commination

Example Sentences

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There was more than unveiling of the weakness of any human policy or party; the letter was in part a commination of individual conduct.

From Lewis Rand by Johnston, Mary

He's cursed me forever—Put it all down in black and white—a regular commination service.

From The Incomplete Amorist by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

Even the bishops and abbots of Norman blood disregarded the commination, and remained staunch to Harold.

From Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The probability seems to be that, besides collecting from all sources known to him, the pedler had hired an able artist for the production of original poems of commination.

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George

"Oh, hang Professor Wildmarsh!" said Keniston, softening the commination with a smile.

From Crucial Instances by Wharton, Edith