tarry at

Example Sentences

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He showed them his hands and his feet, told them to handle him, and ate before them; directed them to tarry at Jerusalem till they were endued with power from on high.

From The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules by Lisle, Lionel

Anxious to return to Quebec as soon as possible, with the tidings of their glorious achievement, they made no tarry at the many villages which were scattered along the banks.

From The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

I am permitted to tarry at none of them.

From Cities of the Dawn by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

“If he hath no better Gospel than this to preach to God’s tried servants, he might as well tarry at home.”

From Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Holt, Emily Sarah

Nay, let the maids go; I’ll tarry at home.

From One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)