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How to use Fain in a sentence

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Sentence Examples
The Fain Award is an international award presented every two years to congregations whose work in the area of social justice is exemplary.
In Baltimore, the soloist was the formidable young virtuoso Timothy Fain, who swayed balletically as he dug into the score.
The Emperor therefore added Fain, as division head of the state secretariat.
And to make your stay even more enjoyable, your towels are kept at the perfect temperature by Runtal Elite and Runtal Fain designer radiators.
History has conserved three names: Bourrienne, Meneval and Fain.
We were fain to button up our monkey jackets, and hold to our lips cups of scalding tea with our half frozen fingers.
I must fain resign all poetic disportings of the fancy, and pursue my narrative in humble prose.
Him, for his exploits exc'ellent to reward, God gave in shortest space a gallant son, whose arm to 'noble and enfame was fain the warlike name of Lusitania's reign.
We are fain to ask what is to become of Shakespeare and a host of others, who, with equal originality of thought, have avoided those vagrant exceptionalities of humour.
To a busy man, temptation is fain to climb up together with his business.
I would fain see him walk in querpo, like a cased rabbet, without his holy furr upon his back, that the world may once behold the inside of a fryar.
Marry, out upon thee, foul kite, that would fain be a tercel gentle.
Examples from Classical Literature
Fain am I to stagger to this emprise under the weightiest words of the dictionary.
Fain would I pause to dwell upon the world of charms that burst upon the enraptured gaze of my hero, as he entered the state parlor of Van Tassel's mansion.
Me therein, an innocent man, the fiendish foe was fain to thrust with many another.
And he formed in his head draconic laws which he would fain have executed upon men who lost money at play and did not pay.
The mate admired at a mood so novel for his commander, but he was fain to submit.
What though the world once went hard with me, when I was fain to carry my fardel a foot-back?
I have long had them, and I now would fain repay my Antinous for all these treasures.
The most scrupulous visitor will fain admit the aptness of mountain nomenclature.
This habit of gaming entraps me as the wine cup fascinates the bibber who would fain avoid it, but cannot.
Not that Donnacha bn sought in any way to keep back those who would fain know more.
It is those upon the sea front that I would fain make certain of, for there will be the leader.
Neither were to be had, and he was fain to put up with a wafer.
Bowed then to bench those bearers-of-glory, fain of the feasting.
Not stumbling on the means after all, I was fain to go out to the adjacent Lodge and get the watchman there to come with his lantern.
And those who'd fain know how we fared Follow and find us, Safe on the hills, with all the world Safely behind us.
His message perplexed his mind to that degree that he was fain, several times, to take off his hat to scratch his head.
I vow she would fain have a burd That bids such a price for an owl.
One thing we fain would emphasise, before we conclude our account.
She kissed him again, fain to dispel the shadow that darkened his face.
As le bourdon was much in earnest, Pigeonswing was fain to comply.
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