What is "offers"

Usage examples of "offers".

He told me that he had enquired, from the woman with whom Christine had spent a fortnight, about the offers of marriage she had refused at that time, and that he had been much surprised, for two of those offers were excellent ones.

Then, turning towards me, he says that I look like a foreigner, and when I say that I am an Italian he begins to speak to me of the court, of the city, of the theatres, and at last he offers to accompany me everywhere.

Beauty without wit offers love nothing but the material enjoyment of its physical charms, whilst witty ugliness captivates by the charms of the mind, and at last fulfils all the desires of the man it has captivated.

Yet these hard lessons proved useful, for they taught me to mistrust the impudent sycophants who openly flatter their dupes, and never to rely upon the offers made by fawning flatterers.

Beautiful and young as she was, she declined all the offers of marriage which were made to her, and, placing her trust in Providence, she courageously devoted herself to the task of bringing up her young family.

I often regret thee because thou hast often offered me new sights, and for the same reason I hate old age which never offers but what I know already, unless I should take up a gazette, but I cared nothing for them in my young days.

After coffee I thanked the abbot with the greatest respect, and accompanied him to his carriage, where the reverend father reiterated his offers of serving me, and thus, well pleased with one another, we parted.

The English roads are excellent, and the country offers a smiling prospect on every side.

She gave me a capital dinner, and her husband made me offers which I was ashamed to accept.

They had vainly induced their late abbot to make handsome offers to them, and they then proceeded by indirect means, endeavoring to stir up obstacles in their way, and to disgust them with Trieste.

He had sat on his suitcase by the side of the River Road for an hour and a half, brushing away green flies and the offers of rides at least as far as the village, for word had gotten round that one of the Lowe boys was off to join the Army, although just how the Army planned to keep itself and its soldiers occupied in this brave new world of peace and concord, opinion was divided.

Any other should take care to bring with them everything to this island, as it certainly offers nothing to a man.

I do not understand her ploy there, nor why she offers the Narcheska to Dutiful.

She offers you bribes, safety for one or two of your children, and in return you are ready to let the whole past forgotten.

If one with the gift refuses all three offers, they are to be killed, to spare them the suffering at the end, the madness.