indispose

Example Sentences

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This reflection tended to repress the inclination he would otherwise have felt for cultivating her society, but it did not indispose him to benefit her in a certain way.

From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden

A little more mirth than is needful will indispose us for prayer.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

May not some persons even entertain the apprehension, that it will indispose them to such pursuits?

From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by James, Eighth Earl of Elgin

But I am afraid it will indispose her to ask any favors of Mr. Keller, or to associate herself with his personal concerns.

From Jezebel's Daughter by Collins, Wilkie

"Yass'm," persisted the waiter, "he dah now, in bed; slightly indispose'."

From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by Cable, George Washington