Faded

Examples

• As the idea of citizenship failed and faded before the new occasions, there remained no inner, that is to say no real, unity in the system at all. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• But I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its lustre and was faded and yellow. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Everything bore the stamp of summer, and none of its beautiful colour had yet faded from the die. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Even this imperfect consciousness faded away at last, and he dreamed a long, troubled dream. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• But now these thoughts faded before the new born expectation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The tender compassion of Jesus is recalled and relied on; the faded eye, gazing beyond time, sees a home, a friend, a refuge in eternity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Her visions of a brilliant marriage for Lily had faded after the first year. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It was the blackness the bright fire leaves when its blaze is sunk, its warmth failed, and its glow faded. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• In the faded wallpaper were dark patches where furniture had stood, where pictures had hung. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• It was a world of lost or faded beliefs. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• But the old faith of the kings, owners, and rulers of the opening twentieth century had faded under the actinic light of scientific criticism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I see the blots I threw upon it, faded away. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The Grecian Zone extended from Caria to the Bosphorus, and followed the coast as far as Sinope on the Black Sea, where it gradually faded away. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Florence Scape, Fanny Scape, and their mother faded away to Boulogne, and will be heard of no more. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The irony faded from her eyes, and she bent a clouded face upon her friend. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• What he saw, meanwhile, with the help of the lamp, was the faded shadowy charm of a room unlike any room he had known. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• He has the faded appearance of a gentleman in embarrassed circumstances; even his light whiskers droop with something of a shabby air. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• You can see the color of his hair--faded, somewhat--by this thin shred that clings still to the temple. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• On the blank page at the beginning, to which I first turned, were traced some lines in faded ink. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Miss Havisham had settled down, I hardly knew how, upon the floor, among the faded bridal relics with which it was strewn. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The light faded gently away, and Tom Smart fell back on his pillow, and dropped asleep. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Many of the old operators, taken on out of good-nature, were poor exhibitors and worse accountants, and at last they and the machines with which they had been intrusted faded from sight. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The beauties of the sunset had not faded from the long light films of cloud that lay at peace in the horizon. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• But the very brightness outside made the colours within seem poor and faded. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The gaiety had faded from her eyes, and she said with great gentleness: Surely, Granny, we can persuade them between us to do as he wishes. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Circumstances that were but a few days old faded back in my memory, as if they had happened months and months since. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• As the captive men were faded and haggard, so the iron was rusty, the stone was slimy, the wood was rotten, the air was faint, the light was dim. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• She received this with a look from which all tinge of resentment had faded. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I take off my ring, I wear my worst clothes, I use no bear's grease, and I frequently lament over the late Miss Larkins's faded flower. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• It was no more torn collars now, I promise you, and faded silks trailing off at the shoulder. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

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