Lowered

Examples

• Placing one end of my harness strap in his hands I lowered him quickly to the ground below. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He was conscious that Madame Olenska was looking at him under lowered lids. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• One by one, I saw these removed, lowered, and seized on. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Unseen we reached a rear window and with the straps and leather of my trappings I lowered, first Sola and then Dejah Thoris to the ground below. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• But, gradually his arm reverted home to him, and his glass was lowered and lowered until he rested it upside down upon the table. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• When a large quantity of water is desired, strong machines drill into the ground and excavate an opening into which a wide pipe can be lowered. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The driver stopped his horse and lowered the metal sign on his meter. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• In operation it is lowered with open jaws, and by its own weight digs into the ground that is to be excavated. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Mrs. Dorset, examining her between lowered lids, met this with the immediate query: Who told you that? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She lowered her voice. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The old man and a dynamiter, Pablo told him and lowered the pack inside the entrance to the cave. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• As I gained my feet the therns lowered their wicked rifles, their faces distorted in mingled chagrin, consternation, and alarm. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• While moving on this elevator the cases are cooled so that they can be handled as soon as they are lowered. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• This portable Diorama can be most conveniently shown by lamplight, the flame of an argand lamp, the wick of which can be heightened and lowered, being best adapted for the purpose. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• With a deprecating smile, the host gently raised and gently lowered his shoulders. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The barriers between Europe and Asia set up by the religious feud of Christianity and Islam were lowered. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• In the summer of 1911, prolonged drought in North Carolina lowered the rivers to such an extent that towns dependent upon them suffered greatly. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• At some distance away she stopped, and a boat was lowered and dispatched toward the beach. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The gate _A_ is then closed and the gate _A'_ is opened slowly to give the men time to get accustomed to the high pressure in _B_, and then the men are lowered to the bottom. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• I lowered the vermouth bottle to the other side of the bed when she came in. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Where were you,' said the boy, advancing a step as he lowered his voice, 'when it was done? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He lowered his head and averted his face. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• She lowered her eyes under his unseeing stare, and another fugitive flush passed over her face. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Quickly he lowered Kulonga's body to the ground, removed the noose, and took to the trees again. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Slinging my harness into a long single strap, I lowered Tars Tarkas to the courtyard beneath, and an instant later dropped to his side. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• At last the ship came up directly into the wind; the anchor was lowered; down came the sails. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The barriers between Africa, Asia, and Europe were lowered or bridged by that time, but mixing had not gone far. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• But then, with a more thoughtful air and lowered voice, there is no saying what it may lead to. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• A call for the boat to be lowered was echoed from the deck. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• There he leant over the wall and lowered the lamp, only to behold the vortex formed at the curl of the returning current. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

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