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Example Sentences

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“O, swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon / That monthly changes in her circle orb / Lest that thy love prove likewise variable,” Juliet warned Romeo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Lest we forget that Bernie Madoff infamously used his social and country-club networks to recruit investors, running one of the largest “affinity frauds” in history.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Lest you believe it’s about falling in love, she adds later on: “If you think I’m talkin’ ’bout romance / You’re not listening.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Watching from the Mall, Grace Gothard, from Mitcham, made her Union Jack dress draped with the Ghanian flag while Satvinder Cubb, from Chingford made a frock made from two "Lest we forget" scarves.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

Lest they be frightened out of their feathers, a garden separated the birds from the ogres.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine