clamant

Example Sentences

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I remember dwelling in imagination upon this or that dish till my mouth watered; and long before we got in for the night my appetite was a clamant, instant annoyance.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

Equally clamant was the need of information and instruction.

From The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by MacMechan, Archibald

The fallen aristocrat still clinging to his pointless distinction is surely the most pitiful creature of pretence in all this clamant universe.

From Tales of Space and Time by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Yells and loud whistles rose clamant in the air, and his own name was shouted to and fro.

From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur

All we had was paid for in cash at the time, and there were so many clamant uses for cash.

From A Prisoner in Turkey by Still, John