1 He had regained his composure, which seemed to have been somewhat impaired the night before.
2 However much his influence among his people had been impaired by his occasional and besetting weakness, as well as by his desertion of the tribe, his courage and his fame as an orator were undeniable.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 24 3 Strings of expletives he swung lashlike over the backs of his men, and it was evident that his previous efforts had in nowise impaired his resources.
4 His strength seemed in nowise impaired.
5 Not these impaired the sacred name.
6 "Oh, gentlemen, you see it is all useless, and that my father's mind is really impaired," said Villefort.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 59. The Will. 7 Her sight was disturbed, so that she saw objects multiplied, and grasped at visionary teacups and wineglasses instead of the realities; her hearing was greatly impaired; her memory also; and her speech was unintelligible.
8 My health, severely impaired when I left England, was quite restored.
9 They were very curious to know my story, but I gave them very little satisfaction, and they all conjectured that my misfortunes had impaired my reason.
10 But the wife of Front-de-Boeuf, for whom it had been originally furnished, was long dead, and decay and neglect had impaired the few ornaments with which her taste had adorned it.
11 But with the whale, these two sashes are separately inserted, making two distinct windows, but sadly impairing the view.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 74. The Sperm Whale's Head—Contrasted View. 12 Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it; and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic.