Welcomed

Examples

• Fanny's last meal in her father's house was in character with her first: she was dismissed from it as hospitably as she had been welcomed. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Adrian welcomed us on our arrival. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The lady now entered the room, and welcomed me with an appearance of real pleasure. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She accepted him, and he was warmly welcomed into that rich and influential family. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Mrs. Farebrother welcomed the guest with a lively formality and precision. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Tom Moody rides up to the door of the Hall, where he is welcomed by the butler, who offers him drink, which he declines. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I have welcomed many gentlemen to these walls. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• But when he entered, misery and despair alone welcomed him. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• As the words sprang out he was prepared for an answering flare of anger; and he would have welcomed it as fuel for his own. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• When he reached Paris at five in the morning an enormous crowd welcomed him, and the cries of Vive Blériot! Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• They were not welcomed home very cordially by their mother. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• No mercy was shewn by death; we ceased to expect it, and every day welcomed the sun with the feeling that we might never see it rise again. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• A few months later he was eagerly welcomed by his uncle at Menlo Park, and after working on the telephone was sent to London to aid in its introduction. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Only a very faint bending of the head-dress and plumes welcomed Rawdon and his wife, as those prodigals returned to their family. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Into the tea-room Mr. Pickwick turned; and catching sight of him, Mr. Bantam corkscrewed his way through the crowd and welcomed him with ecstasy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The embrowning woods, and swollen rivers, the evening mists, and morning frosts, were welcomed with gratitude. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Instead of viewing them as a stranger, I might have rejoiced in them as my own, and welcomed to them as visitors my uncle and aunt. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• They were welcomed and tested, and shortly afterward I shipped a hundred more. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Mrs. Kirke welcomed me so kindly I felt at home at once, even in that big house full of strangers. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• How gladly Gerty would have welcomed the ministry of healing: how willingly have soothed the sufferer back to tolerance of life! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Jane ran to her uncle and aunt, and welcomed and thanked them both, with alternate smiles and tears. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• They mark'd him as he onward prest, With fainting heart and weary limb; Kind voices bade him turn and rest, And gentle faces welcomed him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He welcomed the opportunity for which, in fact, he had been searching for days past, now that he was armed with something more than a rope of grass. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The new-comers having been welcomed by the old ones, Mr. Tuckle put the question that supper be ordered in, which was carried unanimously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She kissed and welcomed him; but was afraid to ask him any questions. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• My cousin welcomed me with warm affection; yet tears were in her eyes, as she beheld my emaciated frame and feverish cheeks. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• I welcomed my friend, therefore, in the most cordial manner, and we walked towards my college. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• At Paris Sir Humphry was welcomed by the French scientists with every mark of distinction. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• But the Tollers have welcomed Ned all the same. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Return then, and you shall be warmly welcomed. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

Typed by Geraldine