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Example sentences for "inflicted upon"

  • The mistress told her it was, and said that she had made the severe whipping of this aged woman a subject of prayer, and that she believed she had done right to have it inflicted upon her.

  • If such a person slays a man of equal or lower caste, other suitable punishments shall be inflicted upon him.

  • My poisoned arrows will find the flaw, and upon him shall be avenged every pang that you have inflicted upon my bleeding heart.

  • Monsieur Louvois will assuredly have you punished for your presumption; but before he hears of your insolence toward him, you shall be chastised for the injuries you have inflicted upon me.

  • You are treacherous and cruel; but, abhor you as I may for the misery you have inflicted upon me, I do believe you to be one degree above a bravo.

  • If a fine is inflicted upon a man which he cannot pay, and for which his friends are unwilling to give security, he shall be imprisoned and otherwise dishonoured.

  • Severe sufferings will be inflicted upon Him in carrying out His ministry.

  • Sufferings, heavier than ever befel any man, shall be inflicted upon Him.

  • They even went so far as to assert that St. John[2] spoke of the penalty of fire to be inflicted upon heretics.

  • But all suspicion of pretended dishonour is quite eliminated by the assertion of the most unfortunate woman, which was made in the very face of death, after many severe wounds had been inflicted upon her by her husband.

  • Otherwise the torture of the vigil never could be inflicted upon noblemen, priests, and men in religious office upon whom an infamous penalty cannot be inflicted.

  • But still less can such capital punishment be inflicted upon Guido on the pretext that he assembled armed men, contrary to the rule of the Apostolic Constitutions and Banns.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    accept battle; although many; angled triangle; boiled custard; drive them; equal length; external characters; external objects; general confession; immense army; important source; inflicted upon; mighty well; moderately warm; nothing would; scrambled eggs; small people; such was; taking her; thought very; twelfth part; winged woodpecker