| Legitimate children were subject to the commands of their father, with the mother having no legal right to gainsay him. |
| But if it ends up being closer to the 200th year, I would not be around in any case, and I will not be able to have anyone gainsay me. |
| But it is hard to gainsay the fundamental reality that the liberal news media are more firmly in the saddle than ever. |
| No-one can possibly gainsay the need to travel on the railway in safety and it will be difficult to advance an argument against these giants. |
| Seeing that there was indeed room, she began to settle in before anyone could gainsay her. |
| He had a hot temper and a weekly column in which he could publicly tear to shreds anyone who dared gainsay him or meddle with his works. |
