Sentence Examples

1. In the ray of light which entered by the narrow window of his cell, he held open in his left hand, of which alone, it will be recollected, he retained the use, a sheet of paper, which, from being constantly rolled into a small compass, had the form of a cylinder, and was not easily kept open.
2. I took a step closer to the nearest cylinder, trying to see through the blurry material.
3. Drilling a small hole, she then jimmied the cylinder inside the locking mechanism.
4. Tubes ran out of each cylinder into the whirring machinery that lined the walls.
5. Next to the tray stood a metal cylinder filled with black liquid.
6. The mechanism rotated like a revolver cylinder, and a new tube snapped into place.
7. I averted my eyes, but that only brought my gaze to the tubes snaking away from her cylinder, carrying her blood out of her veins.
8. He also hoped that whatever was in the cylinder had not been damaged.
9. Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
10. A huge beige cylinder lay across her living room floor.