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Example sentences for "minding"

Lexicographically close words:
mindest; mindeth; mindful; mindfull; mindfulness; mindit; mindless; minds; mine; mined
  1. He knew it was due to the old and yet unpaid help France had given to his own country, and above all to the conviction that France, minding her own business, had been set upon by a greater power, with intent to crush and destroy.

  2. He felt that a great nation, sedulously minding its own business, trampled upon and robbed once before, was now about to be trampled upon and robbed again.

  3. King Henrie not knowing of this new confederacie, and nothing lesse minding than that which after happened, gathered a great armie to go againe into Wales, [Sidenote: The Persies raise their powers.

  4. The archbishop of Canturburie minding in this season to visit the vniuersitie of Oxenford, could not be suffered, in consideration of priuileges which they pretended to haue.

  5. Then, in the morning, I spent nearely one hour to my self, and gitt at work as soon as I could see, minding [.

  6. And he found a lump of gold or of silver in a field one day, where he was minding sheep; and he brought it to a tinker and asked the value of it.

  7. Then an old man said: 'I was minding a man in the hospital one time, and he was lying quiet in the bed; and the priest came in to see him, Father Kearns.

  8. At last the golden king remained master of the field; and while we were minding those dances, Queen Whims vanished, so that we saw her no more from that day to this.

  9. For the same reason, every one is expected to take care of himself, without minding his neighbours.

  10. One day when the old master was taking a nap, Lewis "minding off the flies" and thinking his "marster" asleep slipped over to the big table and snatched some candy.

  11. And if," pursues the lawyer without minding her, "I place you in that good condition of being locked up in jail, it will be some time before you find yourself at liberty again.

  12. And now," proceeds the lawyer, still without minding her, "you had better go.

  13. But, without minding what he had said: "Look here!

  14. Patty went on her own straight way, without minding these insinuations at first; but she was soon forced to attend to them.

  15. I may make as much for my father by staying at home, and minding my business.

  16. They cannot be taken in judgment, is that, with knowledge and deliberation, minding and understanding what it is we swear or subscribe, as Mr. Durham explains it in the place above cited.

  17. Being naughty children, and not minding what is said to us; and when we say bad words, or steal any thing, or take God's name in vain.

  18. Yes, sir, and they will often go back a long way for any thing they are bid, or stay all day minding their master's coat while he is at work.

  19. Maybe as you'd like my kitchen wench to come and do that for you, Clara, seeing as your fine maid is gadding about the high roads instead of minding what it concerns her to attend to.

  20. Tisn't very often as I gets the chance of minding how 'twas in times gone past.

  21. Then certain goatherds, being by, Poured milk and yellow honey on the grave, Minding the Muses' honey which he gave Living, that old man stored with poesy.

  22. I am all for anarchy myself when once it is thoroughly grasped by everybody that anarchy means minding your own business.

  23. Why, about a year or more, and all that while I very little did mind myself for minding of her, for I was fain to watch her as a cat watcheth a mouse, for fear of a rival.

  24. I bawled after him to stop, but I might have called and bawled for ever without his minding me.

  25. And some in Archangel are laid 'Neath rows of crosses Russian-made With marker of the Stars and Stripes Not minding bugle, drum or pipes We sleep, the brave, in Russia.

  26. Into a good way, fallen on minding my business and saving money, which God encrease; and I do take great delight in it, and see the benefit of it.

  27. The King and his new Queen minding their pleasures at Hampton Court.

  28. King and every man about him minding so much their pleasures or profits.

  29. Remember what I said, then, about minding your own affairs.

  30. We'd probably better take his advice about minding our own business, though I will admit that it made me hot to have a chap like that laying down the law.

  31. He splashed through the water on deck, minding the stiff wind not at all, and dived into the engine-room.

  32. I think I shall begin to take pleasure in being at home and minding my business.

  33. Somebody said," Alice whispered, "that it's done by everybody minding their own business!


  34. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "minding" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.