Example Sentences

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Ecclesiastes 11:1: “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

He said the Eleventh Commandment of the Bible should be "thou shalt not be indifferent".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

“When I do it, I'm trying not to be holier than thou in every way that I can. And I fail at that a fair amount.”

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

“I shall be gone straight away. Stay thou here for safety and to rest.”

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli