How To Use Imbrue In A Sentence
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A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows.
Great Expectations
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The anvil chorus of the gnathonic media and their coprophagic gossip columnists soi-disant "journalists" whose conservative exudates have imbrued the age with their mephitic poison, one that might yet prove fatal to us all—may just this once be muted, there being little further to be gained from their unguinous ministrations.
Black day in July
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He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.
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My music is a Cannon, a pitched field my stage, Furies the actors, blood and vengeance the scene, death the story, a sword imbrued with blood, the pen that writes, and the poet a terrible buskined < 17 > tragical fellow, with a wreath about his head of burning match instead of bays.
The Noble Spanish Soldier
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It was a barbarous thought, that they should not touch his life, if they did not imbrue their hands in his blood; since it was a kind of death, not less violent, which they wished to inflict by hunger.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2
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The anvil chorus of the gnathonic media and their coprophagic gossip columnists soi-disant "journalists" whose conservative exudates have imbrued the age with their mephitic poison, one that might yet prove fatal to us all—may just this once be muted, there being little further to be gained from their unguinous ministrations.
Black day in July
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Honest men abhor, villains treat me with contumely; and he for who I incurred all this, because I would not, when my eyes were open to my sin, again imbrue my hands in the blood of my country, Edward thrusts me from him!
The Scottish Chiefs
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There never was a child (unless Master James) but has hunted gold, and been a pirate, and a military commander, and a bandit of the mountains; but has fought, and suffered shipwreck and prison, and imbrued its little hands in gore, and gallantly retrieved the lost battle, and triumphantly protected innocence and beauty.
Memories and Portraits
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The anvil chorus of the gnathonic media and their coprophagic gossip columnists soi-disant "journalists" whose conservative exudates have imbrued the age with their mephitic poison, one that might yet prove fatal to us all—may just this once be muted, there being little further to be gained from their unguinous ministrations.
Black day in July
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A small portion of a thread imbrued in the virus (as in the old method of inoculating the smallpox) and laid upon the slightly incised skin might probably prove a successful way of giving the disease; or the cutis might be exposed in a minute point by an atom of blistering plaster, and the virus brought in contact with it.
On Vaccination Against Smallpox
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Their first offence, the attack of Zara, had been severely punished by the reproach of their conscience and the censures of the pope; nor would they again imbrue their hands in the blood of their fellow-Christians.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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A small portion of a thread imbrued in the virus (as in the old method of inoculating the smallpox) and laid upon the slightly incised skin might probably prove a successful way of giving the disease; or the cutis might be exposed in a minute point by an atom of blistering plaster, and the virus brought in contact with it.
On Vaccination Against Smallpox
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All sang the song of war, and burning with impatience to imbrue their hands in the blood of their enemies, rushed down among innocent and defenceless families on the frontiers of Carolina, where men, women and children, without distinction, fell a sacrifice to their merciless fury.
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2
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And herein also is the polity of the dragon derived to the false prophet, and a colour tempered for persecutors to imbrue their hands in the blood of martyrs.
The Sermons of John Owen
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The sacrilegious man is he who perjures himself on the gospel, who extends his rapacity to sacred things, who imbrues his hands in the blood of priests.
A Philosophical Dictionary
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The anvil chorus of the gnathonic media and their coprophagic gossip columnists soi-disant "journalists" whose conservative exudates have imbrued the age with their mephitic poison, one that might yet prove fatal to us all—may just this once be muted, there being little further to be gained from their unguinous ministrations.
Archive 2007-07-01
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A woman will imbrue her hands with blood, and a man will fling honor to the winds, and yet the twain regard each other as impeccant and impeccable.
Hints for Lovers
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To enlarge a little upon this subject, May we not infer, that those who would be guilty of throwing these contempts upon a man of temper, who would rather pass by a verbal injury, than to imbrue his hands in blood, know not the measure of true magnanimity? nor how much nobler it is to forgive, and even how much more manly to despise, than to resent, an injury?
Clarissa Harlowe
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Alas, a sword imbrued in the blood of your country!
The French Immortals Series — Complete
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Should I employ the force which Heaven has lent me, I might imbrue my hands in blood, and after all find it impossible to escape through a number of successive doors, locks, bolts, and sentinels.
The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
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One who has planned, for instance, and authorised a murder will often fancy himself innocent, compared with him whose hands were actually imbrued with blood.
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They are imbrued with the follies of youth.
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A thread imbrued in some of this matter was sent to me, and with it two children were inoculated, whose cases I shall transcribe from my notes.
On Vaccination Against Smallpox
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He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.
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You tear citizens from the state, who might one day serve it; you imbrue yourself in innocent blood, and are more cruel than cannibals.
A Philosophical Dictionary
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If ones hears the rumbling approach of a runaway train, why should one's panic be lessened by the knowledge that the engineer, conductor, crew, and passengers abroad the train are well medicated, and, as a result, are all models of self-esteem and self-confidence, are imbrued with glowing good cheer, and are at peace with themselves and the world?
The Rise of Pharmatopia
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The wounded soldier was imbrued with blood.
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He thought to imbrue his hands with your heart's blood.
The Seven Plays in English Verse
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Briars thrown in his Way, and with Intrepidity if need requires, even imbrue his Hands in his opposers Blood, and make a Dagger with Blindfolded Eyes, force
John Adams diary 13, 1 March - 31 December 1766, March 1767
