misgive
Example Sentences
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So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts, What may befall him to his harm and ours.--SHAKESPEARE.
From The Herd Boy and His Hermit by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
This, together with some words from Richmond and the cheerfulness of Holland, makes my mind misgive me that we shall still have them created for the Committee.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry
That would be briefer and better—and perhaps Leo's heart would misgive him—perhaps . . . but in any case, anything must be better than this suspense.
From A Bride of the Plains by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
I am but a blind thing, Dame Maude; yet this match of the Lady Custance doth sorely misgive me.”
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah
He searched the air like Nisus the forest in his quest of Euryalus, and his mind began to misgive him.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Sill, Louise Morgan