Words similar to lest

Example sentences for: lest

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

But Safire knew better than to fight the tides of history and included the word in his political dictionary, lest that weighty tome prove useless to future generations.
Attention must be paid lest the government further encroach on the privacy of our data streams.
Lest anyone doubt Bradley's substance, he touts his record of doing "things."
"Those are," explains the Post , "the jets that go up and down your back and make you so mellow that it's advisable not to enter budget talks for at least two hours afterward, lest you agree to scrap capital gains taxes altogether."
Lest you think that Dubya has cornered the market on this form of cribbing, the piece reports that in 1996, the ranks of Clinton-Gore donors included an 11-year-old.