Cheered

Examples

• I asked him why he talked so; and he said he would talk so no more, and cheered me again with the kindest encouragement. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The wide square of Forli, the arcade around it, its light and pleasant aspect cheered me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Even the horses were cheered, and moved on with renovated strength. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• They were cheered by the joy of the servants on their arrival, and each for the sake of the others resolved to appear happy. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• But Sir Walter Scott--I suppose Mr. Lydgate knows him, said young Plymdale, a little cheered by this advantage. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• She is innocent, my Elizabeth, said I, and that shall be proved; fear nothing, but let your spirits be cheered by the assurance of her acquittal. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• On hearing this, a quiet courage cheered me. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• She gave her evidence in the gamest way, and was highly complimented by the Bench, and cheered right home to her lodgings. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• But her father cheered her, and said at last, gently disengaging himself from her enfolding arms, Take her, Charles! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Many thoughts cheered him at that time--and justly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I wish to see if you are cheered. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The Collegians cheered him very heartily, and he kissed his hand to them with great urbanity and protection. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Both the girls seemed cheered. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• How they cheered, and cried, and waved handkerchiefs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• My horse grew tired--and I, forgetful of his fatigue, still as he lagged, cheered him with my voice, and urged him with the spur. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• About this time she was farther cheered by an invitation to spend the Thanksgiving week at a camp in the Adirondacks. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The boys applied whip and spur, the waiters shouted, the hostlers cheered, and away they went, fast and furiously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• And yet there were fragments of truth here and there which satisfied the conscience, and gleams of light that cheered the vision. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• It was difficult to believe that Thomasin would be cheered by a husband with such tendencies as these. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I wish I could make a dash, and spike that gun, said Maurice, as the Melnosians cheered loudly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Cheered, as I have said, he was: and yet but by fits. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I was cheered already! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• And when he had spoken of my lot as in all things blessed of heaven he raised a note of triumph and cheered my soul. Plato. The Republic.
• The stir of the removal seemed to have cheered and interested her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Without youth and its gay graces, she cheered. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• They cheered--with shrill starveling voices they cheered. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• This thought calmed me, cheered me, and I sank down, limp and exhausted, upon the summit, but happy, so happy and serene within. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• So cheered, I should be a faint heart indeed to quail. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• But she soon cheered up, and we did wonders with it before we went to bed. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• She would feel honored--cheered, I think, by the proof that you at least have some respect for me. George Eliot. Middlemarch.

Edited by Debra