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Sentences ending with withstand

That which ye love ye shall teach, and that which ye teach ye shall defend; and if your love be a true love your teaching shall be a great teaching, and your sword a strong sword which none may withstand. [11]
Jopp's superior height gave him an advantage in a close grip; the strength of his gorilla-like arms was difficult to withstand. [11]

Short sentences using withstand

No public can withstand magnanimity. [5]
I could never withstand distress. [5]

More example sentences with the word withstand in them

He could not withstand the strength of my fingers--they were like steel upon his throat. [11]
How could she withstand the charm of his keen knowledge of the world, the fascination of his temperament, the alluring eloquence of his frank wickedness? [11]
So it was with Cynthia leaning against the entry wall, her arms full length in front of her, and her hands clasped as she prayed for strength to withstand the temptation. [9]
I knew I was awake now and free from the spell, for no spell can withstand this exorcism. [5]
But Barbara was warned and, difficult as it often was for her to withstand the humble entreaties to which the old lady in waiting frequently condescended, persisted in her refusal. [10]
The surprised inhabitants tried to defend their well-fortified city, but the citizens' strength could not withstand the furious assault of the well-drilled, booty-seeking army. [10]
Beauty cannot withstand tortures such as those which have been imposed on me--barely can life remain. [10]
I have had to withstand the attack of a madman, and hear a horrible curse from his lips. [10]
My father, unable to overcome his fatal shyness by any effort of will, had not the courage to withstand this unfairness until he was called home by his mother for his twenty-fifth birthday, and made use of the elixir. [10]
Valmond was in the grasp of a giant, and, struggle as he might, he could not withstand the powerful arms of his assailant. [11]
He felt instinctively that if the hussars struck at the French dragoons now, the latter could not withstand them, but if a charge was to be made it must be done now, at that very moment, or it would be too late. [2]
But as her poor body was too fragile to withstand all the trouble which had come upon her, she had a violent attack of fever, and a few hours ago death stretched its hand towards her. [10]
Only the strongest men can withstand it, only reformers who are such in deed, and not alone in name, can snap their fingers at it, and liken it to the crackling of thorns under a pot. [9]
It would no longer have been able to withstand the onset of a hostile age. [7]
An old miner, like Higbie, could no more withstand the fascination of a mysterious mining excitement like this "cement" foolishness, than he could refrain from eating when he was famishing. [5]
To speak truth, I looked for a worse reception, and came steeled to withstand it. [9]
If the Lord Himself did not fight in the ranks of the wretched bondmen and shepherds who were quarrelling and disputing around her, how were they to withstand the well-trained and equipped hosts of the Egyptians, with their horses and chariots? [10]
It is a great people that can withstand great prosperity. [4]
With all respect for those ancient Israelites, I can not overlook the fact that they were not always virtuous enough to withstand the seductions of a golden calf. [5]
When you stand expecting the overstrained string to snap at any moment, when everyone is expecting the inevitable catastrophe, as many as possible must join hands as closely as they can to withstand the general calamity. [2]
He saw the dragoons near and that they were galloping in disorder; he knew they could not withstand an attack--knew there was only that moment and that if he let it slip it would not return. [2]
Then, no longer able to withstand his own burning curiosity, he questioned her in turn. [13]
Sinnet fought like a panther for safety, but no sane man's strength could withstand the demoniacal energy that bent and crushed him. [11]

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