assiduities

Example Sentences

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But, in spite of this precaution, they could not escape the assiduities of some gay men of fashion, who knew Glenmurray and admired his companion; and Adeline at length suspected that Glenmurray was jealous.

From Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter by Opie, Amelia Alderson

To this interesting object all her assiduities and time are religiously devoted.

From Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World by Anonymous

If father and mother possess æsthetic sensibilities, these are offended probably by the plainness and the lack of graces in their offspring—bye-products merely of their economic assiduities.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella

For his sake dowagers mince in white and silver, and at times he has to take to his bed to protect himself from their assiduities.'

From Parson Kelly by Lang, Andrew

The tender assiduities of birds in their attachments is no less remarkable than their courage in defence of their mates and young ones.

From The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest by Anonymous