Redeemed
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Redeem
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Examples
- The time was out in two days; I thought something might one day come of it too; and so redeemed the pledge. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He came back (in disguise), and redeemed the Moonstone, on the appointed day. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He had accomplished the task he had set himself, his promise was redeemed, he had saved Charles. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- And sure as I am a Christian woman, said Mrs. Shelby, you shall be redeemed as soon as I can any way bring together means. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Where it is long, a part of it may generally be redeemed by paying a small fine. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Paper money is issued by individuals as they require it and redeemed twice yearly. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Bear thou, like him, in patience, and labor in love; for sure as he is God, the year of his redeemed _shall_ come. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Well, answered the Templar, an thou wilt tarry there, remember I have redeemed word and glove. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He had delicate features, redeemed from effeminacy by the swarthiness of his complexion, and his quick intensity of expression. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I feel now like a man who has redeemed a failing reputation and shed luster upon a dimmed escutcheon, by a single just deed done at the eleventh hour. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- And Gregory VII and Urban II had redeemed all that. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Thou hast redeemed me, oh Lord God of truth! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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