How to use "lest" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi
Example sentences for "lest" in popular movie and book plots
- But Macfarlane talks him out of reporting the incident, lest they are both implicated in the crime. - The Body Snatcher
- Joshua eventually finds her and she pleads with him not to touch her lest he also became infected. - Feasibility Study (The Outer Limits)
- Socrates forbids him from doing so, lest he also seem to abuse the Syracusan (69). - Symposium (Xenophon)
- Meanwhile, the Romans plan to arrest Cassius after the fight, lest he thereafter challenge their control of Gaul. - Asterix and the Big Fight
- Martha is highly suspicious, worried about Tommy's safety lest anyone suspect her of foul play to take over the store. - The Big Store
- She becomes seriously ill, but does not disclose her illness to Apu, lest his studies get disturbed. - Aparajito
- Orfeu wants to gaze upon her, but Eurydice begs him not to lest he lose her forever. - Black Orpheus
- This forced Mameha and Sayuri to devise a plan to push Hatsumomo out of the Nitta okiya lest Sayuri's career ultimately die. - Memoirs of a Geisha
- The infection precludes blowing up the Rhedosaurus or even setting it ablaze, lest the contagion spread further. - The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
- Afterward, Charity tells Peter that they probably should not go on communicating, lest more problems arise. - A Message from Charity
- Will and Hand agree that it is best not to go to the hospital, lest the attackers attempt to track them. - You Shall Know Our Velocity
- She constantly warns Gwyn to stay away from the others, lest he be taken out of school and forced to work in a shop to earn some money. - The Owl Service
- He swears Judith to secrecy lest her husband give the secret away and expose himself to arrest. - The Devil's Disciple
- They say his discovery must be destroyed, lest it disrupt the plans of the World Council and the Department of Candles. - Anthem (novella)
- But the capital must also be conquered lest it serve as a rallying point for loyalists. - If This Goes On—
- To conceal this debilitation, he pretends that his obesity is due to intentional overindulgence, lest the Landsraad remove him from power. - Vladimir Harkonnen
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