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attaint

[uh-taynt] / əˈteɪnt /


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Thou canst attaint even those among the watch Of most integrity, and teach even those To waver who had thought to waver never.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Joost van den Vondel

"Do these reasons attaint, in any way, the honor, probity, or conduct of Monsieur John Lebrenn?" asked the young girl unfalteringly.

From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Eug?ne Sue

The birds methinks tune naught but moan, The winds breathe naught but bitter plaint, The beasts forsake their dens to groan; Birds, winds, and beasts, what doth my loss your powers attaint?

From Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia by Martha Foote Crow

No attaint lies, nor can a new trial be awarded.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

And the knight was inclined to attaint his lady for a certain cruelty in the matter; she was being something less than fair to the Unspeakable Perk.

From The Unspeakable Perk by Samuel Hopkins Adams


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