bidden

Example Sentences

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As hundreds of peaceful protesters marched through the streets of downtown Detroit last week, there was a sense of resigned inevitability surrounding Jay Bidden and K.K.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2020

Bidden and unbidden, Jimmy Carter has also stepped in at crucial moments.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bidden then was Kriemhild / forth unto the king to go.

From The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original by Needler, George Henry

Bidden to take the dead stoker's place, "he was just fool enough to do what he was told to do."

From The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)

Bidden to enter by the strong voice within, she braced herself a little, and opened the door....

From V. V.'s Eyes by Harrison, Henry Sydnor