tarry at

Example Sentences

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Nay, let the maids go; I’ll tarry at home.

From One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

Some things also she commanded for the children, who were to tarry at Windsor during her absence.

From Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

"Come," Jesus said, "I must abide And tarry at thy house with thee."

From The Mountain Spring and Other Poems by Glass, Nannie R.

I waited for news that the ship was ready to sail, till delay made me heartsick, and I could tarry at rest no longer.

From Silent Struggles by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

Three days shalt thou tarry at the abode of the bishop; then, purified and absolved, the ordeal will be given thee.

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster