give word
Example Sentences
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Central Command, called the White House residence to give word that within 72 hours there would be a "specific and overwhelming attack to restore justice," as a senior Administration official put it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well then, gentlemen"--and now he stood free of Woodhull--"ye both give word ye'll make no break till we tell ye?
From The Covered Wagon by Hough, Emerson
Yet he dared not give word openly, thus betraying his presence, for it was necessary that he maintain his liberty during the next hour at all hazards.
From The Spoilers by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
Lie low!" quoth Tressady, rising, "Bide still all and let no man stir till I give word.
From Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Farnol, Jeffery
As Wade understood it, it was a period of truce, and he was careful not to give word or look that might be construed into a violation of terms.
From The Lilac Girl by Barbour, Ralph Henry
