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Example sentences for "commission from"

  • It will be remembered that in 1859 the novelist gave sittings for his portrait by Mr. Frith, which was painted as a commission from Forster, by whom it was bequeathed to the Nation.

  • She spoke in French, which no one present understood, but it was evident from her manner that she was insisting on something which the poor child was vehemently, yet respectfully and tenderly opposing.

  • In 1642 the ship of Richard Ingle, from London, had been seized by Governor Brent, of Maryland, acting under a commission from Charles I.

  • Higgins tells Cooke that 'Connell holds a commission from France (a Colonel's).

  • In 1804 the Irish legion was formed by Napoleon, and McMahon got a commission from Berthier.

  • In the early part of 1677 a Scotchman, named James Browne, with a commission from M.

  • Two buccaneers with a commission from Modyford, an Englishman named Thurston and a mulatto named Diego, flouted his offer of pardon, continued to prey upon Spanish shipping, and carried their prizes to Tortuga.

  • Ingle had a commission from Parliament, to relieve the planters in Maryland, by furnishing them arms, &c.

  • Under the 8th section, those men who were not citizens of the United States, are, of course, protected by a commission from a Government de facto.

  • And the other is, whether this indictment is supported as under a commission from any person whatever?

  • Now let us see whether this commission supports the allegation of its being a commission from a private person.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "commission from" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    assert their; cash crops; commission from; commissioned officer; commissioned officers; commissioned officers and men; commissioned officers and privates; commissioners appointed; extort money; first reading; full blast; illegitimate child; infinite goodness; internal improvement; local administration; members elected; our common; persons unknown; phallic worship; pyrogallic acid; strong sense; tell you; these times; this also; two days; whatsoever thou