misgive
Example Sentences
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Why does my heart misgive? & scalding tears, That should but mourn, now prophecy her loss?
From Proserpine and Midas by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
“Did not your mind misgive you yet?” asks Eubolus.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
As my time drew nearer, and there got to be talk of my having a new coat for the ceremony, my mind began to misgive me.
From The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie
There was something in this reply and the tone in which it was uttered that made the baron's heart misgive him; but he rallied his forces and repeated his hospitable entreaties.
From The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Irving, Washington
My heart misgive me—I would't a done it.
From The Old Homestead by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
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