Thesaurus / 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.
WHAT IS MAN? AND OTHER STORIESMARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMENS)
Do you think I'd give up now, 'n' let the minister see 't my marryin' depended on his say-so?
SUSAN CLEGG AND HER FRIEND MRS. LATHROPANNE WARNER
I was determined that not forever would I take the say-so of others on every phase of the labor problem.
WORKING WITH THE WORKING WOMANCORNELIA STRATTON PARKER
And we've got to give up the farm at his say-so—at any time?
HIRAM THE YOUNG FARMERBURBANK L. TODD
We haven't been served with any contest notices yet, and so we ain't obliged to take their say-so.
THE FLYING U'S LAST STANDB. M. BOWER
"Maybe they took Art Simpson's say-so," remarked the old man, wrinkling his nose.
BLOW THE MAN DOWNHOLMAN DAY
The point is that the average railroad executive buys the electric locomotive upon the “say-so” of the manufacturer.
OUR RAILROADS TO-MORROWEDWARD HUNGERFORD
What's more, he's a certificated man, and his say-so on a nautical observation of longitude would be legal in the courts.
THE BOY WITH THE U.S. MINERSFRANCIS ROLT-WHEELER
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.
CABIN FEVERB. M. BOWER
WORDS RELATED TO SAY-SO
- assessment
- assumption
- attitude
- conception
- conclusion
- conjecture
- estimate
- estimation
- eye
- fancy
- feeling
- guess
- hypothesis
- idea
- imagining
- impression
- inclination
- inference
- judgment
- mind
- notion
- persuasion
- point of view
- postulate
- presumption
- presupposition
- reaction
- say-so
- sentiment
- slant
- speculation
- supposition
- surmise
- suspicion
- take
- theorem
- theory
- thesis
- think
- thought
- view
- viewpoint
- assessment
- assumption
- attitude
- conception
- conclusion
- conjecture
- estimate
- estimation
- eye
- fancy
- feeling
- guess
- hypothesis
- idea
- imagining
- impression
- inclination
- inference
- judgment
- mind
- notion
- persuasion
- point of view
- postulate
- presumption
- presupposition
- reaction
- say-so
- sentiment
- slant
- speculation
- supposition
- surmise
- suspicion
- take
- theorem
- theory
- thesis
- think
- thought
- view
- viewpoint
- ascendancy
- authority
- authorization
- birthright
- clout
- command
- connection
- diadem
- direction
- domination
- dominion
- hegemony
- imperium
- influence
- inside track
- jurisdiction
- law
- leadership
- license
- management
- might
- moxie
- omnipotence
- paramountcy
- predominance
- prerogative
- prestige
- privilege
- regency
- right
- rule
- say-so
- sovereignty
- steam
- strength
- strings
- superiority
- supremacy
- sway
- warrant
- weight
- wire
- ascendancy
- authority
- authorization
- birthright
- clout
- command
- connection
- diadem
- direction
- domination
- dominion
- hegemony
- imperium
- influence
- inside track
- jurisdiction
- law
- leadership
- license
- management
- might
- moxie
- omnipotence
- paramountcy
- predominance
- prerogative
- prestige
- privilege
- regency
- right
- rule
- say-so
- sovereignty
- steam
- strength
- strings
- superiority
- supremacy
- sway
- warrant
- weight
- wire
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