Sentence Examples

1. It was not thrown away on her, she bounded higher than ever, flew farther down the middle, and was in a continual course of smiles.
2. But it will be even more difficult to keep living with your continual mistrust.
3. And this similitude was regarded as by no means lessened when, upon nearer inspection, there was perceived a large tassel depending from its apex, and, around the upper rim or base of the cone, a circle of little instruments, resembling sheep-bells, which kept up a continual tinkling to the tune of Betty Martin.
4. He was amazed at the continual noise it made, and the motion of the minute hand, which he could easily discern for their sight is much more acute than ours and asked the opinions of his learned men about him, which were various and remote, as the reader may imagine without my repeating although, indeed, I could not very perfectly understand them.
5. That my health was much impaired by the continual drudgery of entertaining the rabble every hour of the day and that if my master had not thought my life in danger, her majesty, perhaps, would not have got so cheap a bargain.
6. These struldbrugs and I would mutually communicate our observations and memorials, through the course of time remark the several gradations by which corruption steals into the world, and oppose it in every step, by giving perpetual warning and instruction to mankind which, added to the strong influence of our own example, would probably prevent that continual degeneracy of human nature so unjustly complained of in all ages.
7. Elton was in continual raptures, and defended it through every criticism.
8. In the mean time the investigation proceeded with vigor, if not always with judgment, and numerous individuals were examined to no purpose while, owing to the continual absence of all clue to the mystery, the popular excitement greatly increased.
9. And it must be confessed, that from the great intercourse of trade and commerce between both realms, from the continual reception of exiles which is mutual among them, and from the custom in each empire to send their young nobility and richer gentry to the other, in order to polish themselves by seeing the world, and understanding men and manners, there are few persons of distinction, or merchants, or seamen, who dwell in the maritime parts, but what can hold conversation in both tongues as I found some weeks after, when I went to pay my respects to the emperor of Blefuscu, which, in the midst of great misfortunes through the malice of my enemies, proved a very happy adventure to me, as I shall relate in its proper place.
10. In short the beauty and goodness of Camilla, joined with the opportunity which the blind husband had placed in his hands, overthrew the loyalty of Lothario and giving heed to nothing save the object towards which his inclinations led him, after Anselmo had been three days absent, during which he had been carrying on a continual struggle with his passion, he began to make love to Camilla with so much vehemence and warmth of language that she was overwhelmed with amazement, and could only rise from her place and retire to her room without answering him a word.