Twigs
[twiɡz]
Examples
- The atmosphere was grey and translucent, the birds sang sharply on the young twigs, the earth would be quickening and hastening in growth. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- We were all cutting twigs and branches. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- She was sullenly picking and pulling at the twigs of the hedge as she passed. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It would be a fallacy to entertain such a thought, for the little stars out-number the big ones, and the twigs of the tree are far more numerous than its branches. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- As far aloft as I could see the stems and branches and twigs were as smooth and as highly polished as the newest of American-made pianos. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- For a moment Sabor hung half across the branch, while Tarzan mocked, and hurled twigs and branches at her unprotected face. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I could see twigs on the willow bush. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Purple twigs were darkly luminous in the grey air, high hedges glowed like living shadows, hovering nearer, coming into creation. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- After a prolonged absence at this stage of the entertainment, he at length came back with a casket of precious appearance containing twigs. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It is due also to the presence on the ground of decaying leaves and twigs, or humus. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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