Disposing

Examples

• By this act I was appointed one of the commissioners for disposing of the money, sixty thousand pounds. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• His last words had left a bad, harsh impression; he, at least, had failed in the disposing of a chance he was lord of. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Yes, I am, Bill,' replied the young lady, disposing of its contents; 'and tired enough of it I am, too. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• But as Faust was disposing of the last copies of this book in the French capital he was seized with the plague, and died almost immediately. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• I hope,' said the lofty gentleman, with the air of finally disposing of the subject, 'that the lady's indisposition may be only temporary. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It was infinitely the simplest and the safest way of disposing of him for the night. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The difficulty of disposing of poor Mr. Woodhouse had been always felt in her husband's plans and her own, for a marriage between Frank and Emma. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I am a man of my word, and you needn't be afraid of my disposing of you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• They are the three tickets I am in the habit of disposing of every night. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Disposing these articles about him in skilful manner, he bestowed a parting defiance on Mrs. Cruncher, extinguished the light, and went out. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Rosamond's first question was, whether her husband had called on Mr. Trumbull that morning, to speak about disposing of their house. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The numerous types of cells in daily use differ chiefly in the devices employed for preventing the formation of hydrogen bubbles, or for disposing of them when formed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.

Editor: Marilyn