Expired

Examples

• The poor creature interrupted me with loud sobs, which produced such a dreadful fit of coughing, I thought that she would have expired on the spot. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• My papa lived to bail Mr. Micawber several times, and then expired, regretted by a numerous circle. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• When the time was expired, Traddles gave her his arm; and we all went out together to the old house, without saying one word on the way. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• This enmity, however, had apparently expired in a renewal of friendliness between the two women. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• When his holidays are expired, I will myself take him back to school. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• We must not forget that the basic patent of Edison on the phonograph has long since expired, thus throwing open to the world the wonderful art of reproducing human speech and other sounds. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• It was now the beginning of May, and his term of occupation at the house in Forest Road expired in June. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• His original patent had expired in 1848, and he had used every effort to have it extended. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The wheels of the engine passed over his leg and thigh, and he was so severely injured, that he expired in a few hours. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Some of his troops were ninety days' men and their time had expired some time before. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The candle, wasted at last, went out; as it expired, I perceived streaks of grey light edging the window curtains: dawn was then approaching. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• This furlough had not yet expired, and they were not back. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• There is a chance--to say the least--that the person who pawned it, may be prepared to redeem it when the year's time has expired. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• There, the hour has expired--now let us walk on. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Mr Wegg was much distressed when the quarter of an hour expired, and came hopping in, a very bad second. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I dropped my gun and held him in my arms, but he almost instantly expired. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The sum of bank money, for which the receipts are expired, must be very considerable. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

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