bemean
Example Sentences
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He was fighting for his life, and no eye could bemean that effort.
From The Strength of the Pines by Marshall, Edison
Everything is so foul already that surely it is not worth while to bemean ourselves any further by attempting to gloss over the filth!”
From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
“I shouldn’t bemean myself to speak to her, if I was you, Joseph,” said his wife.
From A Little World by Fenn, George Manville
He would bemean himself sufficiently to overlook Frau's caddishness.
From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Henry, Stuart Oliver
If I wanted to bemean myself, could n't I cast up somethin' you would n't like to be minded of?
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
