Strode

Examples

• Monsieur curled his lip, gave me a vicious glance of the eye, and strode to his estrade. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• And as he strode on his way before the supposed friar, Front-de-Boeuf thus schooled him in the part which he desired he should act. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• The moral oppression had produced a physical craving for air, and he strode on, opening his lungs to the reverberating coldness of the night. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The captain was on the point of making an angry reply, but, thinking better of it, turned on his heel and black and scowling, strode aft. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• This second Eumaeus strode hastily down the forest glade, driving before him, with the assistance of Fangs, the whole herd of his inharmonious charge. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• With a darkening face my friend strode along the margin, eagerly observant of every muddy stain upon the mossy surface. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Legree kicked the boy, and swore at him; but George, without saying another word, turned and strode to the spot. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I don't know, said Pilar as she strode along. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• With these words, Mr. Jingle stuck on his hat in his old fashion, and strode out of the room. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• So he strode with his blue silk wrap over his arm and felt defiant. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Holding his pistol in his right hand, he strode steadily up the slope. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Very willingly, he rejoined; and rising, he strode a little distance up the pass, threw himself down on a swell of heath, and there lay still. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Raymond strode angrily up and down the room. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Mr. George rose, made me another of his soldierly bows, wished my guardian a good day, and strode heavily out of the room. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• With the dispatch in his pocket he strode on into the interior of the big stone house. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Never, she thought had such a man strode the earth since God created the first in his own image. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• And with a haughty sneer for Zat Arras upon his handsome lips, he turned and strode to the throne steps and up the Aisle of Hope. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• See that you keep yourself out of my grip, he snarled, and hurling the twisted poker into the fireplace he strode out of the room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• My captor merely strode up to the rostrum, the others making way for him as he advanced. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• They shook hands, and Lammle strode out pondering. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• With these words, the beadle strode, with a lofty and gloomy air, from the undertaker's premises. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Lavinia's engineering having made this crooked opening at Bella, Mrs Wilfer strode into it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mr. Bird strode up and down the room, grumbling to himself, Pish! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Good-morning;' and the officer whistled a lively air as he strode away. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She turned twice to gaze after him as she tripped fairy-like down the field; he, as he strode firmly across, never turned at all. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• With a comical pomposity of manner he bowed solemnly to both of us and strode off upon his way. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• An atmosphere of loneliness pervaded the spot, which caught suddenly at both men as they strode toward the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

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