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Meanings of circuit riding in English
Practice of travelling between court locations.
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Examples for "riding circuit"
Examples for "riding circuit"
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Now and then a circuit rider gets here and preaches to us.
2
The hired man delivered himself with the intonation somewhat of a circuit rider.
3
The old circuit rider and his wife had gone to bed.
4
It was Peter Cartwright, the famous Methodist divine and circuit rider.
5
That were a mighty good sermon circuit rider preached last night.
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He liked an outdoor life, hence he was fond of riding the circuit.
2
The part of his work that Abe liked best was " riding the circuit."
3
The old-time custom of " riding the circuit" is to the present generation of lawyers only a tradition.
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Captain T. W. S. Kidd of Springfield was the crier of the court in the days when Mr. Lincoln used to ride the circuit.
2
He liked an outdoor life, hence he was fond of riding the circuit.
3
The part of his work that Abe liked best was " riding the circuit."
4
The old-time custom of " riding the circuit" is to the present generation of lawyers only a tradition.
5
Abraham Lincoln, when he " rode the circuit" as a lawyer, carried with him a geometry, which he studied at every opportunity.
Usage of circuit riding in English
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And make me, in my solitary circuit riding in the hills and valleys a proper mouthpiece of Your will.