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Meanings of saying grace in English

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Usage of saying grace in English
1
The company stood still before and after dinner, instead of saying grace.
Elizabeth Fry
2
He brought up the coffee while Mr. Van Buren was saying grace.
Little Sky-High; Or, The Surprising Doings of Washee-Washee-Wang
3
They were observant Catholics, saying grace both before and after dinner.
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
The children sat down to breakfast, little Jeanneton, as the youngest, saying grace.
The Children's Book of Christmas Stories
5
A cardinal in brilliant red robes at the head table began saying grace.
The capitol game
6
Ellis waited to see if Pax would be saying grace.
Hollow World
7
She thought Uncle Roger was saying grace all the time.
The Golden Road
8
He resented Mrs. Cruncher's saying grace with particular animosity.
A Tale of Two Cities
9
Another traveler reports a smallish man bent over a sandwich at Horn & Hardart, saying grace.
The new yorker
10
The banquet took place, a neighbouring parson saying grace at it in the place of Tom Dancox.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891
11
Dr. Morton could scarcely finish saying grace before there was a general falling to at the parcels.
Chicken Little Jane
12
Perhaps Jesus had some special way of saying grace which made the disciples know who He was.
The Good Shepherd: A Life of Christ for Children
13
Could you imagine Jimmie Ford saying grace?
Mistress Anne
14
They sat down without saying grace.
Married
15
And sister says he's saying grace.
Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual / Issued for the ...
16
That's my way of saying grace.
The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel
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