bemean
Example Sentences
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You and me's in different walks of life, and it's my bounden duty to see as you don't bemean yourself.
From The Ffolliots of Redmarley by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)
If I wanted to bemean myself, could n't I cast up somethin' you would n't like to be minded of?
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
He was fighting for his life, and no eye could bemean that effort.
From The Strength of the Pines by Marshall, Edison
“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
“I shouldn’t bemean myself to speak to her, if I was you, Joseph,” said his wife.
From A Little World by Fenn, George Manville
