dissever
Example Sentences
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But—and I forbear to lead up to it artistically—I dissever myself from your chariot wheels.
From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Still shall the valour, love, and truth, That shone on Scotland's early youth, From Scotland ne'er dissever; The Shamrock, Rose, and Thistle stern Shall wave around her Wallace cairn, And bless the brave for ever!
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
May thy rich bounties ever To wedded love be shown, And no rude hand dissever Whom thou hast linked in one.
From Hymns for Christian Devotion Especially Adapted to the Universalist Denomination by Chapin, E. H. (Edwin Hubbell)
You attempt to live your life on one side only, to dissever that which was made for unity, and calamity comes to crush you.
From Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles by Sullivan, W. R. Washington
Perhaps, if I dissever and explain the word, it may enable even my English readers in some degree to approach a successful attempt at its pronunciation.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
Vocabulary lists containing dissever
Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 2
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Selection Vocabulary 4, Unit 1
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