FAREWELL in a Sentence

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66 example sentences for FAREWELL, such as:

1. Then Jurgis bade farewell, and went on his way.
2. Till which merry meeting, we wish you farewell.
3. If you've ever stopped by his blog, his farewell is here.
4. I said a silent farewell to my village as I left for the city.
5. And so Jurgis bade farewell to the master wizard, and went out.

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 Meanings and Examples of FAREWELL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
farewell
 n.  acknowledgment at parting; goodbye; act of departing or taking leave
Classic Sentence: (61 in 5 pages)
1  But the quick thudding only increased as she heard him call a final farewell and walk into the front hall.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  Bidding farewell to them was like closing a door forever on a part of her life, a bitter, harsh part but one which she recalled with a nostalgic satisfaction.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVII
3  The latter had already planned to return to town after a farewell Sunday with her friends; and, with Gerty Farish's aid, had discovered a small private hotel where she might establish herself for the winter.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 6
4  Then Jurgis bade farewell, and went on his way.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
5  He would have to bid farewell to his summer cleanliness, of course, for he would come out of the first night's lodging with his clothes alive with vermin.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
6  And so Jurgis bade farewell to the master wizard, and went out.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 29
7  A crowd of all the old and young hands on the place stood gathered around it, to bid farewell to their old associate.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
8  Mr. Skeggs, with his palmetto on and his cigar in his mouth, walks around to put farewell touches on his wares.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
9  A hack now drove to the door, and the friendly family who had received the fugitives crowded around them with farewell greetings.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
10  Of our other characters we have nothing very particular to write, except a word relating to Miss Ophelia and Topsy, and a farewell chapter, which we shall dedicate to George Shelby.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
11  Isaac accordingly bade his friend farewell, and about an hour's riding brought him before the Preceptory of Templestowe.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
12  Till which merry meeting, we wish you farewell.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
13  So saying, he took an affectionate farewell of Ivanhoe, who expressed an anxious desire to attend upon his deliverer.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
14  And as a matter of fact, I suppose your greatest thrill comes from being able to say a temporary farewell to all this.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
15  He learnt that she had fallen into a deep sleep, from which she would waken, either to recovery and life, or to bid them farewell, and die.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
Example Sentence:
1  I said a silent farewell to my village as I left for the city.
2  He will be giving his farewell concert as Music Director of the Ulster Orchestra.
3  When distinction disguises the smile, is the final farewell tune.
4  The president gave the Prince and his attendants a farewell banquet.
5  If you've ever stopped by his blog, his farewell is here.