Eighth Commandment
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Such manger larceny, in glaring violation of the Eighth Commandment, is also part of a sad national trend.
From New York Times
“Haven’t they heard of the Eighth Commandment?” asks Kenneth Samson, a consultant for the casino.
From Washington Post
He could not advertise a stolen prayer-book without inserting a joke to give the advertisement wings: "The person who took it is desired to open it and read the Eighth Commandment, and afterward return it into the same pew again; upon which no further notice will be taken."
From Project Gutenberg
The eighth commandment is put here in a form indicating that some of the apostle’s readers had been habitual sinners against it.
From Project Gutenberg
And this being my last disposition of money not my own, I think it a fit season to record that from that day to this I have been enabled by God's help and man's kindness to keep the eighth commandment; and earning honestly what I have spent have been poor, but never a beggar.
From Project Gutenberg
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