Fulfil

//fʊlˈfɪl//

"Fulfil" in a Sentence (13 examples)

Man has many wishes that he does not really wish to fulfil, and it would be a misunderstanding to suppose the contrary. He wants them to remain wishes, they have value only in his imagination; their fulfilment would be a bitter disappointment to him. Such a desire is the desire for eternal life. If it were fulfilled, man would become thoroughly sick of living eternally, and yearn for death.

You have to fulfil his duties.

Tradesmen who do not fulfil commitments are incredibly annoying.

The results did not fulfil his hopes.

Your sighs are in vain - I will not fulfil your fantasy.

Lady Stair sent him for answer, that her daughter, sensible of her undutiful behaviour in entering into a contract unsanctioned by her parents, had retracted her unlawful vow, and now refused to fulfil her engagement with him.

And sojourn in it, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee: for to thee and to thy seed I will give all these countries, to fulfil the oath which I swore to Abraham thy father.

And when Rebecca had heard this, and he was gone into the field to fulfil his father's commandment,

Let them be oppressed with works, and let them fulfil them; that they may not regard lying words.

And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying: Fulfil your work every day, as before ye were wont to do, when straw was given you.

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It is recorded that this remarkable prophecy, now largely fulfilled, was received with much merriment—an undeserved fate.

While in the most serious cases mounting an investigation is usually mandatory, there are other occasions where it is less clear-cut or when it is concluded that an investigation would not fulfil RAIB's objectives to improve safety or prevent future accidents.

In previous years Penryn Town Council has used Falmouth Town Council to fulfil the parks contract and glyphosate had been used, councillor Debra Clegg confirmed.

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