vehemence
Example Sentences
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Moore was an exceedingly healthy normal young man, strongly attracted towards the other sex, but exempt from any vehemences of passion.
From Thomas Moore by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
But he was absorbed in his own reflections, and gave only half an ear to the gasping vehemences which Mr. Daffy poured forth for the next ten minutes.
From The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories by Gissing, George
Were there not truth in this observation, is it possible that my brother and sister could make their very failings, their vehemences, of such importance to all the family?
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 by Richardson, Samuel
She brought to it ardours and vehemences that she would never have allowed to love.
From The Three Brontës by Sinclair, May
She was herself the heart of the charmed circle, poised in the ultimate unspeakable stillness, beyond death, beyond birth, beyond the movements, the vehemences, the agitations of the world.
From The Flaw in the Crystal by Sinclair, May
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A Tale of Two Cities
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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The Joy Luck Club
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