Which preposition to use with intimates
We became in a manner intimate with him.
"There are some," continued Pennington, "who have intimated to me their belief that I did it on purpose.
Mrs. Hawker is a relative and an intimatean intimate of mine, at leastand as for poor Mrs. Jarvis, she is the daughter of an old neighbour, and will be too glad to see us, to raise objections.
All this time, which occupied a month, the young baronet got to be more and more intimate in Hudson Square, Eve gradually becoming more frank and unreserved with him, as she grew sensible that he had abandoned his hopes of success with herself, and Grace gradually more cautious and timid, as she became conscious of his power to please, and the interest he took in herself.
Laura's brother, Theodore, known to his intimates as Teddy, was a handsome boy, as full of wild spirits as Billie herself.
Morny and Mérimée were both intimate at the Elysée, but on a different footing.
Then, turning to the holder of the second quill; the man with the sister, he said abruptly: "The relation between mother and son is notoriously more sacred and intimate than that which obtains between brethren.
I and many more know that the Atterburys and Spragues have been intimate for thirty years.
Who, when they had conveyed themselves and all their possessions into the town called Bratuspantium, and Caesar with his army was about five miles distant from that town, all the old men, going out of the town, began to stretch out their hands to Caesar, and to intimate by their voice that they would throw themselves on his protection and power, nor would contend in arms against the Roman people.
There's something so intimate about it.
As we have intimated on a preceding page, the result of this attempt to pursue would seem to relieve General McClellan from the criticism of the Washington authorities.
These two congenial spirits have at last met and embraced each other, both looking to the same objectto live upon the unrequited labor of othersand have now erected for themselves a common platform, as was intimated during the last session, on which they can meet, and bid defiance, as they hope, to free principles and free labor.
In the first place, the deacon was a little particular in not having intimates among the necessitous, and the Widow White soon let it be known that her guest had not even a "red cent."
It does not take long for two young girls to grow intimate over tableau plans and fancy stitches.
The Syndicate of the University Press intimated through Dr Turton that they could not assist me (regarding the book as a second edition).
But besides this stated and formal visitation, which was intimated from the pulpit, constant attention was bestowed on the sick, the bereaved, the poor, the tempted, and all others who appealed specially to the minister's heart or his conscience.
Miranda's Fortune is equal to those I have mention'd; but her Relations are not Intimates with mine.
We had been dining at Frobisher's, and the talk had become intimate between us.
Lamb's connection with Quakers was somewhat intimate throughout his life.
For the instruction of the pupils the school is divided into classes, and for their general supervision into sections, as has been intimated under the preceding caption.
They are all plants which fade not a good while after they are gathered, and used (as I conceive) to intimate unto us that the remembrance of the present solemnity might not die presently (at once), but be kept in mind for many years.
It has been intimated above that, even had she wished to, she could not possibly have made any money out of bad provisions.