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Example sentences for "several thousands"

  • Hence it follows, that a person who relies on the atonement of Christ for salvation is as safe, though he live and die without any firm persuasion of his future blessedness, as one who is enabled to rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  • He is the victim of another's treachery, and some plan must be adopted to detect the culprit.

  • From what I have heard an old servant say, I believe that she was fond of the Bible; but my father abhorred it, and he trained me to abhor it.

  • Porter and Sons, Norwich, and caused damage to the amount of several thousands of pounds.

  • Several thousands of persons visited the village during the afternoon, but a hostile demonstration was prevented.

  • In the presence of several thousands of spectators, the Countess of Leicester christened the boat the Eliza Adams.

  • These give employment to several thousands of operatives.

  • Several thousands of little books have been dispersed among the people.

  • I reached Abingdon about seven in the evening, and preached to several thousands.

  • After dinner, I hastened to Hampstead, and preached to several thousands of people with a great deal of life and power.

  • At first our people seemed very reluctant to part with it; but his liberality soon overcame every objection; and her purchase amounted, in various commodities, to several thousands of pounds.

  • On this glass was depicted, in chairo scuro, a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in altitude, distance, and degree of light and shade.

  • We all know the tragic and touching story of those companies of children from the north of Europe who appeared in 1212 in troops of several thousands, boys and girls mingled together pell-mell.

  • As to the figures of several thousands of attendants given in the legends, and furnishing even to a Franciscan, Father Papini, the occasion for pleasantries of doubtful taste, it is perhaps not so surprising as might be supposed.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    beautiful valley; borrowing money; curious instance; death compassed; exceedingly rare; first experience; having come; heard her; little paste; several cases; several colours; several families; several inches; several islands; several letters; several miles; several occasions; several others; several passages; several persons; several plants; several sorts; several specimens; several times; several tribes; several works