Announcing

Examples

• Phil announcing it, Mr. George knocks the ashes out of his pipe on the hob, stands his pipe itself in the chimney corner, and sits down to the meal. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Show us into the room at once, without announcing us,' said the little man, 'and it's yours. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• They then signalled the fort, announcing their arrival. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• There was a bill, pasted on the door-post, announcing a room to let on the second floor. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Show me to Mrs. Winkle's room, without announcing me. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• On the morning of the 26th Percival's letter reached me, announcing his wife's arrival by the midday train. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I then read them Sir Percival's letter of the 25th, announcing his wife's intended journey from Hampshire to London on the 26th. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The acclamations of thousands applauded the unanimous award of the Prince and marshals, announcing that day's honours to the Disinherited Knight. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Barker cabled as follows from Paris, announcing the decision of the expert jury which passed upon the exhibits: Accept my congratulations. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• You achieve nothing but confusion if you begin by announcing that politics must achieve justice or liberty or happiness. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Show me to her room without announcing me. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• But whatever Tip went into, he came out of tired, announcing that he had cut it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The Count stopped again and entered a small optician's shop, with an inscription in the window announcing that repairs were neatly executed inside. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The intelligence, which had been so anxiously announced to her, she was now to be anxiously announcing to another. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The ringers at East Egdon were announcing the nuptials of Eustacia and her son. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• After the engagement Rosecrans sent me a dispatch announcing the result. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• One, to Mr. Bounderby, announcing his retirement from that part of the country, and showing where he would be found for the next fortnight. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• She heard Patty announcing it; but no such bustle succeeded as poor Miss Bates had before made so happily intelligible. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I am in hopes of receiving a dispatch from you to-day announcing that you have moved. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Mr. Perker, sir,' said Sam, announcing the visitor to Mr. Pickwick, who was sitting at the window in a thoughtful attitude. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Pray, says Sir Leicester to Mercury, what do you mean by announcing with this abruptness a young man of the name of Guppy? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The house in Thavies Inn had bills in the windows announcing that it was to let, and it looked dirtier and gloomier and ghastlier than ever. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Here at night dispatches were received announcing that Sherman, Butler and Crook had moved according to programme. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• After tea there came another knock at the door, announcing Arthur. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.

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