give word
Example Sentences
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Central Command, called the White House residence to give word that within 72 hours there would be a "specific and overwhelming attack to restore justice," as a senior Administration official put it.
From Time Magazine Archive
This vindictive devil will give word at the fort and at every other point along the river.
From The Refugees by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"None of those other boats could have got ashore to give word of the wreck," said the oiler, in a low voice.
From Men, Women, and Boats by Stephen Crane
Then, missing so many of their clan, the head men of Atuona came to Otoputo, and shouted to us to give word of the absent.
From White Shadows in the South Seas by Frederick O'Brien
As Wade understood it, it was a period of truce, and he was careful not to give word or look that might be construed into a violation of terms.
From The Lilac Girl by Ralph Henry Barbour
