Procured

Usage examples of gained.

But, as it was, he ably supported the exposed flank that Johnston so skillfully attacked, won the battle, inflicted losses a good deal larger than his own, and gained his ulterior objective as well as if there had not been a fight at all.

Lutea had found for her, they gained admittance to dump their burden, but then all of us were brusquely turned away.

Though he had been thwarted in Alcazar, the information he had gained was worth the loss.

Much as we have gained, we have not yet thoroughly shaken off the notion that poison is the natural food of disease, as wholesome aliment is the support of health.

Within a minute or two we had gained Tothill-street, crossed it and dived down the lane opposite into the ancient and now infamous Almonry and then made our way through the back-courts into Orchard-street.

So I abandoned my original work and began the greater one, even though I had amassed considerable material by that stage and publication would, undoubtedly, have gained me both the fame in the world and the patronage of the mighty which have forever eluded my grasp.

A degree of discontent, approaching, if not amounting to disaffection, has gained considerable ground.

It may be noted here, that the asceticism which gained the victory in Monasticism, was not really that which sprang from early Christian, but from Greek impulses, without, of course, being based on the same principle.

Ecub knew of Asterion from Loth, as well as from the knowledge she had gained during the long death between her last life and this one.

Nothing would be gained and, considering the possible consequences, all would be lost should Auklet and the others ever find out.

Operations commenced in April, and Colonel Champion gained a great victory over the Rohilla chiefs, on the side of Babul Nulla, which placed the whole country at the mercy of the conquerors.

He had felt instinctively that the Baptist had answers for him, and day by day he gained assurance that this hope was well founded.

In such sad sort retreat was hurried on, Erfurt was gained with Blucher hot at heel.

Cliff Marsland, strolling through the badlands with Bozo Griffin, had gained no suspicion whatever.

A doctor whom he gained over with a large sum of money declared that I should die unless I came here to take the waters, which he declared were the only cure for my illness.