Earned

Examples

• And the lips that shall refuse to pledge me to his well-earned fame, I term false and dishonoured, and will so maintain them with my life. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• He will have a very pretty income to make ducks and drakes with, and earned without much trouble. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I think Mademoiselle Lucy will now confess that the cord and gallows are amply earned; she trembles in anticipation of her doom. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• His striking discoveries soon earned for him the nickname of The Wizard of Menlo Park. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Farewell to the patriotic scene, to the love of liberty and well earned meed of virtuous aspiration! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• This earned him the gratitude of the editors, a dinner, and all the newspaper exchanges he wanted. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Thou hast earned one in the halls of Rotherwood, noble knight. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• And then she shewed him how, by executing various designs and paintings, she earned a pittance for her support. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• THAT was due to the folly of Robert, and the cunning of his wife; and it was earned by them before many months had passed away. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I have long since earned her undying mother's gratitude by my devotion to her boy. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The captive staggered toward her and she saw that the liberty he had earned was earned too late. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• With this purpose in view, I said, one morning, that I thought we had all earned a little holiday and a change of scene. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• We go abroad soon, with the money we have earned here? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I swore that time, sure as ever I earned a guinea, that guinea should go to you. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The workman must have earned his wages by work done, before he can employ any part of them in this manner. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• This last sum, indeed, does not exceed what frequently earned by common labourers in many country parishes. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• They do what they do, not freely and intelligently, but for the sake of the wage earned. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Thus was swept away the possibility of reaping the reward so richly earned by years of incessant thought, labor, and care. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• At the former price he could have supplied the market and earned a liberal profit on his investment, but at $3. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Jo thought what a blaze her pile of papers upstairs would make, and her hard-earned money lay rather heavily on her conscience at that minute. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I earned that; I deserved it. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I was able to leave my situation voluntarily, with the testimonials that I had earned. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• No bank-note, if you please, till my brave Englishman has earned it firSt.' 'Bank-note! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Until we reach the headquarters of Tal Hajus it is the will of Lorquas Ptomel that you be accorded the respect your acts have earned you. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• And how is it earned? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The discussion turned principally on two points: were rent, interest and dividends _earned_? Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Every joy that life gives must be earned ere it is secured; and how hardly earned, those only know who have wrestled for great prizes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Such a place my son has earned for himself. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I, wealthy--gorged with gold I never earned and do not merit! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I earned it, and I don't think you'll blame me, for I only sold what was my own. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.

Editor: Stanton