Example sentences for: clive

How can you use “clive” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • (Clive Barnes, the New York Post ).

  • Clive’s example in Calcutta set the pattern for territorial control around the country.

  • Meanwhile, the British clerk-turned-soldier Robert Clive won a long campaign against the French for Madras.

  • With a well-paid civil service, Clive’s successors — Warren Hastings and Lord Cornwallis — avoided the collectors by padding their salaries with private deals.

  • A high sense of integrity took the place of what Clive called “fighting, chicanery, intrigues, politics, and Lord knows what. ”


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