She vaunted 'mongst her minions t'other day, The very train of her worst wearing gown Was better worth than all my father's lands, Till Suffolk gave two dukedoms for his daughter.
Dey warn't no marryin' 'mongst de niggers way back in time.
Now thou hast bound me, O thou wretch, and thinkest To take me from this coast, where thou didst cast me Outlawed and desolate, a corpse 'mongst men.
Tis not well To mourn 'mongst those with whom the honoured dead Hath left the heirloom of his benison.
I from the towering eagle to the wren Demanded then If any feathered fowl 'mongst them were such?
Grant that our willing, though unworthy quest, May through thy grace admit us 'mongst the blest.
But we went on away from the so'jers and had a good time 'mongst ourselves like we always done when there wasn't any cotton pickin'.
Now, whin Ah was a young buck de only law mongst us niggers was de word uv ole Massa.
He sits 'mongst men like a descended god: He hath a kind of honour sets him of More than a mortal seeming.
Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen called Thomson, and nineteen named Smith.
Nor that hath gained a greater commendation 'Mongst those that love an honest recreation!
My fifth, whose down is yet scarce gone Is 'mongst the shrubs and bushes flown, And as his wings increase in strength, On higher boughs he'l pearch at length.
He's 'mongst the moonshiners, I reckon," was the universal surmise.
How be I ever a-goin' 'bout 'mongst the folks at the settlement agin with my darter married ter a Kittredge?
I hearn a awful tale over yander 'mongst them Jenkins folks.
An' yit he jes sot underfoot, 'mongst the cat an' the dogs, jes ez humble!
I 'lowed 'twar somewhar 'mongst some sort'n people named 'Gyptians.
I knowed yer name 'mongst the church-goers an' the church-members.
A heap o' wuthless cattle 'mongst them valley men," he said; for the war had been in some sort an education to his simplicity.
An' she went down thar 'mongst the corn, an' she couldn't find nobody.
Mongst these were often found some great in rank and wealth, Who loved the cause so well, they did it not by stealth; But honor counted it to teach in Sunday School, And thus to square their lives by their dear Savior's Rule.
Just so this question 'mongst the world's great mass Sometimes seems gaining ground, but the Foe plies His sly ensnaring waits and all reform defies.
Equipped in this way 'mongst his friends he went, And happy hours in work and trav'ling spent.
To me who rank not 'mongst well learned men 'Twill prove a task of no small magnitude; Yet after hard bench-labor, now and then It gives relief from much solicitude To sit in my arm chair and form my verses rude.
My virtues 'mongst men are extolled and my glory and station rank high.
Sudden came These words from out a tomb which there was found 'Mongst others; whereon I, compelled by fright, A little toward my Leader shifted ground.
Tutor'd by her all rivals to surpass, 'Mongst Drury's sons he comes, and shines in Brass.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mongst" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
