191 examples of foment in sentences

To foment a counter-revolution they took advantage of the fact that in various parts of the country there were disorderly bands of armed men committing numerous depredations.

They foment each other, and their sympathy dilutes sanityby recognizing their troubles men make them real.

The foundations were marked out, and the building stones lying about, but the masons had not come yet; and one day I was standing with my mother foment the house, when we sees a smart wee woman coming up the field over the burn to us.

70 Once, studious of his private good, A proud jackal oppressed the wood; To cram his own insatiate jaws, 73 Invaded property and laws; The forest groans with discontent, Fresh wrongs the general hate foment, The spreading murmurs reached his ear; His secret hours were vexed with fear.

Meanwhile, there you will not work woe, you will not distort justice, you will not foment avarice!"

V. relieve, ease, alleviate, mitigate, palliate, soothe; salve; soften, soften down; foment, stupe^, poultice; assuage, allay.

The Disaffected began to foment agitation within the narrow streets, the bazaars and public places.

The South is in a state of agitation and [foment?].

Trying to account for this insurrection the Governor of the State lays it to the charge of the Negro preachers who were in position to foment much disorder on account of having acquired "great ascendancy over the minds" of discontented slaves.

And we learn with the greatest concern that any misrepresentations whatever of the Government and its proceedings, either by individuals or combinations of men, should have been made and so far credited as to foment the flagrant outrage which has been committed on the laws.

So he began by false whispers and malicious hints to foment jealousies and distrust among them.

The surgeons soon despoil'd them of their arms, And some with salves they cure, and some with charms; Foment the bruises, and the pains assuage, And heal their inward hurts with sovereign draughts of sage.

"] "No writer, therefore, ought to foment an humour of innovation.

He expressed great uneasiness at the efforts of Robertson to foment war between the Chickasaws and Choctaws and the Creeks, and exerted all his powers to keep the Indian nations at peace with one another and united against the settler-folk.

Here was wherewithal to stir up and foment, on both sides, the profoundest passions; and they burst forth, on both sides, with equal fury.

The Jacobins would doubtless avail themselves of such a movement; and this is so much apprehended, that it has given rise to a general though tacit agreement to foment the divisions between the Legislature and the Clubs, and to support the first, at least until it shall have destroyed the latter.

While statesmen discuss disarmament and politicians and newspaper editors foment race consciousness and mutual distrust, certain forces that never figure in newspaper headlines, that come "not with observation," are working with silent constructive power to bind nations together in ties of peace and good will.

He promised the Consul that he would fight with the Americans and not attempt to foment a revolution against the United States.

"'There is one thing that would ease the pain and heal the leg all the sooner, and that is plenty of hot water to foment the part.'

Upon which the old general, not to foment him, with a great deal of mildness stood up, and spoke thus "Come, Offkirk," says he, "I'll submit my opinion to you, and the majority of our fellow-soldiers.

Thy heart no ruder than the rugged stone, I might, like Orpheus, with my num'rous moan Melt to compassion; now, my trait'rous song With thee conspires to do the singer wrong; While thus I suffer not myself to lose 29 The memory of what augments my woes; But with my own breath still foment the fire, Which flames as high as fancy can aspire!

Who with His breath His image did inspire, Expects it should foment a nobler fire; Not love which brutes as well as men may know, But love like His, to whom that breath we owe.

They foretold also that Bismarck would not be content with a position of less power, and there were many ready to watch for and foment the differences which must arise.

No patriot would foment and excite geographical and sectional divisions.

But before that they tried to foment a regular mutiny, the colony being by that time well under way, and Egede had to arrest and punish the leaders.

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