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Example sentences for "whilom"

Lexicographically close words:
whiles; whilest; whiling; whilk; whill; whilome; whilse; whilst; whim; whimper
  1. Then cried AEneas to Achates true, "Quick, hand me store of weapons; none in vain This arm shall hurl at yon Rutulian crew, Not one of all that whilom knew the stain Of Argive blood upon the Trojan plain.

  2. Amazed, AEneas viewed Tall structures rise, where whilom huts were found, The streets, the gates, the bustle and the sound.

  3. Of these were the whilom Governor of Senaar, a native artillery officer who had been with Hicks Pasha, and Gordon Pasha's native medical attendant.

  4. Quite easily nowadays the remote provinces of the whilom great Egyptian equatorial empire can be reached and governed.

  5. Although he had accepted the invitation he had never for one moment intended that Liane should become Princess d'Auzac until his whilom partner had pronounced it imperative.

  6. Pat looked daggers at his whilom victim, and Mrs. McNally, folding her arms, looked sternly round.

  7. John's whilom indifference had led first to pique on Jinny's part and then to interest.

  8. Then promptly adding the whilom runaways to his own party, he rapidly advanced to make his effort.

  9. Yonder stands the young knight of whom we spake; this is his father, Gilbert Reginald, whilom Lord Falworth, who craves mercy and justice at thy hands.

  10. Merenra, now nomarch of Bubastis, but whilom commander over Israel at Pa-Ramesu, paused one noon with his train at the well.

  11. The whilom assailants of the young man were not so kindly served by the gods to whom they appealed loudly and frequently.

  12. At one time this splendid raiment had swathed an imposing figure, but now the frame was bowed, its whilom comfortable padding fallen away, its parchment-like skin folded and wrinkled and brown.

  13. I doubt not the sorceress hath bewitched him, but he would not rush after a whilom sweetheart to have her look upon a new one.

  14. That Mabel should have admitted acquaintance with the strange and rather shady person who had met me at Richmond was curious enough, but her friendship with Sybil's whilom companion was a fact even more incomprehensible.

  15. And coming to think less favourably of his whilom spiritual mate, it was natural for the poet to tell others of her insincerity and fickleness.

  16. During these five years Lady Kingsborough's whilom governess changed considerably in her views of life and society, her mental characteristics, and her appearance.

  17. In her rage and misery, Gilbert Imlay's whilom mate in Free-Love went one cold and dismal winter's day to the river's side near Putney Bridge.

  18. Possibly his discovery of a Brown Demon in the whilom angelical Miss Hitchener was, in some degree, accountable for his contentment with the wife who promised soon to give him an heir.

  19. Now that he came with steel to defend his life and to seek mine, he appeared to have realized the importance of having keen wits to guide his hand; and so he put his anger from him, and emerged calm and determined from his whilom disorder.

  20. Its whilom expression had been rather one of dismay; for, having believed me dead, he no doubt accounted his wager won, whereas seeing me alive had destroyed that pleasant conviction.

  21. There is no reason to go into the legal points of the incident, or to tell of the vain efforts of Tim O'Brien to save the whilom Bench from this last affront.

  22. Iman Khan, whilom major-domo to many sahibs of high degree, now in his old age factotum to the Eurasian widow and children of a conservancy overseer, asked himself the question boldly.

  23. Janet, thou didst once love me and hadst a fond way of anticipating my desires; but thou hast on a sudden forgotten thine whilom usages.

  24. There passed him several horsemen and a chaise; whether they were his whilom companions of the thicket or not he did not care.

  25. A pretense of reconciliation between Henry and his whilom intimate had recently been brought about.

  26. On our way to Ishpenming we were presented with tickets to the concert of "Blind Tom," the musical prodigy and whilom slave boy, through whose God-given talent the former master had amassed quite a fortune.

  27. The whilom steward’s son recognized the brightly-flowered curtains, the figures on the carpet, and even an old arm-chair ensconced wherein he had read many a novel in secret.

  28. Why should she, the daughter of Colonel Castleton, the grand-niece of an earl, be engaged in posing for what evidently was meant to be a commercial product of this whilom artist?

  29. She tried to imagine the scene that had been enacted there with gentle, lovable Hetty Glynn and her whilom husband as the principal characters.

  30. On reaching the Place de la Revolution, her looks turned towards the Jardin National, whilom Tuileries; her face at that moment gave signs of lively emotion.

  31. Vernal Equinox, at midnight for the meridian of Paris, in the year whilom Christian 1792, from that moment shall the New Era reckon itself to begin.

  32. Whilom thy ancestors invaded France; with fight they there won immense possessions; so awhile they there lived, and afterwards they it lost.

  33. Then was it accomplished that Merlin whilom said, that mickle care should be of Arthur's departure.

  34. But whilom was a sage hight Merlin; he said with words--his sayings were sooth--that an Arthur should yet come to help the English.

  35. Then was it in sooth found, what Merlin whilom said, that Rome should for Arthur fall in fire, and the walls of stone quake and fall.

  36. Then was it there come to pass, that Merlin whilom said: "Wretched shalt thou be, Winchester!

  37. For whilom the Rome-people conquered all the land, and afterwards they losed the land with fight; and I with fight it won, and with fight will hold.

  38. Shenstone adopted-- "And here trim Rosmarin that whilom crowned The daintiest garden of the proudest peer.

  39. Sam cheerfully, in response to this hint, leading the way towards his whilom retreat.

  40. I cried, regarding my whilom friend with intense loathing as he stood before us, his face a ghastly hue.

  41. Because of my confidential position as secretary to the Earl of Warnham, it was apparent that Ella, with the assistance of my whilom friend Dudley and the encouragement of her mother, had conspired to hold me beneath her spell.


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