bemean

Example Sentences

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Why," said she, "I would not bemean myself to open the door to such.

From The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney by Tilney, Frederick Colin

"I wouldn't bemean myself," countered Horace loftily, and didn't.

From Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life by Wren, Percival Christopher

“Which you’d best fetch this gentleman a light, Master Antony,” said cook; “for I ain’t going to bemean myself.”

From The Story of Antony Grace by Fenn, George Manville

"Nothing of the kind," cried Lavinia, furious that her mother should think she would so bemean herself.

From Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' by Pearce, Charles Edward

Surely we need no further bemean and befoul ourselves!

From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor