pretermit

Example Sentences

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Still the Inquisition did not entirely pretermit its labors.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

And thus I am, as you see me, returned to my former occupation, which I shall never again pretermit upon any motion of magnanimity.

From Idonia: A Romance of Old London by Wallis, Arthur F.

But fear was too weak a counsellor for her to pretermit either her composure or her pleasures.

From The Golden Dog by Kirby, William

He greeted me with a brief nod and a grim smile, but did not pretermit his paternal functions.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 by Various

The convention did not pretermit the duty of reiterating those principles, and you will find them prominently set forth in the resolutions it adopted.

From Sketches and Studies by Hawthorne, Nathaniel