How To Use Brigand In A Sentence

The withdrawal of the brigand was a signal for a regular mob of the lawless men to make their appearance. Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece
We cannot divert from a quest that may hold answers to key secrets about the nature of the universal order to track down a few dozen petty brigands.
They are yesteryear's forest brigands who have turned protectors.
Sometimes these tufts impart a rather brigandish expression to his otherwise solemn countenance. Moby Dick; or the Whale
He orders that brigands and criminals be brought to justice and that the casual violence of the alehouse and the highway be controlled. The Red Queen

Those times were somewhat wild and barbarous, signore, and a gentleman who protected his estates and asked tribute of strangers was termed a brigand, and became highly respected. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad
Now passed a guard in the romantic cloak of a brigand in comic opera and a peaked cap like that of an _alguacil_. The Magician
Discharged soldiers often took to brigandage: in 1718 one formed a company of footpads which raided the roads between Paris and Caen.
For the progress is noticeable only by comparison, and, without speaking of open wars, brigandage, which is dying out, is not yet quite extinct. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
The rank and file continued to rely on mail shirts, cloth armours (brigandine and jak) and simpler headgear.
Furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
After the revolution, the barriers to political violence and to brigandage came down. Times, Sunday Times
Even worse, it wasn't unheard of for foreign expatriates or discharged soldiers to form bands of brigands that terrorized lonely travelers.
What had seemed to be isolated incidents of brigandage began to look like more than that Lone wagons, no matter the number of Knights, were raided with increasing frequence and efficiency, and survivors reported that they were struck by growing bands of elves who fought by no rules any Knight or soldier knew, who seemed to reinvent their tactics daily. The Lioness
To him the popular leaders were simply deceivers, brigands and tyrants, their followers the victims of self-serving malice and moral depravity.
Vast tracts were unpopulated, roads were extensive, but easy for brigands or local overlords to cut or tax, and often impassable in the wet season.
She imitated the footfalls of the brigand ahead of her, trying not to dislodge gravel or stones.
On the way, they'd been attacked by brigands again, but they'd scarpered as soon as they realised the team was capable of offering armed resistance.
But the greetings and the "brigandage" were soon over, and in good time they were all assembled in the Doyle flat, where the joyous Major had prepared an elaborate dinner to celebrate the return of the wanderers. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad
This was a reference to the place's reputation in the past as a dangerous spot for highwaymen and brigands.
Will you come again, when you're not roving up and down Italy like a brigand?
After nine years of brigandage, he turned back to Wessex and began to ‘contend for the kingdom.’
Bodin distinguished between war and other forms of organized violence such as raiding and brigandage.
He is a dark, strange-looking man -- strong and large -- of the brigand stamp, with fine eyes and lowering brows -- blunt and sarcastic in his manners, with a kind of misanthropical frankness, which seems based upon utter contempt for his fellow-creatures and a surly truthfulness which is more rudeness than honesty. Famous Reviews
Nature disasters taken place frequently at the same time, especially flood and neighbor provinces' bandits, were an important factor in the rampant brigandism of He Bei area.
The two had met on the road a few months before, and shared some adventures involving various bands of brigands and highwaymen.
They knew that they were breaking the law by carrying on a game of what is called pillage or brigandage at sea; but then they thought the law was all wrong, and that it was unlawful to enforce such restrictions, or put any penalty on freedom of action. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century
As a result, there were excessive fraudulence and brigandage in the field of economy between all groups of people with various sly and brutal measures.
Wearing brigandine armour, and armed with a lance and sword, this unit is capable of devastating charges.
The Latin words for robber are fur and latro; the former taken from the Greek for, from GREEK íþþþ or fhrw, Latin fero, I carry away; the latter from laqrw, I play the part of a brigand, which is derived from lhqw, Latin lateo, I conceal myself. What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government.
In addition to the problem of local brigands, enemy raids were a hazard until the peace of 1699.
Et, foulant ces brigands que mes traits vont punir, 10 Apollon Champion
Nor, be it here observed, was Mr. Losely one of those beauish brigands who wear tawdry scarves over soiled linen, and paste rings upon unwashed digitals. What Will He Do with It? — Volume 04
The gendarmerie, police, and army eliminated many brigand bands.
It had begun to drizzle, as it so often does during the winter in Northern France, and this man wore a bedrabbled cloak -- a brigandish-looking cloak -- over his blue smock. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier
I was heading south so I decided to take a short cut through the woods and that is when you found me here, fighting off those two brigands.
I'd be devilish interested in hearing from anyone ready to thrust a spoke in that brigand's wheel. WHOLE SECRET LOVE
The way he looked, like some unhinged brigand, his haircut a whacked-off Mohawk in the front and long and stringy in the back, his river rat amalgam of off-angled Brooklynese with the occasional flowery Southernism thrown in, the guy was a yat—the tag stemming from the universal greeting “Where y’at?” The Lampshade
The desert tribes derived a part of their revenue from brigandage against other tribes, pilgrims and travellers.
Parisian workman could not conceal a certain brigandish air that was second nature to them. Monte-Cristo's Daughter
They say there are brigands hiding along the way.
A sherrif who executes a brigand isn't a hero, he's just doing his job - unless the brigand is a larger than life figure, in which case, he becomes the more interesting character. On Why Weren't The "Good Guys" Celebrated?
Don't you remember," said the patron, "I told you that among the crew there were two Corsican brigands?
He had evidently lived in varied cities and very motley societies, for some of his cheerfullest stories were about gambling hells and opium dens, Australian bushrangers or Italian brigands. The Father Brown Omnibus
But whilst they would approve of this that you call brigandage, I also do not doubt that they would claim that the prizes I have seized are by right the property of the Convention, and they might compel me to surrender them. The Trampling of the Lilies
There was nothing brigandish or romantic about the appearance of the very ordinary-looking young man who put in an appearance at Starden village. The Imaginary Marriage
If Ruvryn had been behind the weapons being made and shipped to indigen insurgents, Dainyl wondered, why would he have allowed them to go to the mountain brigands? Soarer's Choice
Death to Obama the brigandish jew capitalism warmonger dog! Archive 2009-05-01
Though this kind of brigandage still survives, it is no longer common, especially in the neighbourhood of Poona, with its large police force. India and the Indians
In the nineteenth century, the Caucasus and Central Asia were places of untrammeled brigandage and intermittent rebellion, marked by the rule of unpredictable kings and khans.
He was fully thirty-five years of age, quite tall, and as a merry girl expressed it, brigandish-looking. Idle Hour Stories
The only good news, relatively speaking, is that this film suffers less from Lionsgate's "brigandage" (to use a term from the film) than the last one I reviewed, Home Theater Forum
Charity asas brigandage. Charity is really as unfair to the recipient as the donor.
Second, even those branches of the military households registered in garrisons engaged in a wide variety of economic activities, ranging from small businesses, to acting as personal retainers, to brigandage.
In short, what foreigners call brigandage, which prevailed under the Turkish rule, has not, I am sorry to say, diminished under the Greek sovereignty. On Affairs in Greece
Finally, it is useful to consider briefly the range of local military forces that bore on the suppression of brigandage.
Over the years, the Raiders gained a deserved reputation as the brigands of the NFL, signing rebels and scofflaws no other franchise would dare accept.
But they come as a total surprise to the reader after he has worked his way through 260-odd pages of TI, in which the squirearchy are called "banditti," "brigands," "safe-breakers," etc. The Two Thompsons
Paulo called the brigand's attention to the fact that they could be easily seen from the other side of the valley. Revenge!
After some time, the brigands landed at an island, where they became besotted with drink, and fell asleep.
_Ce brave homme_ (I like the old sacristan's term of _brave homme_, as it is one of the few untranslateable French words) flew to the cathedral at the moment that a horde of brigands had entered it to commence the work of mutilation; and, seconded by nothing but his known character for resolution, and an athletic person, fairly intimidated and turned them out for the time. Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819
This was a reference to the place's reputation in the past as a dangerous spot for highwaymen and brigands.
The one-eyed brigand's sword clanged against Conan's and rebounded. Conan the Fearless
Padded jacks and brigandines are still prevalent for common soldiers.
That is brigandage, which is denounced by the laws of Sicily. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad
Rome and the Campagna have been afflicted, from time immemorial, by two plagues, mendicity and brigandage, which after having infected the district with more or less violence for nearly twenty centuries, have been finally thoroughly extirpated by the Italian national government, and relegated to a place among the legends of the past.
-- To wanton it here in the moonlight with that damned swashbuckler, that brigand, that kennel-bred beast of a sbirro! Love-at-Arms
So Stalin and Beria, when they were --- when they were running the terror, they liked to devise this kind of -- this kind of gangsterish, brigand-like kidnappings. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (Part 2)
I'd be devilish interested in hearing from anyone ready to thrust a spoke in that brigand's wheel. WHOLE SECRET LOVE
a handsome fellow, with a moustache that one would expect to see upon the face of a Sicilian brigand, was a cantonnier, and as he scraped out the ditches and mended the roads, his donkey browsed upon what he could find along the wayside. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine
The brigandish guise which the Canaller so proudly sports; his slouched and gaily-ribboned hat betoken his grand features. Moby Dick; or the Whale
It was all merely a bit of American "bluff," and it succeeded because the brigand was a coward, and dared not emulate his daughter's courage. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad
Others, wore a helmet and a short mail coat under a jack or brigandine lined with small metal plates.
In most cases, a censor and a chiliarch or centurion from the Imperial Guard were ordered to jointly oversee campaigns to apprehend brigands.
Turkish garrison attacked, but was heavily defeated at Valtetzi by the tactical skill of Theodore Kolokotrónis the 'klepht', who had become experienced in guerrilla warfare through his alternate professions of brigand and gendarme -- a career that had increased its possibilities as the Ottoman system decayed. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey
Based on a song dating back to the days of the brigands who preyed on Silk Road travellers, now its message is more benign; its melodies are played by Toir Kuziyev on various string instruments Turkish saz and Arabic oud, as well as doutar.
He looked at her without curiosity, like a benevolent brigand, which she was quite prepared to believe he was. KARA KUSH
One of the redeeming features of the Munich tragedy (and I am not condemning it) and the present international lawlessness and brigandage is the change in the United States. Our Democratic Heritage
Old walls remained useful, though, as a security measure against brigandage, piracy and civil unrest. Times, Sunday Times
‘They looked like brigands to me,’ Kamaria huffed, ‘Common criminals looking to steal our gold.’
Thus, in all imaginative countries, the brigand is a hero; even the assassin who shoots his victim from behind a hedge appeals to the fancy in Tipperary or on the Abruzzian hills. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah
‘He was a brigand, impostor and forger,’ he says.
The men who opposed them wore no markings or heraldry to identify them, but their equipment was of a consistently higher quality than would be expected among brigands.
beseeches" the brigand for "his son Onesimus," telling him that now he receives him "forever," and then calls the desperado "our dearly beloved fellow-laborer"! The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861)
Spartacus was not a new Hannibal, he was something much more dangerous; he was a new species of _Phylloxera_ or of _Mosca olearia_ in the form of brigand bands that destroyed vines and olives, the accumulated capital of centuries. Characters and events of Roman History
He looked at her without curiosity, like a benevolent brigand, which she was quite prepared to believe he was. KARA KUSH
It afterwards appeared that the two of Lafayette's Paris militiamen posted at the outer gateway had betrayed their trust and let in the mob of viragoes and armed brigands who pressed for admittance early in the morning. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
Set in 11th century Baghdad, the show sets out to entrance us with the way an opportunist street poet tricks a brigand of his money, outwits a power-mad wazir and eventually sees his impoverished daughter married to a handsome caliph.
So decidedly are amiability and mildness their characteristics, that I confess I look upon that youth who distinguished himself by the slaughter of these inoffensive persons, as a false-hearted brigand, who, pretending to philanthropic motives, was secretly influenced only by the wealth stored up within their castles, and the hope of plunder. American Notes for General Circulation
Others had brigandines - metal scales sewn on a jacket - to protect them from enemy swords and arrows.
He looked at her without curiosity, like a benevolent brigand, which she was quite prepared to believe he was. KARA KUSH
They say there are brigands hiding along the way.
Their grieve that the intent of government staff is to maladminister, drain resources, indulge in brigandage and ‘rule’ the people, particularly the poor.
Charity asas brigandage. Charity is really as unfair to the recipient as the donor.
They say there are brigands hiding along the way.
Imagining the possible brigand in the shadows, or the hungry wanderer lurking nearby, they stood close together. WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
It would be grossly unfair to apply the name brigand to the Mainotes and similar clans, who had to choose between being flayed by the Turks or living by the sword under their own law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
More cider, m'lud, was consumed on the way, and the merry band of brigands even picked up a passenger who was fishing at Fiddown.
I'd be devilish interested in hearing from anyone ready to thrust a spoke in that brigand's wheel. WHOLE SECRET LOVE
They made their living through pastoralism, brigandage, and export of the few resources they had to offer, including pistachios and lapis lazuli—the Hindu Kush being the only known source for this precious blue stone in the ancient world. Alexander the Great
Private forces and community covenants were also used to meet the challenges of brigands.
On reaching the cabin, the alcaid and his alguazil recognized in the fugitive the chief of all the brigands in the country. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men
My brigand is a lighthouse-keeper, and welcomes me in a quiet way, glad, evidently, to see the face of a civilized being. The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner
In most cases, a censor and a chiliarch or centurion from the Imperial Guard were ordered to jointly oversee campaigns to apprehend brigands.
Last March I was standing near a rookery, noting the contention and quarrelling, the downright tyranny, and brigandage which is carried on there. Nature Near London
Realization hit Alsan like a blow as the brigand walked over to the twins' open coffin.
Its principal agents were the klepht or brigand chieftains, best represented by Theodore Kolokotrones. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I
_employe_ which Balzac was to rehandle so often, but drops suddenly into brigands stopping diligences, the marriage of the heroine Annette with a retired pirate marquis of vast wealth, the trial of the latter for murdering another marquis with a poisoned fish-bone scarf-pin, his execution, the sanguinary reprisals by his redoubtable lieutenant, and The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix
There was a vaguely medieval theme: knights and ladies, fools and brigands.
Seen from a distance, such armed bands were often taken for brigands themselves, and so the panic spread.
After Napoleon lost finally at Waterloo, his army disintegrated into bands of brigands who raised Hell for a long time.
His messenger had not yet returned, but there in the vestibule was Ralston, in his brigandish sombrero and his black velvet jacket, looking so fit and wholesome that Paul envied him. Despair's Last Journey
This is the world of the bully and the brigand and assassin, the world of the mud-pelter and brawler, the world of the bent woman, the world of the flea and the fly, the open drain and the baying dog. The Research Magnificent
There was an air about him which on the spur of the moment he might have called "brigandish" -- the way he wore his hat, a slight swagger, a something lawless that surely he never had acquired in his peach orchard in Delaware. The Dude Wrangler
To him the popular leaders were simply deceivers, brigands and tyrants, their followers the victims of self-serving malice and moral depravity.
In February 1801 special criminal courts with wide powers were created to deal with brigandage.
The code wasn't binding on the Royal and Imperial courts, and brigandage was a hanging offense.
It is because the parishes in his domain are "clubbist," governed by associations of moral and practical levelers; in one of them "the brigands have organized themselves into a municipal body," and have chosen their leader as procureur-syndic. The French Revolution - Volume 1

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