imbrue

Example Sentences

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In another minute," said Berry, "I shall imbrue this omelet with tears.

From Jonah and Co. by Yates, Dornford

He took a comprehensive glance about the room; then, extracting a dish from the closet, proceeded to imbrue his hands in the strawberries' blood.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 by Various

What! shall we have incision? shall we imbrue?

From King Henry IV, Part 2 by Shakespeare, William

This strange affray, What can it mean, magnanimous Prince? would you So bright a blade imbrue In blood that age already doth congeal?

From Life Is a Dream by MacCarthy, Denis Florence

Men generally do not specially desire to imbrue their hands in the blood of other men.

From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony