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Definition of Importuned
1. importune [v] - See also: importune
Lexicographical Neighbors of Importuned
Literary usage of Importuned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reportsby Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"828 was the nephew of Grizzle, importuned her and her son John and his wife, to
consent to permit him to receive the money due on the mortgage, ..."
2. The Association Review by American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (1900)
"... outlines of his plan of education, and his views of residence among us.— Nat.
Intel. APPENDIX H. BRAIDWOOD importuned TO OPEN A PUBLIC INSTITUTION. ..."
3. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1807)
"... importuned the Lords of the Council " to provide, in forne manner, for " his
relief; ... importuned ..."
4. Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.: Secretary to the by Samuel Pepys, John A. Smith, Richard Griffin Braybrooke (1855)
"... without being importuned for others whom he should not like:" and that he hath
chosen Mr. Wren, which I am glad of, he being a very ingenious man ..."
5. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, John Sherren Brewer (1845)
"... delight devouring all weariness in the auditors; when the queen, importuned
by the lords, (the Spanish ambassador, to whom she proffered it, ..."
6. Curiosities of the Law Reporters by Franklin Fiske Heard (1871)
"... for that the wife, maliciously intending to marry him, did often affirm that
she was sole and unmarried, and importuned et stre- nue ..."
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