Homeward

Examples

• Then he turned to pursue his way homeward through the drizzle that had so greatly transformed the scene. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• She, too, was turning homeward, when she heard a strange sound. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I went down to the Albert Dock and found that she had been taken down the river by the early tide this morning, homeward bound to Savannah. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• And now I've told it I must be moving homeward myself. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Having now composed his mind for slumber, he turned homeward. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• If her face was turned homeward, he had merely strolled down to see the river, and was just returning, unless they were tired of his frequent calls. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Biddy, said I, when we were walking homeward, I wish you could put me right. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• At last a mitigation of the patient's most urgent symptoms (acute pain is one of its accompaniments) liberated me, and I set out homeward. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• How,' thought Fagin, as he crept homeward, 'can I increase my influence with her? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• And the interview then terminated, Mrs Yeobright returning homeward as she had come. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• During the homeward drive Archer pondered deeply on this episode. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I hope both will be done in a week or ten days, and then I purpose to bend my course homeward. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Now, indeed, as Martin set his face homeward, he felt that the sleet was sharp and the east wind cold. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Well, I think I must turn homeward again, as the inn must not be left long in charge of the lad and the maid only. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• On the drive homeward May remained oddly silent; through the darkness, he still felt her enveloped in her menacing blush. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• When she was lost to his view, he pursued his homeward way, glancing up sometimes at the sky, where the clouds were sailing fast and wildly. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• That night he slept in the forest not far from the village, and early the next morning set out slowly on his homeward march, hunting as he traveled. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Holmes and I put on our dress-clothes, so that we might appear to be two theatre-goers homeward bound. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• GRADGRIND walked homeward from the school, in a state of considerable satisfaction. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• So, the happy pair, with this hopeful marriage contract thus signed, sealed, and delivered, repair homeward. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• From Valencia, the homeward course will be continued, skirting along the coast of Spain. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Certainly, if the lad had gone homeward, he must have passed this, and he could not pass it without leaving his traces. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• As she turned homeward her thoughts shrank in anticipation from the fact that there would be nothing to get up for the next morning. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The lady and her daughters being gone, Caroline felt that she also ought to resume her scarf, kiss her cousin's cheek, and trip away homeward. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The Prussian contingent had surrendered to the Russians; the Austrians had gone homeward to the south. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• We entered the wood, and wended homeward. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Homeward-bound burghers pass me now and then, but these companies are pedestrians, make little noise, and are soon gone. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• They only quitted Vienna in the spring, and travelled as far as the Tyrol to meet the bride and bridegroom on their homeward journey. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• With that he jogged out into the street, and jogged upon his homeward way. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Not so, Sir Knight, replied the Abbot; but I must move several miles forward this evening upon my homeward journey. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.

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