Livid

Examples

• It threw a livid, unnatural circle upon the floor, while in the shadows beyond we saw the vague loom of two figures which crouched against the wall. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Morning broke; and the old woman saw the corpse, marked with the fatal disease, close to her; her wrist was livid with the hold loosened by death. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I looked on my cherished wishes, yesterday so blooming and glowing; they lay stark, chill, livid corpses that could never revive. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Also his livid lips are parted at last, as if he were breathless with running. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He did not speak or move, but the blotchy green of his countenance turned livid, and the froth froze upon his lips. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The face which she turned towards us was of the strangest livid tint, and the features were absolutely devoid of any expression. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The other convict was livid to look at, and, in addition to the old bruised left side of his face, seemed to be bruised and torn all over. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Old Osborne was in the room with a face livid with rage, and eyes like hot coals. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He bared his wrist, and offered it to me: the blood was forsaking his cheek and lips, they were growing livid; I was distressed on all hands. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• It was of a livid chalky white, and with something set and rigid about it which was shockingly unnatural. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The mouth--a little while ago, so sullenly projected in defiance--was relaxed and livid. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Adrian's countenance flitted across, tainted by death--Idris, with eyes languidly closed and livid lips, was about to slide into the wide grave. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I know how the heath would look on such a day, said Caroline; purple-black--a deeper shade of the sky-tint, and that would be livid. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Margaret knew it all; she read it in Boucher's face, forlornly desperate and livid with rage. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The same livid leaden change passed over his face which I had seen pass over it at the theatre. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He sprang to his feet, his face turned livid with fear, and he thrust into his breast the chart-like paper which he had been originally studying. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• His face became livid with rage as he found my guard impregnable, while blood flowed from a dozen minor wounds upon his face and body. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• She pointed, hastily, to some livid bruises on her neck and arms; and continued, with great rapidity: 'Remember this! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Five little livid spots, the marks of four fingers and a thumb, were printed upon the white wrist. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• In about twenty minutes he arrived livid with rage, and I was discharged on the spot. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• His face was taking on a livid hue, his eyes were bulging from their sockets. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Upon my word, Watson, there is something very attractive about that livid face at the window, and I would not have missed the case for worlds. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• I know his face, though he is livid with rage,--he is fighting to get to the front--look! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• He slunk away with a livid face and two venomous eyes which uttered more threats than his tongue could do. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• As we went I glanced back, and there was that yellow livid face watching us out of the upper window. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

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