tarry over
Example Sentences
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Long did bewhiskered Frenchmen tarry over their Amer Picon discussing the significance of the latest hitch in the "affaires" of the Rumanian romancer.
From Time Magazine Archive
He does not tarry over the foreign territory, nor does he hurry.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William
Truly, said Sir Lamorak, and I will abide here with you; and when ye ride, then will I ride, unless that ye tarry over long; then will I take my horse.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Malory, Thomas, Sir
We need not tarry over the painful, touching scene oft-told, and felt sooner or later in every home.
From Alvira, the Heroine of Vesuvius by O'Reilly, A. J. (Augustine J.)
At length Melchoir's star seemed to tarry over the spire of a gothic church, into which the people were going in throngs.
From Christmas Stories And Legends by Curtiss, Phebe A.
