Adjective : the myriad stars of a summer night. ,the myriad mind of Shakespeare. From Dictionary.com.
So although I believe an ebook is more versatile in myriads of aspects, I am uncertain if society is ready for the electronic change. From Wordnik.com. [Interview with Michael Pastore: Ebooks and Digital Publishing | The Creative Penn] Reference
I stretch forth my arm, and I seize the people of Nubia in myriads, and the nations of the North in millions, and I bind them for thee in sheaves!. From Wordnik.com. [Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers] Reference
I hope it will call myriads of birds to keep you company. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvester] Reference
Citing the voluminous needs of the State, namely myriads of infrastructure needs left neglected for the crime of a well fed and bloated bureaucracy. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference
Then lads, &c. The insect tribes in myriads pour. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 35] Reference
But, further than this, I have great difficulty in assuring myself that even James, "the brother of the Lord," and his "myriads" of. From Wordnik.com. [Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays] Reference
Even the myriads of leaves are all different, and yet all alike. From Wordnik.com. [Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World] Reference
These myriads of stars that shine nightly in the heavens are all suns. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
These molluscs carry their eggs, myriads in number, within their gills. From Wordnik.com. [Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children] Reference
Long Island's infamous "Hamptons" have been home to myriads of artists. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Gregory: "Jackson Pollock, I Know You're Out There"] Reference
"What myriads of stars!" exclaims Philip, who is well versed in astronomy. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
Slithering past him in the water still persisted the mad rush of racing myriads. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Luck] Reference
In the valley they swarmed in myriads, but never came to the summit of the ridge. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Close examination would have revealed it to be made up of myriads of tiny spores. From Wordnik.com. [The Talkative Tree] Reference
How could the Saviour's birth be good tidings to any of these myriads of our race?. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
The men were horribly disturbed all night by the mosquitoes, which were in myriads. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba] Reference
Her streets will be deserted and silent, not a footfall be heard where the myriads trod. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
In the week that followed the waters of the Assiniboine grew black with myriads of canoes. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
Out of the earth's dark soil, by the action of light and heat, He calls forth myriads of flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
All manner of creeping, crawling things have invaded the garden -- lizards, toads, and myriads of insects. From Wordnik.com. [Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends] Reference
But anger kills myriads before it is glutted with revenge, as happened in the case of Cyrus and Pelopidas the. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
The curses of the millions are upon you; myriads of brawny arms are already raised to hurl you to destruction!. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
"And do you think," asked Thorwald, "that the myriads of stars were also made simply to delight the eye of man?". From Wordnik.com. [Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World] Reference
I have heard of myriads who have fallen into the greatest misfortunes through inability to govern their tongues. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
'First, cursed by a slave once my slave, and she now the Queen Priestess of the Asian people, with myriads at her feet!. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
Does one little star in the vault above shine less brightly or twinkle less gladly because myriads of others do likewise?. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
As soon as the fall rains set in, the young oats would sprout up, and myriads of ducks, brant, and geese, made their appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
In that case the benefits of the Saviour's life and death extend beyond human life to those myriads who never heard of Him here. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
Here also, they had their supper if it was ready before dark and there were no lights to attract the myriads of night-flying insects. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp] Reference
When we contemplate the vastness of creation, we see that there are myriads of other worlds far larger and more glorious than our own. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
And more than that; each one of these myriads is God's own child, as truly -- perhaps more intimately -- than our children are our own. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
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