Instilled
[ɪns'tɪld]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Instill
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Examples
- I feared early instilled prejudice: I wanted to have you safe before hazarding confidences. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- As she ceased talking a new element was instilled into the conflict. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He comforted her; he instilled into her his own hopes and desires; and soon her countenance beamed with sympathy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- This name, applied at such a moment by my angel's mother, instilled into me more respect than I had ever before felt for this disdainful lady. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The patriots were victorious; a spirit of conquest was instilled; and already they looked on Constantinople as their own. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- My recovery from the plague and confirmed health instilled into her a firm belief that I was now secure from this dread enemy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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