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How to use betook in a sentence

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Sentence Examples
Marcus and David and I betook ourselves to Dukes where, as usual, the conversation slalomed wildly through various poles of drunken intensity.
In 1157 he resigned the countship to his son Philip of Alsace and betook himself once more to Jerusalem.
One of them, M. Korvacs, a partisan of M. Justh, first betook himself to the press gallery, which is situated on the left side of the Chamber.
Members of Ballinrobe Active Retirement Association betook themselves to the Lakeside Sport and Fitness Club for last weeks meeting on Monday morning.
Thus abandoned, and in disgrace at court, she betook herself to religion.
It was in 1933 that Mr. Spanknoebel, who had beer proselytizing among the German automobile workers in Detroit, betook himself to Berlin and the Ministry of Propaganda.
Examples from Classical Literature
The bewildered Illinoisan betook himself at once to the President and related the result of the conference.
It was far into the night when Davis betook himself to bed, but not to sleep.
It was late when we rose from conference, and I betook me to the princess's apartments.
So he dropped his claims, and betook himself to his own country or to Avignon.
He at once betook himself to Huelva, where his brother-in-law resided, with the intention of taking ship to France.
There she betook herself with her child as soon as the days of her lying-in were over.
He betook himself without more ado to a Turkish bath establishment which he knew to be open all night.
And then he betook himself to bed in a frame of mind that was not unenviable.
Those warriors who would wile away the interval between one campaign and another agreeably, betook themselves to Baden in Aargau.
And on the strand he found a ship covered all with white samite, and he alit, and betook him to Jesu Christ.
With this consolation, he betook him to his bedroom, and proceeded to undress.
Such were some of my thoughts as I betook myself to bed, and soon after to sleep.
She betook herself to the one man of whom she had heard as knowing about God.
At this the two trappers, leaving the party by the fire, betook themselves to the cistern.
And when he saw that, he let chase her out of this land, and betook it me, and all this land in my demesnes.
The maid turned back into the house and betook herself to bed, whilst the lady said to her gallant, 'Well, how sayst thou?
To obviate future exigences, Constantia betook herself once more to the needle.
The unfortunate hebridean, appalled at the omen, betook herself to her bed, and was seized with a mortal illness.
Mary dismissed Garson presently, and betook herself to her bedroom for a nap.
The bewildered Illinoisan betook himself at once to the President, and related the result of his conference.
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