edifying
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Her calling apparently came when she encountered a goat on the set of her final film, "The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot".
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
"Edifying as the sight must be—" Marie began with smiling lips.
From Married Life The True Romance by Edginton, May
"Edifying, yet entertaining ... faithful portraiture, but ... not in the least like Zola ... undoubtedly readable."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914 by Various
Edifying topics such as these were doubtless handled with greater eloquence than either abstinence, or the mortification of the flesh.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
Edifying, indeed, sir; your comments are not lost.
From The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts by Burgoyne, John
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