espial

Example Sentences

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She did not intend an espial upon Anthony; the question was born of pain and bewilderment.

From A Man's Hearth by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)

Her system of espial is even more minute and irritating than that of Russia.

From The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

The system of espial, too, was carried out with increased severity.

From The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France by Yonge, Charles Duke

Then wisdom altered its method and spoke of espial and discovery.

From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar

Some regarded it as an act of espial, and much foolish talk arose about the covenanters and persecution and martyrdom.

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George