Gainstay

Synonyms for "gainstay" (10 found)

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Verb(1 words)

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Sample sentences

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Among the diversity of opinions that are entertained in regard to physical resistance, there are but a few found to gainstay that stern delcaration.

Source: wiktionary

But this stance informs the way I regard the student essays I surveyed earlier, my belief that however challenging I may be in provoking interpretations of Thoreau, I ought not to gainstay my students' own Thoreauvian productions, […]

Source: wiktionary

" [...] Then I dare not gainstay you, Devin. I just wish to bring out the best in such a noble son of Zenn-Ra."

Source: wiktionary

… it was intended to be, a living fire of force in the world that cannot be gainstayed and which no storms can shake.

Source: wiktionary

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