Ventured

Examples

• I now ventured to turn my head back, believing myself at a safe distance from the stranger. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Suspense was insufferable; so I ventured to send my servant to inquire when the family were expected in London. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Elinor, rejoiced to be assured of his being in London, now ventured to say, Depend upon it, he will call again tomorrow. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I ventured to say that I knew what the trouble was, and he said, 'Fix it! Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• I ventured to stretch my hand to the bonnet-grec which lay in grim repose on the window-sill. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Meyler, having, tried every other argument to induce me to leave Charmouth and Lord Worcester, now ventured on a threat! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I ventured a little nearer to her, and held out my hand. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The man of Barsoom, she finally ventured, does not ask personal questions of women, except his mother, and the woman he has fought for and won. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• I ventured to make use of my eyes again, after an interval of silence--and he was gone. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• When I ventured to raise my head again, my eyes and my husband's eyes met, and I knew, by his look, that my face had betrayed me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• We admired it so much, that I have ventured to write it into Miss Smith's collection. Jane Austen. Emma.
• None of those present ventured to make any remark on this assertion, although all felt that it was merely a random guess, based on the sanguine dream of an inventor. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• In short, though I scarcely ventured to admit it, hope did begin to predominate. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She could think a multitude of questions she never ventured to put, give advice in her mind which her tongue never delivered. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• No doubt he ventured at first as a fisherman, having learnt the elements of seacraft in creeks and lagoons. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It was ten o'clock at night before we ventured to creep in again, and then she asked Joe why he hadn't married a Negress Slave at once? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Tom watched the little lady a great deal, before he ventured on any overtures towards acquaintanceship. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I ventured to inquire, generally, before replying, what would happen if the money were not produced. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Thus equipped, I ventured in much fear and trembling to wait upon the great Mr. Murray, as Lord Byron always satirically called him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She had pulled his tall head down, and stood upon tiptoe, and implored him not to be shocked, before she had ventured to ask this question. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• One corpulent slow boy, with a wheezy manner of breathing, ventured the answer, Because he wouldn't paper a room at all, but would paint it. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• After a short silence, he ventured to look round at his companion. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• No one ventured on board the vessel, and strange sights were averred to be seen at night, walking the deck, and hanging on the masts and shrouds. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• With this hundred pounds I ventured to take the house adjoining mine. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I believe no man here has ventured to say that I am not all right, Sir? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I had some talk with her, and ventured on a delicate allusion to Sir Percival. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• All I ventured to do was to keep her to the point--in the hope of something turning up which might be worth hearing. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I ventured a word of re-assurance. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I had closed the slit between the curtains as Milverton's face had turned in our direction, but now I ventured very carefully to open it once more. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Though I was timid about saying it, I ventured because of the sorrowful tone in which he had spoken. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

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