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Example sentences for "crave"

Lexicographically close words:
craues; craueth; crauing; cravat; cravats; craved; cravenly; craves; cravest; craveth
  1. I had had no supper, but was too weary even to crave food, my only desire being to find some place wherein to rest.

  2. To crave the advice and help of others for our souls; and inquire after the will of God, and the way to salvation.

  3. Begin thus to crave the fruit of church discipline thyself; so far shouldst thou be from flying from it, and spurning against it as the desperate, hardened sinners do.

  4. Better it is to die, better to starve,[3032] Than crave the hire which first we do deserve.

  5. But behind these bolts and bars desires grow to a frenzied extreme; they crave in vain to be satisfied.

  6. I cannot forego the privilege of having God in covenant with me for my children as he was with Abraham for his; and I crave some divine seal affixed to it.

  7. Let me enjoy but Thee, what further crave I?

  8. He promised to kill no more or crave to look upon or participate in sexual obscenities with women and, like a few untold times, with men and animals.

  9. They did not crave to progress very much in their technology.

  10. Pèdre, to crave protection for ill treatment, and Pèdre promises to befriend her.

  11. Colmal, daughter of Dunthalmo, dressed as a young warrior, liberated Calthon, and fled with him to Morven, to crave aid in behalf of the captive Colmar.

  12. Lord," said he, "my errand is unto thee, and it is to crave a boon of thee that I come.

  13. I crave but from want, and the boon that I ask is to have this small bag that thou seest filled with meat.

  14. It is to crave from thee the animals that were sent thee from Annwn.

  15. You crave one kiss of my clay-cold lips; But my breath smells earthy strong; If you have one kiss of my clay-cold lips, Your time will not be long.

  16. The only boon, my father dear, That I do crave of the, Is, gin I die in southin lands, In Scotland to bury me.

  17. Then to the king I bowed full low, My love and duty for to show, And so much favour I did crave That I a serving-man's place might have.

  18. One favour he did crave of her, And askd her to lay her down, sir, But he had neither cloth nor sheet, To keep her from the ground, sir.

  19. Lo here we are, twa banishd knights, Come frae our native hame; We're come to crave o thee service, Our king will gie us nane.

  20. May I crave what information your Majesty possesses?

  21. We only now want your Majesty's permission and good leave, which in his Eminence's name I humbly crave for Monsieur de Blenau.

  22. The approach of darkness, with its eerie suggestion of his strange experience of the night before, made him crave the society of his kind.

  23. I need no other proof, and I crave your pardon for my suspicion.

  24. But I have been a trifle remiss, I fear me, and for that I would crave your pardon.

  25. I crave your pardon," he said, and his voice sounded in my ears with a sad familiarity like the echo of our boyhood.

  26. I crave your permission to enter the battery.

  27. You insist that I shall crave a boon at your hands.

  28. I crave Your Majesty's pardon; but, if you can call it to mind, I communicated with you at York the last time you came north, and then set forth fully the position of this Saxon and his followers.

  29. I crave your pardon," said he, hastily doffing his cap.

  30. No choice have I but to speak boldly and far more harshly than is my wish," replied the chamberlain, "and I crave your pardon for saying what I would so gladly leave unsaid.

  31. Your Grace," said he, "I have but obeyed your commands, and all that I crave is to know the pleasure of your Majesty.

  32. Don Luis, I shall have to crave your indulgence to the extent of discharging this fellow and securing another manager who is less of a wild beast and more of a man.

  33. I have much money, but I crave more, and it is all for you, chiquita.

  34. And as a war was soon expected with that kingdom, he found it necessary immediately to apply to France, and to crave the assistance of that ancient ally, during the present distresses of the Scottish nation.

  35. Columbus, after meeting with many repulses from the courts of Portugal and Spain sent his brother Bartholomew to London, in order to explain his projects to Henry, and crave his protection for the execution of them.

  36. I crave your grace's pardon for my want of respect," replied the host.

  37. But the cardinal would not be so repulsed, and sent one of his gentlemen to crave a moment's audience of the king, which with some reluctance was accorded.

  38. If so, I would crave permission to undertake the office.

  39. You glory not; if drops of withered eyes Be not your sport, be just; all that I crave Is but chaste life, or an untainted grave.

  40. Hark, gods, my breath Scorns to crave life, grant but a well-famed death.

  41. The only boon I crave of Heaven is----But to have my honours inherited by a bastard!


  42. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "crave" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    ache; adjure; aim; appeal; apply; ask; aspire; beg; beseech; bespeak; brace; choose; conjure; covet; crave; demand; desire; dream; entreat; envy; fancy; feel; file; hanker; hunger; implore; importune; indent; invoke; itch; long; lust; need; order; pant; pine; plead; pray; request; require; requisition; sigh; solicit; spoil; supplicate; take; thirst; want; way; will; yearn