Recommended
[,rɛkə'mɛnd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Recommend
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Examples
- He had several times been recommended for a brigadier-generalcy for gallant and meritorious conduct. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mr. Bell has recommended me to a Mr. Thornton, a tenant of his, and a very intelligent man, as far as I can judge from his letters. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- She was soon in the room, and recommended that Arthur, whom she had left calm and composed, should not be visited that night. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- She has arranged to travel by the afternoon train, as I recommended. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Sir Thomas, after a moment's thought, recommended speculation. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Dear Ma'am, replied Elinor, smiling at the difference of the complaints for which it was recommended, how good you are! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Through the greater part of Europe, a kitchen garden is not at present supposed to deserve a better inclosure than mat recommended by Columella. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Prudence recommended henceforward a swift clearance of my person from the place, the moment that guilty old book was brought out. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- When the services of a dentist are not at hand and the teeth are badly decayed and aching, the following mouth wash is recommended. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Yawler recommended me to one or two other offices, however--Mr. Waterbrook's for one--and I got a good many jobs. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This diverts suspicion and confuses it; and for the same reason I recommended that, even if you came back last night, you should not go home. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He recommended this uniformly, or at least frequently, in his annual reports to the Secretary of War, but never got any hearing. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The debtor, for fear of a very severe execution, was obliged, without any further gratuity, to vote for the candidate whom the creditor recommended. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- For punitive expeditions particularly, gas was to be recommended. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I found that country pub which I had already recommended to your notice, and there I made my discreet inquiries. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- When I came back I resolved to settle in London; to which Mr. Bates, my master, encouraged me, and by him I was recommended to several patients. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Who recommended you to come here? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It was accordingly recommended to Parliament in the most honourable manner for them. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Sissy recommended that, to avoid making inquiries and attracting attention in the town, they should present themselves to pay at the door. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The colonies were recommended to Parliament. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I had myself previously recommended sending for advice to London. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Mr. Cowper recommended the Religious Tract Society to put aside their coarse woodcuts, to have superior wood engravings, and to print with his machine. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- They recommended the army. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- He recommended it for all the children, but particularly for the weakness in little Bella's throat,both sea air and bathing. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I shortly after recommended to the Secretary the assignment of General Buell to duty. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Natural science is recommended on the ground of its practical utility, but is taught as a special accomplishment in removal from application. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The people of Odessa have warmly recommended us to go and call on the Emperor, as did the Sebastopolians. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was not--' 'No,' interposed the Secretary, smiling, 'it was not he who recommended you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We both recommended a small sum in money, and the payment, without stipulation to Mr. Micawber, of the Uriah claims as they came in. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I can be well recommended by all the neighbors, and I hope I can be industrious and patient, and teach myself while I teach others. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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