INSCRIBE in a Sentence
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24 example sentences for INSCRIBE, such as:
1. I told the jeweler to inscribe the ring with my name.
2. The volume had been personally inscribed by the author.
3. There was a card on each door with a guest's name inscribed thereon.
4. Inside the cover someone had inscribed the words 'To Thomas, with love'.
5. The prize winners each receive a book with their names inscribed on the first page.
2. The volume had been personally inscribed by the author.
3. There was a card on each door with a guest's name inscribed thereon.
4. Inside the cover someone had inscribed the words 'To Thomas, with love'.
5. The prize winners each receive a book with their names inscribed on the first page.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of INSCRIBE
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inscribe
v. address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
v. write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
Classic Sentence: (18 in 2 pages)
1 It is a fine name to inscribe on my ledgers, and my cashier was quite proud of it when I explained to him who the Cavalcanti were.
2 On the ancient monuments of barbarism and despotism I will inscribe great words of justice and mercy.
3 On its back was pasted a strip of coarse brown wrapping paper, inscribed in pale homemade ink.
4 She then wrote out a cheque for Trenor, and placing it, without an accompanying word, in an envelope inscribed with his name, laid the two letters side by side on her desk.
5 Even his cuff-buttons were engraved with hieroglyphics, and he was more inscribed than an Egyptian obelisk.
6 Its mystic imagery are so many talismans and gems inscribed with unknown hieroglyphics; she folds them in her bosom, and expects to read them when she passes beyond the veil.
7 He then called for his horses, drove to the Chamber, and inscribed his name to speak against the budget.
8 On the front of the monument was inscribed: "The families of Saint-Meran and Villefort," for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renee, Valentine's mother.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 105. The Cemetery of Pere-la-Chaise.
Context Highlight In Chapter 105. The Cemetery of Pere-la-Chaise.
9 Two large slabs of marble, on which were inscribed their names, were placed on either side of a little enclosure, railed in, and shaded by four cypress-trees.
10 These Seven Commandments would now be inscribed on the wall; they would form an unalterable law by which all the animals on Animal Farm must live for ever after.
11 Napoleon approved of this poem and caused it to be inscribed on the wall of the big barn, at the opposite end from the Seven Commandments.
12 Finally I heard a click, the broad green door swung open, and inside I had a glimpse of a number of paper packets, each tied, sealed, and inscribed.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
13 Saint Didorus, Archbishop of Cappadocia, desired that this single word might be inscribed on his tomb: Acarus, which signifies, a worm of the earth; this was done.
14 Under each capital letter were inscribed names followed by very characteristic notes.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—FACTS WHENCE HISTORY SPRINGS AND WHICH HISTORY ...
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—FACTS WHENCE HISTORY SPRINGS AND WHICH HISTORY ...
15 He had a pocket-book about him; the same one which had contained the note-book in which he had inscribed so many thoughts of love for Cosette.
Example Sentence:
1 I told the jeweler to inscribe the ring with my name.
2 The volume had been personally inscribed by the author.
3 There was a card on each door with a guest's name inscribed thereon.
4 Inside the cover someone had inscribed the words 'To Thomas, with love'.
5 The prize winners each receive a book with their names inscribed on the first page.
6 Tolkien (a more talented draughtsman than most of his imitators) provided the beautiful hand-inked maps that folded out of the original three hardback volumes of The Lord of the Rings, inscribed in his own strange, archaic handwriting.