Muscles

Examples

• When we look at near objects, the muscles act in such a way that the lens bulges out, and becomes thick in the middle and of the right curvature to focus the near object upon the screen. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• I could feel the muscles of the thin arm round my neck swell with the vehemence that possessed her. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The assembled warriors and chieftains examined me closely, feeling my muscles and the texture of my skin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The spasm causes the muscles of the jaw to contract very quickly and as soon as they are contracted, they let the jaw fall again of its own weight. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• At last Clayton saw the immense muscles of Tarzan's shoulders and biceps leap into corded knots beneath the silver moonlight. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• In times of excitement, when the muscles of the body in general are in a state of great tension, the pitch is likely to be uncommonly high. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• A fierce electric energy seemed to flow over all his limbs, his muscles were surcharged, his hands felt hard with strength. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The pain of weakness left my limbs, my muscles slept. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• When we look at an object several hundred feet away, the muscles change their pull on the lens and flatten it until it is of the proper curvature for the new distance. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• For the senses and muscles are used not as organic participants in having an instructive experience, but as external inlets and outlets of mind. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• For a moment his muscles stiffened and relaxed convulsively, then he lay still. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• His hand was still there as they saw the four horsemen ride out of the timber and he felt the muscles in Agustín's back twitch under his hand. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The well-taught muscles of Lord Petersham's face were nearly giving way, not only against all superfine Chesterfieldian rules, but common civility. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• So the scream of Sabor, the lioness, galvanized the brain and muscles of little Tarzan into instant action. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• His spear hand went far back, the muscles rolled, lightning-like, beneath the sleek hide. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Her hands clutched his limbs, his muscles, going over him spasmodically. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• If something is eaten which causes vomiting, the muscles work the other way and force the matter from the stomach. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• You have worked with it, and the muscles are more developed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• She returned to town in a glow of rejuvenation, conscious of a clearer colour in her cheeks, a fresh elasticity in her muscles. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• These were the natural defenses of his body, but what were they against the teeth, the claws and the tremendous muscles of his enemy? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• You do not have to think about smiling, but the muscles of your face contract and give you that pleased look without any effort on your part. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• But their breastbone has no keel such as the breastbone of a bird has for the attachment of muscles strong enough for long-sustained flying. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• This philosophical naturalist, I may add, has also shown that the muscles in the larvae of certain insects are far from uniform. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The adjustment of the muscles is so quick and unconscious that we normally do not experience any difficulty in changing our range of view. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• In the latter, the muscles contract in a steady and uniform manner, and remain contracted for a comparatively long time. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The sound came like a reproach, a scoff--like the sting of remorse in the soul--I gasped--the veins and muscles of my throat swelled, suffocating me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• As I had lunged I had turned so that his sword merely passed beneath the muscles, inflicting a painful but not dangerous wound. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• If so, it possessed muscles of a quite miraculous quality. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I attempted to spring to my feet but was horrified to discover that my muscles refused to respond to my will. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• These organs replace the lower muscles along the sides of the tail. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

Editor: Paula