misprize

Example Sentences

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But now the Atridae to a cunning knave, My exploits misprized, have surrendered them.

From Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles by Smith, Goldwin

At the instant of seeing, came that swift and mighty revulsion that follows surely when we have misprized and misunderstood those dear to us.

From The Power and the Glory by Keller, Arthur Ignatius

Within the perspective of the street but three shapes stirred; Lanyard and the girl in the shadow of the wall, and a disconsolate, misprized cat that promptly decamped like a terror-stricken ghost.

From The Lone Wolf A Melodrama by Vance, Louis Joseph

He glared at her insultingly and, torn by that great passion that comes from devotion misprized and sacrifice rewarded with scorn, she leapt up to hurl back the truth.

From Rimrock Jones by Coolidge, Dane

The once uncanny, misprized, even accursed city, since surnamed Montpellier-le-Vieux, from a fancied resemblance to Montpellier, is now very differently regarded by its humble owners.

From The Roof of France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda