abide
Example Sentences
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Dunk, a hedge knight who cannot abide the strong preying on the weak, might have intervened regardless of his romantic feelings for Tanselle, the Dornish puppet master who treated him kindly.
From Salon
Over the years, MPs have generally abided by that approach - sometimes grudgingly.
From BBC
But he really regards that responsibility very highly and he abides by that.
Yoshizawa and Yokohama bring abiding tenderness to their characters’ friendship while refusing to allow either protagonist to be reduced to a simple set of qualities.
From Los Angeles Times
Big picture: Large and never-ending U.S. trade deficits are like “The Dude” in the cult-classic movie “The Big Lebowski”: They abide, high tariffs or not.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
