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Meanings of own sons in English

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Usage of own sons in English
1
But after forty-five days, the king was killed by his own sons.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
2
Ahaz was a wicked idolater, worshiping Baal and sacrificing his own sons.
A Trip Abroad / An Account of a Journey to the Earthly Canaan an...
3
Of these, four were his own sons, and one was his son-in-law.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler
4
Spare them if you can, and spare my own sons as well.
A clash of kings
5
I originally coached my own sons and became a Scotland tennis coach.
The Guardian
6
So Meribaal ate at David's table like one of his own sons.
The Children's Bible
7
We who call on you to do so are your own sons!
The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes
8
They wondered if their own sons would be in the broth.
Now It Can Be Told
9
Bishops are blamed who train their own sons in profane literature.
Readings in the History of Education / Mediaeval Universities
10
And where were the sons of Porro; I may say my own sons?
My Ten Years' Imprisonment
11
I think he has his hands full with his own sons.
Masters of the Guild
12
I have treated you this winter like a son-justlike my own sons.
Villa Elsa / A Story of German Family Life
13
Recall Brutus, who put his own sons to death because they committed treason.
A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Tim...
14
His own sons, however, heard his call and quickly crawled from their blankets.
Comrades of the Saddle; Or, The Young Rough Riders of the Plains
15
One of Ivan's own sons turned Turk and fought against Montenegro.
Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle
16
No man dares name himself king in Harald's presence-noteven his own sons.
King Alfred's Viking: A Story of the First English Fleet
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