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Example sentences for "made use"

  • They lay upon their oars some time, conversing with them by signs, and repeating the words which they made use of.

  • As hope revived within me, I made use of every opportunity to strengthen the lashings which held me to the remains of the windlass, and in this occupation I soon discovered that my companions were also busy.

  • She seems to have been aware of the evils to which its continuance might lead, or that, if it were sanctioned, the most unjustifiable means might be made use of to procure the persons of the natives of Africa.

  • In this story an incident in the life of Sir Roger Newdigate may have been made use of by George Eliot.

  • He sometimes perverted the historic incidents he made use of, but he caught the spirit of the time with which he was dealing with absolute fidelity.

  • The Jewish race is made use of for purposes of illustration, as a notable example in proof of her theories.

  • To convince myself that the variolous matter made use of was in a perfect state I at the same time inoculated a patient with some of it who never had gone through the cow-pox, and it produced the smallpox in the usual regular manner.

  • In some of their arms the inflammation and suppuration were more violent than is commonly observed when perfect matter is made use of; in one there was an ulcer which cast off several large sloughs.

  • He laid aside likewise his usual exercises of riding and arms; and quitting the Roman habit, made use of the Pallium and Crepida [314].

  • For as often as he heard that any person had died quickly and without pain, he wished for himself and his friends the like euthanasian (an easy death), for that was the word he made use of.

  • What was the providence that God made use of as a means, either more remote or more near, to bring thee to Jesus Christ?

  • A wrestling spirit of prayer is a demonstration of an Israel of God; this Jacob had, this he made use of, and by this he obtained the name of 'Israel.

  • It was powerfully impressed upon his mind that all his inward conflicts were to be made use of in preparing him to instruct others.

  • Mr. Pardriff, however, had thought the matter of sufficient interest personally to attend the trial, and for the journey he made use of a piece of green cardboard which he habitually carried in his pocket.

  • Only three or four times in their long friendship had the president made use of his first name.

  • If such is the outline of Justin's Gospel, it appears to be really a question of comparatively small importance whether or not he made use of our present Gospels in their present form.

  • We have seen that the phenomena of Justin's evangelical quotations are as well met by the hypothesis that he made use of a Harmony as by any other.

  • This then will apply to the case of Papias, of whose relations to the fourth Gospel we have no record, but of whom Eusebius expressly says, that 'he made use of testimonies from the first Epistle of John.

  • This would give reason to think that he made use of our present Gospels, and the few quotations that have come down to us confirm that view not inconsiderably, though by themselves they might not be quite sufficient to prove it.

  • I made use of the lad as a model, for the only books which teach this art are the natural human body.

  • I do not intend to say more upon this topic, since it would be too offensive to the supreme authorities of state; enough that I was cruelly wronged at the will of a rich citizen, only because he made use of that shepherd-fellow.

  • But, which is worse, this argument of universal consent, which is made use of to prove innate principles, seems to me a demonstration that there are none such: because there are none to which all mankind give an universal assent.

  • I find several Speculative Persons are of Opinion that our Sex has of late Years been very sawcy, and that the Hoop Petticoat is made use of to keep us at a Distance.

  • There is an infinite Variety of Motions to be made use of in the Flutter of a Fan.

  • There were other tactics equally perfidious, which Thuriot, especially, made use of.

  • In short, a public conspiracy made against society in the very name of society, "while the sacred symbol of liberty is made use of as a seal" to exempt a few tyrants from punishment.

  • Blanc-Gilly must have been acquainted with these characters, inasmuch as he made use of them in the August riot, 1789, and for which he was indicted.

  • The Choice of Liquor for Brewing is of considerable advantage in making good Drink, the softest and cleanest water is to be prererr'd, your harsh water is not to be made use of.

  • These several Methods may be made use of at Discretion, and will be of great Service where they are wanted.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    desperate effort; half full; made according; made another; made aware; made bishop; made choice; made clear; made clothing; made fast; made from; made good; made great; made king; made more; made much; made possible; made sail; made signs; made some; made void; made well; made with; opened them; severe engagement; spiritual things