exigences
Example Sentences
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Miss Lillah McCarthy sacrificed something of her personality to the exigences of a flaxen chevelure.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 18, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
The most striking lines, the most eloquent tirades, arise less from the exigences of the drama than from the constant desire of the poet to give expression to his love of Provence.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred
His weakness was not, however, shared by the ladies who, having him fast in their grips, knelt, under the exigences of the situation, beside him.
From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William
He recovered his composure hurriedly, as the exigences of the situation were such that one could readily forget a little inconvenience when one’s life was at stake.
From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis
Similar historical relations and similar national exigences of the time bind us to Italy.
From William of Germany by Shaw, Stanley
