Sought

Examples

• He sought her presence more and more, and at last with a frequency that attested it had become to him an indispensable stimulus. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• And the twilight, as she now sought to pierce it, was gradually lighted by a faint spark of reassurance. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• When he did return, he sought out the child and took notice of her. Jane Austen. Emma.
• To earn his bread he sought and found employment on a railway locomotive. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• She ever shunned high-roads, and sought byways and lonely lanes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Pasteur took up the study of anthrax in 1877, verified previous discoveries, and, as we shall see, sought means for the prevention of this pest. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Her theme was their wants, which she sought to supply; their sufferings, which she longed to alleviate. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• My eye sought Helen, and feared to find death. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• In all other respects, however, he was so composedly himself, that Mr. Lorry determined to have the aid he sought. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Formerly, when I was very young, we had mutually sought each other. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Perhaps, said Darcy, I should have judged better, had I sought an introduction; but I am ill-qualified to recommend myself to strangers. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• The world was to me a secret, which I desired to discover; to her it was a vacancy, which she sought to people with imaginations of her own. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• He looked at the two, less and less attentively, and his eyes in gloomy abstraction sought the ground and looked about him in the old way. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Ginevra being, I suppose, tired with dancing, sought me out in my retreat. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• It was at this time that he was sought out by Professor Moriarty, to whom for a time he was chief of the staff. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• But the methods by which it sought this reunion jar with our modern consciences. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I felt apprehensive that I was personally interested in this dialogue, and sought Mr. Murdstone's eye as it lighted on mine. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I gave Lucy in charge to the Countess's attendant, and then sought repose from my various struggles and impatient regrets. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The long-sought-for problem of photographing in colours has in a measure been solved. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• In this _Outline_ we have sought to show two great systems of development interacting in the story of human society. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The alchemists sought to discover processes whereby one metal might be transmuted into another. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• He emigrated to America, Sir, in consequence of being too much sought after here, to be comfortable; and has never been heard of since. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He generally sought Caroline in every party where she and he happened to be. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It was terrible to think of again encountering those bearded, sneering simpletons; yet the ground must be retraced, and the steps sought out. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The duke being of gentlemanly manners, to give everybody their due, sought to appease matters a little. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I meant I could not bear to fail thee now on this night and so I sought to excuse myself. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• And what opiate for his severe sufferings--what object for his strong passions--had he sought there? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I should never have sought you out, madam, to say what I am going to say, but since you have sought me out and are here, I will throw it off my mind. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Her eyes sought the faces about her, craving a responsive glance, some sign of an intuition of her trouble. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The girl, standing pale and rigid against the farther wall, sought with ever-increasing terror for some loophole of escape. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

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