Thesaurus / say-so

say-so

EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB

But I pray you, do not accept this law upon my say-so; but diligently examine for yourself.

Do you think I'd give up now, 'n' let the minister see 't my marryin' depended on his say-so?

I was determined that not forever would I take the say-so of others on every phase of the labor problem.

And we've got to give up the farm at his say-so—at any time?

We haven't been served with any contest notices yet, and so we ain't obliged to take their say-so.

"Maybe they took Art Simpson's say-so," remarked the old man, wrinkling his nose.

The point is that the average railroad executive buys the electric locomotive upon the “say-so” of the manufacturer.

What's more, he's a certificated man, and his say-so on a nautical observation of longitude would be legal in the courts.

Folks were right anxious down there, according to the say-so that reached me.

MAVERICKSWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE

Maybe Marie would wish then that she had thought twice about quitting him just on her mother's say-so.

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