Sentence Examples:
The peers, after two days' discussion, unanimously returned a verdict of manslaughter.
Tomlin was dumbly but unanimously elected chairman of the meeting, and was vaguely aware of his responsibilities.
It lasted two days, and at the conclusion he was unanimously pronounced guilty of manslaughter.
The English barons unanimously replied, that they would not attend him on this expedition, unless he would promise to restore and preserve their privileges : the first symptom of a regular association and plan of liberty among those noblemen!
A compromise with the confederates and the reformers was unanimously agreed to.
The cavalry unanimously shout out, "That they ought to bind themselves by a most sacred oath, that he should not be received under a roof, nor have access to his children, parents, or wife, who shall not twice have ridden through the enemy's army."
The officers in general pronounced in favor of a republic, as the best security for the liberties of the people; the lawyers pleaded unanimously for a limited monarchy, as better adapted to the laws, the habits, and the feelings of Englishmen.
The jury unanimously acquitted them and the court held it no crime.
Exclaimed the society unanimously, and rushed to the window to see if it were really true.
We have carefully considered all the points in the case, and have unanimously decided that it will be utter folly to remain in camp here, and equally so to have remained in this morning's camp, hoping that he would overtake us.
The idea was favorably received, and Mark was unanimously chosen governor for life, the law being the rule of right, with such special enactments as might, from time to time, issue from a council of three, who were also elected for life.
This was an easy feat to him, for he usually attracted a crowd of spectators in the bay before the lighthouse at Marseilles when he swam there, and was unanimously declared to be the best swimmer in the port.
Several spoke in support of the Resolution, which was unanimously and cordially adopted.
In short, my seconds met his yesterday, and they unanimously agreed that I owed him reparation.
English opinion at that time was unanimously opposed to the King; it is difficult even now to judge the issue.
Cox was unanimously pronounced to have been the most splendid display of eloquence heard during the whole convocation.
The vaults of a dungeon accordingly were the local habitation which public rumor, in its love of the marvelous, seemed unanimously to assign to him, as the only place where "the mighty magic" of his bow could possibly have been acquired.
For the exponents of religious mysticism unanimously agree to a threefold division of the life of the mystic.
If this were a novel, it would be fine to record in this chapter that the young orator who at the last moment turned the tide and saved the day became the hero of the union and was unanimously elected president.
Cooks of public-spirited householders unanimously give warning.
This statement was unanimously acceded to by all persons connected with the feast.
All the Celestials whom I have interrogated on this point have replied unanimously: 'Oh, a little foot!
I was very reluctant to send the despatch; but, on the whole, it seemed best, and it was adopted unanimously.
Its virtues have been so unanimously extolled that one need but recite them.
Carson was such that unanimously he was invested with dictatorial powers.
Last night's storm had spent itself in a few hours, and the morning was bright and clear; yet a long drive planned for that day by our friends was unanimously postponed, as several of them had lost sleep, and wanted to make it up with a nap.
His speech was highly applauded, and Tecumseh was unanimously called upon to speak in reply.
Very few adopted this last hypothesis, though the parents unanimously bore witness that the bodies of the children remained in bed, and could not be awakened out of a deep sleep, though they shook them for the purpose of awakening them.
Having stated this opinion, and the facts and appearances upon which it was founded, to the officers, it was unanimously agreed, that the best thing we could do would be to quit the coast altogether, till we could approach it with less danger.
Louis, the American Legion unanimously voted down a proposal to seek increased bonus money for the soldiers.
Max made no objection and seemed gratified when he was pronounced unanimously elected.
It is moved, seconded and unanimously carried that those who have irritated windpipes be heard.
A Resolution regarding the Censorship of ecclesiastical publications was presented and unanimously adopted.
The cheers were delivered, and Charlie was declared by the president to have been unanimously chosen honorary sentinel.
It was unanimously adopted as a substitute for "servitude" in another part of the Constitution, for the reason that it expressed "the obligations of free persons," while the other expressed "the condition of slaves."
The fact that the provision on this subject was adopted unanimously, while showing the little importance attached to it in the shape it finally assumed, testifies also that it could not have been regarded as a source of national power for Slavery.
Meeting unanimously decides to re-establish old Middleman system!
In that opinion it is a pleasure to note that the press of the country concur almost unanimously.
Let us unanimously grant this truly democratic boon.
There are many eminent scholars who think some other than Paul wrote this book, but it is put down here because it was so long and so unanimously considered his and because the point against his authorship does not seem fully established.
Every one, with one accord, nominated David, and he was duly, solemnly, and unanimously elected.
And if we in the Reichstag have unanimously approved the war credit, we have done no more after all than to carry out what has often been repeated by our greatest Socialists from the Reichstag platform.
Doubtless it occurred to them both simultaneously; but be this as it may, the proposal was adopted unanimously, and in the month of September the three friends, accompanied by Erik, embarked at Christiana for New York.
The birth of James I. this year, re-animated the partisans of Mary of Scotland; and men of the most opposite parties in England unanimously joined in the popular cry for the marriage of Elizabeth, or a settlement of the succession.
A number of the natives got together to taste the first fruit it bore; but, as the grapes were still sour, they considered it as little better than poison, and it was unanimously determined to tread it under foot.
At this stage of his address the Attorney-General was interrupted by the foreman of the jury, who stated that himself and his colleagues were unanimously of opinion that the signatures to the documents were not genuine.
All these proposals were cordially and unanimously agreed to by the military authorities present.
This resolution was unanimously carried, with hurrahs and beating of the drums.
The thanks of the court were then unanimously voted to Admiral Nelson, and to the officers and seamen under his command.
The sailors unanimously ascribed the whole of our bad luck to the circumstance of the monkey being thrown overboard.
He was in great perplexity, for the villagers unanimously accused the gendarmes of the mysterious crime.
The whole Happy Family agreed unanimously that it should be so, except Slim, who yielded a bit unwillingly.
And to such a conclusion the principles of modern evolutionary sociology, as unanimously interpreted by the philosophers of the nineteenth century, may be fairly said to lend the entire weight of their prestige.
The original motion, as modified by the amendment, was thereupon unanimously agreed to.
The savants, I repeat, do not unanimously accept these conclusions: savants, like other men, are rarely unanimous.
The Palm Beach correspondents who "made" her have been snubbed by her and have unanimously declared "thumbs down."
"Duck," they answered unanimously, and with brightening faces.
An individual at the tea table proposed that the travelers should be taken up some time in the middle of the night, that the horse might return by six o'clock in the morning; but this suggestion was unanimously frowned down.
They had drawn up an association for uniting the whole province in opposition to the proprietary government, which was proposed to the militia at their public meetings, and subscribed almost unanimously.
The council declared themselves unanimously of opinion "that it was absolutely necessary for his Majesty's service, the good order of the town, and the peace of the province, that the troops should be immediately removed out of the town of Boston."
It was resolved, unanimously, "that contributions from all the colonies, for supplying the necessities, and alleviating the distresses of our brethren in Boston, ought to be continued, in such manner, and so long, as their occasions may require."
The committee of conference expressed themselves unanimously in favor of accepting the terms offered by the government, and exerted themselves in the committee of safety to obtain a decision to the same effect.
When he got the floor to speak in his own defense, he faced an excited House, almost unanimously hostile to him, and possessing, as he well knew, both the will and the power to drive him from its walls.
I thought you allowed your friend Simon to be nominated unanimously.
Lincoln, the Republican candidate, was assured, and on the 9th of that month the representatives of South Carolina met at Charleston, and unanimously authorized the holding of a State convention to meet on the third week in December.
All the hustle and worry is over, and we are unanimously happy.
The parliament unanimously concurred, both in thanks for this gracious condescension, and in their advice for peace.
A council of war, consisting of land and sea officers, being held on board the Breda to deliberate upon the scheme of the ministry, the members unanimously agreed that the season was too far advanced to put it in execution.
The king, in order to awake the confidence of the commons, ordered Mr. secretary Vernon to lay before them copies of the treaties and conventions he had lately concluded, which were so well approved that the house unanimously voted the supply.
Silencing the clamor, with an authoritative voice, he proposed a plan that was unanimously adopted.
It is enough to say that the other authorities seem unanimously to be of the opinion that the altar of the Lady Chapel was under the great east window, where an altar, used for Holy Communion, is now placed.
He proposed an armistice, but this was unanimously rejected by his council of war.
The decision of the stockholders is unanimously for enlargement of the capital stock.
Cameron called the convention to order, and chosen temporary President by acclamation and unanimously.
Do they not unanimously denounce geologists and astronomers as heretics, for asserting the vast antiquity of the earth?
It looked as if they were about to accept her invitation unanimously, but Harry demurred.
The caucus unanimously nominated them and they were elected.
The motion was made and unanimously carried that the four delegates at large should meet and see if they could agree upon a candidate who would command the support of the entire delegation of the State.
The medical men had long resisted both wishes, until, convinced that the question was reduced to one of a few hours more or less of life, and that denial was likely to produce worse effects than compliance, they finally and unanimously consented.
The motion was unanimously carried, and the officers nominated by the committee were elected for the ensuing year.
All the robbers thought the captain's proposal so advisable, that they unanimously approved of it, and agreed that they must lay all other enterprises aside, to follow this closely, and not give it up till they had succeeded.
They emphasized the reform in question for the development of the country in a national and economical respect, which was unanimously approved of both by the National Assembly and also the whole of the people of Norway.
They now unanimously assured him that he might properly follow it, and entreated him to do so.
A few jewels were bought; but Mr Vernon signifying that he would be happy to return on the following day, should any of the ladies desire to change their mind, they unanimously declared that he must certainly come.
One of the most affluent citizens was unanimously selected governor pro tempore, till another should arrive, and they returned to their usual pleasures and apathy, just as if nothing extraordinary had happened.
Webster supported me, and it was unanimously agreed that the orders should be obeyed, although not without remonstrance.
The seventy unanimously acquitted the prisoner, preferring to die with him, to condemning an innocent man.
He printed his works at his own expense, as the booksellers had unanimously decreed this.
At this time he went down into the orchestra among the senators, and received the crown for the best performance in Latin prose and verse for which several persons of the greatest merit contended, but they unanimously yielded to him.
Seward, Chase and Bates were laid aside, and Abraham Lincoln, one stronger than any of these, was unanimously nominated.
The forfeiture of the lords was agreed to, all but unanimously.
Again the leaders of the Texans met, and it was unanimously decided not to delay action longer, but if the Mexicans were still on the opposite side of the stream to compel them to move away before their force could be increased.
Unanimously refusing, they bravely jumped into the pit, and were immediately suffocated.
On the other hand, the representatives of the great grain-growing and farming States of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, together with the States of the Ohio Valley, were almost unanimously in favor of the proposed bill.
This cloud of witnesses all testified unanimously that they had never seen him drink anything stronger than wine, except as a medicine; that he took very little wine, and that they had never seen him drunk.
You may be sure that the pleasing hopes and ideas which the people of this country hold with regard to the probability of an alliance with, and commercial concessions from, you are very ardent, and that we are unanimously determined on that score.
John Lamb, one of the most active of the Sons of Liberty of New York, afterwards a colonel of artillery in the Revolutionary army, was the speaker at the meeting, and the large assembly unanimously voted that the tea should not be landed.
The governor promised to support them in the nominee council, and they passed unanimously.
"All parties in the Commons unanimously demanded amnesty and indemnity for the Loyalists."
There were many witnesses of the scene, and Jack was unanimously pronounced to be a plucky little chap.