emend
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Bowman lived in New York, and had no children—surely it wasn’t much to ask for him to emend a plan?
From The New Yorker • Jan. 2, 2019
In his 1897 novel, “An Antarctic Mystery,” he saw fit to emend Poe, rescuing Pym from the boiling sea only to kill him off on a lodestone mountain.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 17, 2017
But writers also seem driven to confront, reinterpret and emend the canon.
From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2013
The final bill that President Roosevelt took down the Potomac was still studded with question marks and blank spaces for him to emend.
From Time Magazine Archive
A fair analogy would be the case of a chemist or engineer who had recently begun to dabble in Greek in his spare moments, and who should undertake to emend the text of Sophocles.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
Vocabulary lists containing emend
The Vocabulary.com Top 1000
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
300 Most Difficult "SAT" Words
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
