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Example sentences for "reward"

Lexicographically close words:
revolving; revulsion; revulsions; revulsive; revved; rewarde; rewarded; rewarder; rewardes; rewardeth
  1. Then, turning his cloak and cap inside out, he said, "My God, I ask for no reward for the austerities I have practised all my life.

  2. The gift of miracles is the reward of many works of piety, while the knowledge of mysteries is revealed only to profound meditation.

  3. Verily I say they have their reward in the world.

  4. Ibn Hubaira then rewarded them, but bestowed a double reward on Hasan Basri, upon which as Shabi said to Ibn Sirin, "We gave him a poor answer, and he gave us a poor reward.

  5. My jacket went down in the boat, and I must reward you another time.

  6. I do acknowledge it, mamma; but what is this reward to be?

  7. May God reward you, when you are summoned before Him," replied Mary.

  8. It's but a poor reward for long and hard service--poor encouragement to do your duty; but what do they care?

  9. This is to give notice, that a reward of twenty pounds will be paid to the watermen, upon their delivering up the same to Messrs.

  10. I can only say that if you do succeed, I will reward you handsomely; but she is so strictly watched that I am afraid it will be impossible.

  11. The Pallis, whose gratitude knew no bounds, called down benedictions on his head, and, falling prostrate before him, begged him to name his reward for the priceless service rendered by him to their community.

  12. He asked his shikari (tracker) what reward he should give him for putting him on to the beast.

  13. One of their officers came to dine with me that day, and he was in the act of reporting their capture, when my orderly-book was brought at the moment, containing an offer of reward for the detection of the thieves!

  14. He who deals in necessities must find his reward in the consciousness of honesty.

  15. By this plan he intended that the profits should be distributed in an orderly and proportioned manner for the reward of services, and not seized by each individual according to the measure of his boldness, dexterity, or influence.

  16. The editors can hope for no higher reward than that this book should contribute to the growth of personal spiritual life.

  17. Behold, the Lord God will come as a mighty one, And his arm shall rule for him: Behold his reward is with him, And his recompense before him.

  18. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked.

  19. He that putteth not out his money to usury, Nor taketh reward against the innocent.

  20. Yet, let him and all who hear me remember that I am the Inca, and that my power to reward obedience is as great as it is to punish presumption.

  21. Achaeans were allowed to add Messene and Elis to their league, as a reward for their services to Rome in the war against Antiochus.

  22. This man waited on him during his illness with great assiduity, and having one day pointed out some spittle on the wall which was stained with blood, Aratus remarked, “That is the reward I have got for my friendship to Philip.

  23. And they ram home the edict by a good healthy fine for wrongdoers, and a reward for the informer.

  24. He put it in his pocket and shook hands cordially with each of us, and intimated in a few simple and carefully-chosen words that we should receive our reward in due course from on high.

  25. As a reward for labour we got some mile of easy water to finish up with, and then we left the flimsy little canoe finally, and set off once more on the solid tramp.

  26. His majestie king Charles I gave him the Wardenship of Merton Colledge in Oxford, as a reward for his service, but the times suffered him not to recieve or injoy any benefitt by it.

  27. I hope," said he, "that you will give me the reward agreed on.

  28. Since then we have decided to kill all the descendants of that wicked fellow who made our relative die of hunger, and also to reward the one who was so good to him in time of trouble.

  29. Naturally the loss was announced in the Gazette, and a reward was even offered to any one who found him, but all was useless, because the latter hid himself in order not to get caught.

  30. May God preserve your nose for centuries and centuries, and my treasurer shall give you a thousand pieces of gold as a reward for your extraordinary understanding.

  31. As a reward for her laboriousness, and as a symbol of perpetual friendship between us, I am going to give her a kiss.

  32. Take the reward which all traitors receive.

  33. After some time Mahadeo returned, and finding the forest well cleared was pleased with the Savar, and as a reward endowed him with the knowledge of all edible and medicinal roots and fruits of the forest.

  34. A Mana shot the kite with an arrow and its remains were taken to Chanda in eight carts, and as his reward he received the grant of a zamindari.

  35. Indeed, according to one version of the story, Eubuleus himself received, jointly with his brother Triptolemus, the gift of the corn from Demeter as a reward for revealing to her the fate of Proserpine.

  36. At the time of his death Mayo had begged as a reward for his sacrifice that the Dhers should not in future be compelled to live at a distance from the towns nor wear a distinctive dress.

  37. I have said nothing of a hope of reward as among the objects of childhood.

  38. You will then have to bring back the King himself, and you can judge as well as I how he will view the acts that have been done here to-night, and reward the actors.

  39. Devil and serve him, and that the Devil shall both enable him so to do, and also reward him for so doing; for if there is no contract between them, How comes the Witch to know he has a supernatural power?

  40. I am far from being indifferent to public opinion; the approbation of our fellow-citizens is the only reward we can expect for our services; but it is a reward no honest man will seek, if it is to be acquired only by artifice and deception.

  41. The House of Representatives are desirous that he should take with him to his honorable retirement the only reward which the nature and spirit of our political institutions admit of--the approbation of his country.

  42. He animadverted on the atrocity of that reward of ten dollars offered for one of them if taken alive, but that fifty should be given if found dead, and no questions asked.

  43. Later, as a reward for political service, he was made superintendent of statistics in the department of state, at Washington--a bureau having special charge of commercial relations.

  44. The publicity of Wilson's transactions soon broke up his party; some dispersed, others were taken prisoners, and he himself was killed by one of his associates, who was tempted by the reward offered for the head of the captain of the gang.

  45. One hundred pounds of clay reward for Pip; five feet high--looks cowardly-- quickest known by that!

  46. For the battle of Copenhagen Nelson was raised to the rank of viscount--an inadequate mark of reward for services so splendid, and of such paramount importance to the dearest interests of England.

  47. Nelson said, "the reward was magnificent, and worthy of a king, and he was determined that the inhabitants on the domain should be the happiest in all his Sicilian majesty's dominions.

  48. If this is the reward for a faithful discharge of my duty, I shall be careful, and never stand forward again.

  49. Hamilton, have been of the very greatest service to my king and country, to my knowledge, without ever receiving any reward from either our king or country.

  50. An admiral may be amply rewarded by his own feelings, and by the approbation of his superiors; but what reward have the inferior officers and men but the value of the prizes?

  51. He would reward the good and punish the wicked.

  52. Giulia's cry, 'will our Italy reward him with a daughter?

  53. He sought to get his reward by gentle muscular persuasion.

  54. The police were notified, and I offered 2,000 francs reward for the recovery of the property.


  55. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "reward" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    amends; annihilation; atonement; award; bait; bane; bonus; boon; bounty; bribe; citation; compensate; compensation; consideration; crown; curtains; damages; decease; demise; departure; desert; deserts; dissolution; doom; due; dying; encouragement; end; ending; exit; expiration; extinction; fee; fillip; gift; going; gratification; gratify; gratuity; grave; honorarium; icing; incentive; incitement; indemnification; indemnify; indemnity; inducement; interest; invitation; knell; lure; meed; merit; parting; passing; pay; payment; percentage; persuasive; premium; price; prize; profit; punishment; purse; quietus; quit; quittance; recognize; recompense; redress; release; remember; remit; remunerate; remuneration; render; reparation; repay; reprisal; requital; requite; rest; restitution; retribution; return; revenge; reward; salvage; satisfaction; satisfy; sleep; stimulation; stimulus; stipend; subsidy; sweetener; sweetening; tender; tip; trophy; whet