Gave in a sentence

Her eyebrows had been plucked and then drawn on again at a more rakish angle, but the efforts of nature toward the restoration of the old alignment gave a blurred air to her face.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

But I didn’t call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone—he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

If she saw me out of the corner of her eyes she gave no hint of it—indeed, I was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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Merriam-Webster
— past tense of GIVE
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Macmillan
— the past tense of give
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Other Word Forms

give
given
gives
giving


Usage

26 uses of ‘gave’ in The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald