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misgive

[mis-giv] / mɪsˈgɪv /




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Dreadfully did my heart then misgive me: I was ready to faint.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 by Richardson, Samuel

"We may both have need for the exercise ere we depart hence, or my thoughts misgive me," replied Mortimer.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John

The look on Bimal's face made my mind misgive me.

From The Home and the World by Tagore, Rabindranath

This, together with some words from Richmond and the cheerfulness of Holland, makes my mind misgive me that we shall still have them created for the Committee.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry

Did you mean to put me to a last test?—or did your hard little heart misgive you at the last moment?

From The Marriage of William Ashe by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

My heart misgave; a sudden fear struck me.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

"I see," nodded Ralph, his lips set firmly, though his heart misgave him.

From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen

And when Amadis saw that so many good knights had been undone his heart misgave him.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

He said he'd come again—he went—and my heart misgave me.

From The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

Her heart misgave her; he was her foster-child—dear to her as her own.

From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Morgan, Louisa

His own mind had long misgiven him on the lawfulness of his marriage.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.

He told me his heart had misgiven him sadly.

From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore

And yet it would have misgiven him more had he allowed himself to be entrapped by Miss Dawkins.

From An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids by Trollope, Anthony

London had always sounded bleak and distant and terrible to her; and her heart had misgiven her at the idea of leaving her aunt.

From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony

Laura dear, my heart has misgiven me from the first.

From Blind Policy by Fenn, George Manville

Despite their misgiving, both Lancaster and Wilson publicly urged their colleagues to ratify the tentative agreement, saying that rejecting it wouldn’t lead to better outcomes.

From Seattle Times Nov. 29, 2023

Her biggest misgiving is the hoodie-wearing persona that might appeal to the working class.

From New York Times Oct. 30, 2022

McHugh said his only misgiving would be if the primary motivation by TB12 is to “create revenue streams for the company, as opposed to getting kids more engaged in physical education.”

From Washington Post Sep. 23, 2022

And it was my primary misgiving about the entire project, right?

From Salon May 29, 2022

Nevertheless, Perry observed with some misgiving the symptoms of fury rearranging Dick’s expression: jaw, lips, the whole face slackened; saliva bubbles appeared at the corners of his mouth.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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