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  • verb Present participle of forfeit.

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Examples

  • Another night of Joe Torre's Giving the Guys a Chance Theatre, also known as forfeiting the game.

    Shakespeare's Insult 27 April 2006 kradical 2006

  • I have always loved my fellow-men, and desired their good opinion, and the idea of forfeiting it, either through my own fault or theirs, is painful to me.

    The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times John Turvill Adams

  • Lady Dunstane spoke with an emphasis, for the man liked Diana, and would be moved by the idea of forfeiting her esteem.

    Diana of the Crossways — Complete George Meredith 1868

  • Lady Dunstane spoke with an emphasis, for the man liked Diana, and would be moved by the idea of forfeiting her esteem.

    Diana of the Crossways — Volume 1 George Meredith 1868

  • Lady Dunstane spoke with an emphasis, for the man liked Diana, and would be moved by the idea of forfeiting her esteem.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • Nothing could be more unlikely than that any one in Neforis 'household -- excepting her little grandchild should ever remember her with kindness; and she scarcely desired it; but she rebelled against the idea of forfeiting the respect she had earned, even in the governor's house.

    The Bride of the Nile — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Nothing could be more unlikely than that any one in Neforis 'household -- excepting her little grandchild should ever remember her with kindness; and she scarcely desired it; but she rebelled against the idea of forfeiting the respect she had earned, even in the governor's house.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • Nothing could be more unlikely than that any one in Neforis 'household -- excepting her little grandchild should ever remember her with kindness; and she scarcely desired it; but she rebelled against the idea of forfeiting the respect she had earned, even in the governor's house.

    The Bride of the Nile — Complete Georg Ebers 1867

  • Nothing could be more unlikely than that any one in Neforis 'household -- excepting her little grandchild should ever remember her with kindness; and she scarcely desired it; but she rebelled against the idea of forfeiting the respect she had earned, even in the governor's house.

    The Bride of the Nile — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Nothing could be more unlikely than that any one in Neforis 'household -- excepting her little grandchild should ever remember her with kindness; and she scarcely desired it; but she rebelled against the idea of forfeiting the respect she had earned, even in the governor's house.

    The Bride of the Nile — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867

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