours, watching with his rifle.

  • He made himself an earl and his relations rich.

  • He served for a short time as an officer in the English Army, and after quitting the service he made himself notorious by trying to organize a political riot in London, for which he was tried and acquitted.

  • Well, whin the King was as good as his word, Saint Kavin was plazed with him, and thin it was that he made himself known to the King.

  • The Piper put wind in his bag, and he played such music as made himself wonder.

  • As a student of medicine he made himself at home in the doctrines and practices of the day, and for several years after he left school he thought now and then of returning to the profession of medicine.

  • He became Doubtless more self-enwrapt and melancholy; He made himself a Catholic.

  • He made himself master of the French and Spanish languages, and amused himself by writing essays and romances, an employment which at least served the purpose of forming his style.

  • At nineteen, he was admitted a student of the Inner Temple, where he made himself master of the principles of the English law.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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