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Example sentences for "might still"

  • He might still, by a well timed and useful treason, earn his pardon from the foes of the government.

  • Yet he might still, with some chance of success, have appealed to the patriotic spirit of his subjects against an invader.

  • Side-note: Even if Plato himself saw through these subtleties, he might still choose to impose and to heap up difficulties in the way of a forward affirmative aspirant.

  • If however we suppose that Plato must have had the key present to his own mind, he might still think it right to employ, in such a dialogue, reasonings recognised by himself as defective.

  • Of course, if the matter had not to do with Cocheforet, it was no affair of mine; but though it seemed unlikely that anything could bring him back so soon, he might still be at the bottom of this.

  • One hour of triumph I might still have; I hugged the thought of it as a gambler hugs his last stake.

  • By seizing the horses we could indeed cut off Bruhl's retreat; but he might still escape in the night; and in any case our pains would only increase the women's hardships while adding fuel to his rage.

  • Think of it, we might still be sitting indoors, with the blinds drawn, knowing that the pavements were baking in the sun.

  • She was the cause of all his sufferings; were it not for her, he might still be leading a quiet, decent life.

  • There was a generic sameness, none the less, I might still reason; enough of that at least to show the two pictures as each in its way interesting--which was all that was required.

  • It might still, therefore, be alike our interest and our duty to have some regard to a possible future in the scheme of our present life.

  • Had it not been for the chance that caused Cogdon Nestor to throw down his sleeping rug directly over the hidden instrument, it might still be clicking there unheard--and this story still unwritten.

  • Had he but reversed it and pulled the trigger he might still be alive; maybe he is for all I know, since I did not kill him then.

  • Now that she was alone, her heart was full of love, of the soft romance of love towards this man; and yet she felt that she ought not to marry him, even though he might still be willing to take her.

  • But as it might still be possible to negotiate a settlement, they asked such means as might enable them to meet the negotiation, whatever form it might take.

  • Logan observing, that, notwithstanding the pacific declarations of France, it might still be well to keep up.

  • And it might still be that he should win her;--for he had done nothing to disgrace himself in her sight.

  • Mary paused a moment, thinking whether it might still be possible that a good turn might be done for her cousin.

  • No, she would not--even if it should come true that the life she had fled from, might still be hers.

  • Her first thought had been of her son, and how it might still be God's will that he should have the desire of his heart.

  • By the way, Sir Edward was talking of Major Percival--he seemed to think that he might still be in Carlisle.

  • I might still keep on waiting, until every ounce of our now very limited supply of rations was gone.

  • I fancied that the distance between us was again widening; and began to fear he might still elude me.

  • It might still arrive in time; the mail is due by ten o'clock in the morning.

  • They approached, therefore, with caution-- thinking I might still use my weapons.

  • It might still be probable that she might be named the heiress--perhaps the sole heiress.

  • Sir Lionel once more took heart of grace, and thought that it might still be all right.

  • It might still be possible for him to talk over Miss Baker, but such triumph would be but barren.

  • It might still be probable that the old man had made no new will since Caroline had left his home in Eaton Square.

  • His greeting was most cordial, though there was a merry twinkle in his eye while speaking to me that made me feel he might still be laughing inwardly at my ridiculous descent of Mr. Gratiot's staircase.

  • The Comtesse de Baloit, the Bourbon princess, was not for such as I; but to mademoiselle, to my little Pelagie, I might still be loyal friend and offer devoted service.


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


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