betide
Example Sentences
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Woe betide the grounds passholder who shows up at the “wrong” entrance; you may be made to walk several blocks, though several on Monday attempted to argue with U.N. police.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022
"Woe betide you if you were a preacher and you misquoted," Lord Sentamu says.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2022
Woe betide the civic leader in a company town who threatens to buck the company’s interests.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2022
“Woe betide those who clapped him as a saint.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2019
Nay, nay, whatever may now betide in war, my line too is ending, even the House of the Stewards has failed.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing betide
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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The Jungle Book
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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