Sentence examples for to tarry from inspiring English sources
verb
To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- It is true that the Messiah will come, though he may tarry. (Hitchens quoting translated Maimonides)
You cannot expect them to tarry.
It would be easy to tarry here, hypnotised by these graceful oceanic wanderers.
The company still needs a chief executive, since Mr. Johnson is unlikely to tarry too long.
A regular driver who dares to tarry 30 seconds will be issued a steep ticket.
Mr. Lord zips through jokes and sets alike, knowing that to tarry and admire either might ruin both.
The club's supporters duly paid their respects to Tarry with a round of commemorative applause after five minutes had elapsed.
Although this tiny 10-seat restaurant, done in the brilliant colors of India, lends itself more to carry-out than to tarry-in, the food is cooked in a surprisingly large kitchen and loads of market-fresh vegetables enrich the flavor of almost every dish.
If you've been wise and found the blaze, Look quickly down, your quest to cease, But tarry scant with marvel gaze, Just take the chest and go in peace.
"I must tarry on to my maker from which I come.
Closer to the ground, daytime visitors tarry between art museums, a farmer's market and the waterfront park, while young professionals pack restaurants and clubs at night.
On his return to Sicily, in January February 869, Muhammad led an attempt to capture Taormina through treason, but although a small Muslim detachment gained control of the gates, Muhammad tarried to arrive with the main army and the detachment, fearing capture, abandoned the city.
