misgive
Example Sentences
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Upon this they all listened; and Gan felt his heart misgive him.
From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 by Dante Alighieri
I did tell Berry he'd better stay an' du what Marse Sykes wanted him ter, 'stead of comin' tu der meetin', an' my mind misgive me all day kase he didn't.
From Bricks Without Straw by Tourgée, Albion Winegar
I thought it mighty curus, and my mind misgive me thar was somethin' crooked; but I always pintedly dodges; 'lie-lows to ketch meddlers,' and I went on my way.
From At the Mercy of Tiberius by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
"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
There, sit down, my dear, and don't look so eager, as if you wanted to eat me, or my mind may misgive me, and then I couldn't tell you, a'ter all.
From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by Cooper, James Fenimore
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