Sentence Examples

1. We have to slay pride in giants, envy by generosity and nobleness of heart, anger by calmness of demeanour and equanimity, gluttony and sloth by the spareness of our diet and the length of our vigils, lust and lewdness by the loyalty we preserve to those whom we have made the mistresses of our thoughts, indolence by traversing the world in all directions seeking opportunities of making ourselves, besides Christians, famous knights.
2. And so they took their leave of him, recommending and beseeching him to take care of his health and treat himself to a suitable diet.
3. This doctor says of himself that he does not cure diseases when there are any, but prevents them coming, and the medicines he uses are diet and more diet until he brings one down to bare bones as if leanness was not worse than fever.
4. Merrill orders a bourbon and like a good girl I request a Diet Coke.
5. Gibson shook his head, taking a swig of his Diet Coke.
6. Sant offered his condolences, noting a half-empty bottle of vodka and several empty cans of Diet Coke on the kitchen Formica.
7. It was more difficult than deciding whether to buy Coke or Diet Coke.
8. Gibson stood beside him, absently sipping from his Diet Coke, shaking his head in amazement.
9. Ryan recalled with amusement when Gib had sworn off coffee three years back, but now he had the Diet Coke addiction.