Reminder

Examples

• She began well, thanks to a silent reminder that came to her unexpectedly, but most opportunely. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• But Birkin's manner was full of reminder. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• It can't last for ever, returned Richard with a fierceness kindling in him which again presented to me that last sad reminder. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• This momentous pocket-book was a timely reminder to him of another transaction. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• His mind was inexpressibly relieved when he found that the envelope was only a reminder for himself. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The allusion served as a timely reminder to Darnay that this disagreeable companion had, of his own free will, assisted him in the strait of the day. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• But her reminder that they were in his wife's carriage provoked him to an impulse of retaliation. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Left alone, I was passive; repulsed, I withdrew; forgotten--my lips would not utternor my eyes dart a reminder. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I wonder, said Mr. Lorry, pausing in his looking about, that he keeps that reminder of his sufferings about him! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• She paused a moment, moved in spite of herself by this reminder of her influence over him. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Besides, he was a living reminder of the worst mistake in her career, and the fact that he had been its cause did not soften her feelings toward him. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It is not a stipulation; to a gentleman it is simply a reminder. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• It is considered the next best thing to tying threads around his finger by way of reminders. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

Editor: Vicky