The new ruler unlike his father made no effort to win the affections of his subjects in the Netherlands, or to attach them to himself by bonds of loyalty.
For this reason he became a general favourite, and did much to win the good- will of those who felt themselves rebelled by the harshness of the dictator.
There came three merry men from south, west, and north, Ever more sing the roundelay; To win the Widow of Wycombe forth, And where was the widow might say them nay?
I go, like a true knight, to win the smiles of beauty.
All else was forgotten in the common purpose to "win the war.
To win the blessing of a truly lordly prelate, a man must journey to Bamberg or to Wurzburg.
And Medeia thought of Jason and his brave countenance, and said, 'If there was one among them who knew no fear, I could show him how to win the fleece.
Show us but how towin the fleece, and come with us, and you shall be my queen, and rule over the rich princes of the Minuai, in Iolcos by the sea.
Show us first how to win the fleece; for you can do it.
Had I the grace towin the grace Of childhood, loving shy, apart, The child should find a nearer place, And teach me resting on my heart.
Had I the grace to win the grace Of maiden living all above, My soul would trample down the base, That she might have a man to love.
Had I the grace to win the grace Of some old man in lore complete, My face would worship at his face, And I sit lowly at his feet.
The dwarf answers that he thinks it must be the son of the woman who died long ago in the forest, who will kill the dragon and win the treasure.
The Father of the Gods has avenged the broken promise; he has killed the hero whom he loved, and now he turns for one moment toward the robber whom he has helped to win the fight.
He feels sure that if he sings one of the shoemaker's songs he cannot fail to win the prize, and he makes the shoemaker promise that, whatever happens, he will not claim the song as his.
His breath was on his shoulders, as the plain He lightly skimm'd; the Greeks with eager shouts Still cheering, as he strain'd to win the prize.
We want this airship to win the prize, and get ahead of the one your nephew is building.
But this story only concerns Dick Hamilton's airship, and the attempt of himself, and his Uncle Ezra, to win the prize, and I have space for no more than a mere mention of the other contestants.
He started after we did, and if he gets to San Francisco ahead of us, and with only two landings, he'll win the prize.
I intend to have a good time in this craft, even if I don't win the prize.
The disinherited son reformed his life very soon after the breach between himself and his father, and was lucky enough to win theaffections of Sir Oswald Eversleigh's sister.
In the hour of his poverty and degradation it had been a triumph for him to win the devotion of a woman whom many men--men better than himself--had loved in vain.
He broke into a canter, and presently was riding by the side of Miss Graham, who did not fail to praise the beauty of "Niagara" in a manner calculated to win the heart of Niagara's rider.
It must needs be my fate, since women with less claim to be loved than I possess are so happy as to win the devotion of good and brave men.
I know not, for now no longer, as of old, are men eager to win the renown of noble deeds, nay, they are the slaves of gain!
And ye did not well, in that to win the wives of others ye perverted him with gifts of oxen, and mules, and other wealth, and so won wedlock by bribes.
I'll win the heiress, but first two persons must cease to breathe.
She had once tried desperately to win theattention of the young engineer.
He'd been jilted he said, by you, and I told him right for ever trying to win the heart of a rich girl.
You were in a hurry to win the reward--I forgive you, sir.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "win the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
