Misses

Examples

• But you must step out foot, my dear, as I may get home before mistress misses me, you see. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He was fond of all the Misses Sykes; they were all fond of him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I'll slip off and take a journey somewhere, and when Grandpa misses me he'll come round fast enough. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Miss Ingram is mine, of course, said he: afterwards he named the two Misses Eshton, and Mrs. Dent. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• She misses you. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Miss Helstone was the choice of her affection and intellect; the Misses Pearson, Sykes, Wynne, etc. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• And old Madam Reed, or the Misses, her daughters, will be solicited by you to seek a place, I suppose? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• But when the patrol misses him they will follow his tracks here. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Now it was the two Misses Wynns--first the dark, then the light one; now the red-haired Miss Armitage; then the mature Ann Pearson. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The little one--he of Nunnely; the cavalier of the Misses Sykes, with the whole six of whom he is in love, ha! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• If Mr. Merriman misses the train you lose your place. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• You two misses go away, said Mr. Featherstone. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Fanny brought the present announcement to the drawing-room,-- Mrs. Sykes and the three Misses Sykes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mr. Smithie, Mrs. Smithie, and the Misses Smithie,' was the next announcement. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• In vain Mrs. Chester alluded to her 'charming novel', and the Misses Chester introduced parties, picnics, the opera, and the fashions. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Mr. and the Misses Sympson, not understanding the youth, let him much alone. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• One misses one's countrymen and especially one's countrywomen. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• An uncle, an aunt, and two cousins from the south--a Mr., Mrs., and two Misses Sympson, of Sympson Grove, ----shire--came down upon her in state. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Imagine to yourselves that I am teaching the young Misses to-day, as usual. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• If he looks for it and misses it, partner,' suggested Wegg, 'what shall we do? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Captain Osborne, of course, could not marry a bankrupt's daughter, the Misses Dobbin said. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The Misses Nettingalls' young ladies come to the Cathedral too. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• These ladies were deferentially received by Miss Temple, as Mrs. and the Misses Brocklehurst, and conducted to seats of honour at the top of the room. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Of late the Misses Dobbin more than once repeated their entreaties to Amelia, to allow George to visit them. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• At present you throw on my shoulders all the tribe of the Misses Sykes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Miss Shepherd is a boarder at the Misses Nettingalls' establishment. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• There are the five Misses Armitage streaming by. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I must go home now, for dad is very ill, and he misses me so if I leave him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• He declares that his mighty immaculate pigmies, Gogs or Magogs, the Miss New Times's, or the Misses New Times, shall not read one line of my book! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He never misses a chance in his practice, which is a mark of respectability. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

Edited by Janet