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Example sentences for "what manner"

  • Asked the eunuch, 'O my lord, what manner of young lady?

  • Rejoined the whelp, 'O my brother, what manner of words are these thou addresses" to me?

  • The King commanded them to be brought into the presence and said to them, "What manner of thing is this?

  • Your wives are your tillage: go in therefore unto your tillage in what manner so ever ye will.

  • But stay patiently a while, and thou shalt see his great power, in what manner he will torment thee and thy seed.

  • He that hath not been tried, what manner of things doth he know?

  • And considering in what manner he was to come to it, patiently bearing, he determined not to do any unlawful things for the love of life.

  • What manner of one is thy beloved of the beloved, O thou most beautiful among women?

  • I never could comprehend this openness in a man so false, so artificial, so profound, or see in what manner it could be useful to him.

  • I found that the Spanish minister knew, quite as, well as I did, what manner of person Dubois was.

  • Staremberg thought only therefore in what manner he could lay a trap for M.

  • Say on what manner of ship didst thou come, and how did sailors bring thee to Ithaca, and who did they avow them to be?

  • And now would the sunlight have gone down upon their sorrowing, had not Telemachus spoken to his father suddenly: 'And in what manner of ship, father dear, did sailors at length bring thee hither to Ithaca?

  • Say, on what manner of ship didst thou come, and how did sailors bring thee to Ithaca, and who did they avow themselves to be, for in nowise do I deem that thou camest hither by land.

  • And thus much with respect to kingly power in different states, and whether it is or is not advantageous to them, and to what, and in what manner.

  • It is also the duty of a legislator, if he has any neighbouring states to consider in what manner he shall oppose each of them' or what good offices he shall show them.

  • And they that had seen it, told them, in what manner he had been dealt with who had the devil; and concerning the swine.

  • For they themselves relate of us, what manner of entering in we had unto you: and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.

  • But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him?

  • Who having heard, was troubled at his saying and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be.

  • And when they were come to him and were together, he said to them: You know from the first day that I came into Asia, in what manner I have been with you, for all the time.

  • What manner of fakir art thou, to shiver at a little watching?

  • Once more, what manner of white boy art thou?

  • One said to the other, "What manner of fakir art thou, to shiver at a little watching?

  • What manner of life hast thou led, not to know The Year?

  • And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they, whom you slew in Thabor?

  • The land itself, whether it be good or bad: what manner of cities, walled or without walls: 13:21.

  • And he said to them: What manner of man was he who met you, and spoke these words?

  • And Tobias said: What manner of joy shall be to me, who sit in darkness and see not the light of heaven?

  • I must, I said, go, be it in what manner it might.

  • It was a pleasure to me to see him, though somewhat an embarrassment to hear him immediately lament that we never met, and add that he knew not in what manner to procure himself that pleasure.

  • I begged him to tell me, at least, how it had passed, and in what manner he had brought his scheme about.

  • What manner of cruelty have they applied, what devices or creatures that give pain?

  • What manner of child are you, to so treat your aged parents!

  • What manner of creature dwells in yonder tarn.

  • What manner of creature, and why had it turned away, doing him no harm?

  • Had this intimation concerned any other subject, perhaps the knight would have deliberated with himself in what manner he should take a hint so darkly communicated.

  • In what manner he spent his time in London, it is none of my business to inquire; thof I know pretty well what kind of lives are led by gemmen of your Inns of Court.

  • In truth, not a few proposed going immediately to pay their respects to him, and learn to what manner of mankind he belonged.

  • No one seems to know who or what manner of man he was, and many curious questions have been put to me concerning his origin, the things he did while living, the manner of his death, and what was said of him afterwards.

  • In truth, although he said much about our liberties, and was several times jeered with the question as to what he thought "about niggers," not a few puzzled their brains to find out to what manner of politician he belonged.

  • His tone however was resolute, and his gesture commanding, and the astonished attendants were uncertain in what manner to conduct themselves.

  • And when they had disported and taken solace together, the kinsman of the Soldan asked him concerning the Cid, what manner of man he was.

  • But let us take counsel in what manner we may go forth, so as to receive least hurt, for they are a mighty power, and we can only defeat them by great mastery in war.

  • And they chose out twelve alcades on the one part, and twelve on the other, who should decide in what manner he was bound to perform combat who impeached a Council.

  • He then communicated to them in what manner he had been received, and repeated the denunciations of Feridún, at which the brothers were exceedingly grieved and disappointed.

  • Mihráb again waited on Zál, who received him graciously, and asked him in what manner he could promote his wishes.

  • Zohák was terrified and subdued by this warning, and asked Iblís in what manner he proposed to sacrifice his father.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "what manner" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    attacked them; business done; still holds; what account; what amount; what could; what dost; what doth; what extent; what has been said; what have you got; what king; what makes; what next; what purpose; what really; what reason; what seemeth; what seems; what sort; what time; what went; what will; what would you have; whatever rank; whatsoever thou