dwarf

Example Sentences

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Poverty cannot degrade, nor ignorance bedwarf, nor persecution crush, nor dungeon enthral the free, glad spirit of a child of God, erect in its regenerate strength, and rich in its eternal hopes and heritage.

From The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works by Bunyan, John

Then Perion perceived that love may be a power so august as to bedwarf consideration of the man and woman whom it sways.

From Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship by Cabell, James Branch