Staid

Examples

• Any of the staid, respectable, aged people who were there that night can testify to the truth of that statement. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Staid till midnight, but not permitted to land by these infamous foreigners. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The one staid foundation of her home, of her idea of her beloved father, seemed reeling and rocking. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Christ did few miracles in Nazareth, and staid but a little while. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• We staid several hours with Justine; and it was with great difficulty that Elizabeth could tear herself away. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• But I thought he would have staid now, and it would have been a pity not to have mentioned. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I know its staid repose within. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Mr. Grey was particularly agreeable over this farewell dinner, and the gentlemen staid down stairs longer than usual. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Miss Taylor, if you had not married, you would have staid at home with me. Jane Austen. Emma.
• It was a cool spot, staid but cheerful, a wonderful place for echoes, and a very harbour from the raging streets. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Staid half a day and left. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• There she sat, staid and taciturn-looking, as usual, in her brown stuff gown, her check apron, white handkerchief, and cap. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I should not have had to follow her if she had staid. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Being a soldier, he staid,--because the warrior instinct forbade him to fly. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• We see staid families, with prayer-book and beads, enter the gondola dressed in their Sunday best, and float away to church. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

Edited by Annabel