Examples of 'forbear' in a sentence

Meaning of "forbear"

Forbear: to politely or patiently restrain an impulse
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  • To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
  • To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
  • To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
  • To control oneself when provoked.

How to use "forbear" in a sentence

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I can hardly forbear hurling things at him.
And gives me strength to suffer and forbear.
I would have you forbear from spirits.
Take of m fruit for others or forbear.
So please forbear from misusing these homophones.
Yet excuse them and forbear.
I can not forbear expressing my doubts.
Being bound to bear and forbear.
Though if you can not forbear from patronizing me.
Forbear to sleep the nights and fast the days.
I must not forbear any longer.
So forbear with a graceful forbearance.
And at my entreaty forbear his presence.
I will forbear from mentioning the cynicism prevalent today.
Kettle can not forbear to crow.

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I must forbear to trouble you further.
Aurora could not forbear a smile.
He is to forbear from spirits of any kind.
Ghost unlaid forbear thee.
We must forbear our external distinctions.
We must bear and forbear.
I shall forbear to mention them.
Our master tells us to forbear.
He managed to forbear his revenge.
Forbear principal if necessary.
I can forbear that.
Forbear and forgive.
Your music forbear.
Longer forbear forbearance forbearance and tolerance will be just fine.
They will forbear.
Forbear to notice those failings which are inseparable from human weakness.
We lovingly forbear.
Shall forbear to relate.
I would ask only that you be brief and forbear from false camaraderie.
I can not forbear doing but scant justice to a gallant soldier now no more.
He is to forbear.
We can not forbear quoting the following remarks on this instructive petition.
Believing that they sincerely regret their course in the premises we forbear mentioning their names.
I can not forbear giving a specimen of the general philosophy of the volume.
So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear.
I forbear not condemning that unjust partiality with which parents treat some of their children.
As witness before my newborn child I pray we forbear from my hope in beginning again.
Forbear your conference with the noble Duke.
The Commission also has powers to forbear from the regulation of services of Canadian carriers.
I forbear to detail the victorious progress of Mahomet and the pious expeditions of Charlemagne.
The Pilgrim could not forbear smiling.
I am the Forbear split and multiplied.
We would like to call names, but forbear.
And at my entreaty forbear his presence Bethink yourself wherein you may have offended him.
At this command the officers could not forbear laughing,.

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