Limped

Examples

• With those parting words she limped away from me at the top of her speed. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• He laid a heavy hand on my shoulder, and leaning on me with some stress, limped to his horse. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The man turned the handle of the Break of Day door, and limped in. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Early on the seventh morning after he had left his native place, Oliver limped slowly into the little town of Barnet. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Again Mr. Brownlow nodded to Mr. Grimwig; and again that gentleman limped away with extraordinary readiness. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• With those words she limped off on the way to Cobb's Hole. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Then he limped on again, toiling and muttering. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• But at an expense of threepence I soon refreshed myself completely; and, being in better spirits then, limped seven miles upon my road. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The young cripple rose and limped towards the fire; he had left his crutch near the mantelpiece. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She limped a step nearer to me, and looked as if she could have eaten me alive. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• With difficulty he limped up to the door, where a squat, dark, elderly man was smoking a black clay pipe. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Harry limped forward. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I turned my foot a little, that's all, and limped upstairs to put her things on. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I limped along the side of the road and they passed me and paid no attention to me. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Because he limped--he was lame. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• An hour and a half limped heavily away in the thief-and-rascal crowded passages below, even though assisted off with mutton pies and ale. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.

Editor: Simon