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Example sentences for "iest"

Lexicographically close words:
iealousie; iealousies; ielo; ieme; iert; ieune; iewels; iffen; igarape
  1. But there is no doubt but that priests being many times deceiued in iest by the lay men for pastimes sake, haue on the other side more often times beguiled them in earnest.

  2. And when Cortes came into Spayne, Don Pedro de la Cueua would many times laugh and iest with him, saying, From farre places long lies.

  3. Pamfilo de Naruaez made a mockery and iest at his commaundemente, and tooke Prisoner the Notarie whiche came from Cortes with that order, holding Cortes for madde, who made so manye bragges with so small a company.

  4. What, is it a time to iest and dally now.

  5. But harke yee, What cunning match haue you made this iest of the Drawer?

  6. I pray you iest sir as you sit at dinner: I from my Mistris come to you in post: If I returne I shall be post indeede.

  7. Anne the iest how my Father stole two Geese out of a Pen, good Vnckle Shal.

  8. Hold sir, for Gods sake, now your iest is earnest, Vpon what bargaine do you giue it me?

  9. So get you hence in peace: And tell the Dolphin, His Iest will sauour but of shallow wit, When thousands weepe more then did laugh at it.

  10. And by my holy-dam, the pretty wretch lefte crying, & said I: to see now how a Iest shall come about.

  11. Now you talke of a sheet of paper, I remember a pretty iest your daughter told vs of Leon.

  12. Well sir, learne to iest in good time, there's a time for all things S.

  13. Looke you Sir, heere comes your ghostly Father: do we iest now thinke you?

  14. The louely Mother and the Boy, Laught heartily thereat, As at some nimble iest or toy, To heare my homely Chat.

  15. You ol' wolf, on'iest way to beat you to-morreh is to saw all yo' laigs off.

  16. I pray you come, hold vp the iest no higher.

  17. Martin writes merely, because (hee saies) people are carried away sooner with iest than earnest.

  18. Let vs confesse, and turne it to a iest Que.

  19. Well: befall what will befall, Ile iest a tweluemonth in an Hospitall Qu.

  20. We cannot weigh our brother with our selfe, Great men may iest with Saints: tis wit in them, But in the lesse fowle prophanation Luc.

  21. I haue a iest to execute, that I cannot mannage alone.

  22. Tis better said then done, my gratious Lord, I am a subiect fit to iest withall, But far vnfit to be a Soueraigne.

  23. Or did he make the iest against his will.

  24. Then none but I shall turne his iest to sorrow.

  25. Marry after they cloas'd in earnest, they parted very fairely in iest Spee.

  26. Do so, this iest shall cost me some expence.

  27. As you loue stroakes, so iest with me againe: You know no Centaur?

  28. Why iest I in such a necessary perswasiue discourse?

  29. Not a iest had they to keepe their auditors from sleepe but of swill and draffe, yes now and then the seruant put his hand into the dish before his master, and almost choakt himselfe, eating slouenly and rauenously to cause sport.

  30. I will bite thee by the eare for that iest Rom.

  31. Wherewith the king being mooued said, "What thou dunghill knaue, should I iest with thée?

  32. But is this true, or is it else your pleasure, Like pleasant trauailors to breake a Iest Vpon the companie you ouertake?

  33. Nay that you shall not since you haue begun: Haue at you for a better iest or too Bian.

  34. A has a little gald me I confesse: And as the Iest did glaunce awaie from me, 'Tis ten to one it maim'd you too out right Bap.

  35. She saies you haue some goodly Iest in hand, She will not come: she bids you come to her Petr.


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