Whisked

Examples

• As Meg appeared, Scrabble whisked into his hole. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I did actually run, and whisked round the corner where I felt safe. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The light at the top was suddenly whisked out, and from the darkness came a reedy, quivering voice. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• And so he was, for, as she laughed and talked, Jo had whisked things into place and given quite a different air to the room. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Men always croak when they are hungry, and Jo whisked out at the front door after that. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The woman was under apprehensions of the dry old man, for she whisked her apron away as he approached, and disclosed a pale affrighted face. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• She suddenly whisked her wheels round and dashed straight at him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• As she whisked round to us, I gave a cry of surprise and horror. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Beth whisked it off, and in her half-averted face read a tender sorrow that made her own eyes fill. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I was whisked from the railway station in a big touring car, through beautiful country. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

Edited by Leopold