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Example sentences for "eschewe"

Lexicographically close words:
escheat; escheated; escheator; escheats; eschew; eschewed; escheweth; eschewing; eschue; esclavage
  1. Another conjugation of two verbes together, that is to say, I serche in englishe, and because I wyll eschewe prolixite, I wyll touche but the synguler nombre of every tense.

  2. But for to eschewe prolixite, we shal tourne him but VI maner ways in every persone.

  3. Besides this, it becometh everie honest gentleman, to eschewe those wordes that have no honest meaning.

  4. What thing is thanne this power, that may nat 20 don awey the bytinges of bisinesse, ne eschewe the prikkes of drede?

  5. And ther thow woost that I have ought miswent, Eschewe thou that, for swich thing to thee scole is; Thus ofte wyse men ben war by folis.

  6. And if this myght make hym to knowe the better hym self and put hym in remembrauns what tyme he hath lost, and hough he hath leved in idelnes, and that he coud for this eschewe to do so heraftir, it myght fortune for his best.

  7. Item, if ye pas London, send me ageyn my chene and the litill chene that I lent you be for, be sum trusty person; and if ye wull have my good wille, eschewe such thyngis as I spake to you of last in owr parisch chirch.

  8. I have no power you to do grevaunce, Nor to punisshe non other creature; But, to eschewe the more encomberaunce, 775 To kepe us from you al, I holde it sure.

  9. Good is t'eschewe werre, and nathelees A king may make werre upon his right; 65 For of bataile the fynal ende is pees; Thus stant the lawe, that a worthy knight Upon his trouthe may go to the fight.

  10. And therfore is it more nede that thou eschewe and drede flatereres than any other peple.

  11. And over alle thing men oghten eschewe to cursen hir children, and yeven to the devel hir engendrure, as ferforth as in hem is; certes, it is greet peril and greet sinne.

  12. And eek thou most eschewe the conseilling of hem that been thy servants, and beren thee greet reverence; for peraventure they seyn it more for drede than for love.

  13. And Caton seith: "avyse thee wel, and eschewe the wordes of swetnesse and of plesaunce.

  14. And as wel as ye wolde eschewe to be called an avaricious man or chinche, / as wel sholde ye kepe yow and governe yow in swich a wyse that men calle yow nat fool-large.

  15. Thou shalt eek eschewe the conseilling of alle flatereres, swiche as enforcen hem rather to preise your persone by flaterye than for to telle yow the sothfastnesse of thinges.

  16. And eek thou shalt eschewe the conseilling of thyne olde enemys that been reconsiled.

  17. Thou shalt also eschewe the conseilling of yong folk; for hir conseil is nat rype.

  18. A man that is in a droppinge hous in many places, though he eschewe the droppinge in o place, it droppeth on him in another place; so fareth it by a chydinge wyf.

  19. And for ther is gret peril in werre, therfore sholde a man flee and eschewe werre, in as muchel as a man may goodly.

  20. Thou shalt also eschewe the conseiling of folk that been dronkelewe; for they ne can no conseil hyde.

  21. The thridde is, for to eschewe lecherye and vileinye.

  22. First ye shul eschewe the conseilling of foles; for Salomon seith: "taak no conseil of a fool, for he ne can noght conseille but after his owene lust and his affeccioun.


  23. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "eschewe" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.