Swung

Examples

• And as she swung her head, her fine mane of hair just swept his face, and all his nerves were on fire, as with a subtle friction of electricity. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Pablo swung his legs down from the table and walked around it to the big chair of the Mayor on the raised platform behind the long council table. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• These mirrors are hinged at O O, and when swung outward rest by their external edges against the bar P, and then occupy the position shown by the dotted lines G′ G′. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• The door swung open; the smell of growing things greeted my nostrils; the cool night air blew against my cheek. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The door was softly shut again; then after another interval it swung majestically open, and a murmur ran through the church: The family! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Twenty minutes after the first volley the great fleet swung trailing off in the direction from which it had first appeared. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The piece of timber swung in the current and I held it with one hand. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• I was standing close beside Xodar as Thurid swung his foot for the cowardly kick. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• They lay there, just touching lightly against the sleep-firm mouth and he swung them softly across it, feeling them brush lightly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• For hours they swung slowly along. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• He swung his long staff round his head and three Arabs bit the dust. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Presently the vessel veered toward the west and then swung gracefully to the south. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Presently her brow cleared; and then even my ear, less practised, caught the iron clash of a gate swung to, steps on gravellastly the door-bell. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• He pushed against the garden-gate; it was unlocked, and swung open on its hinges. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Robert Jordan heard it as he swung the coil of wire up onto the bridge with one hand and then pulled himself up after it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The doors swung open again and she was at his side. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• As no ladders could reach the great heights, the men swung themselves down from balustrades and the capitals of pilasters by ropes, to do this work. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Finally he stumbled upon the right combination, and the door swung creakingly open before his astonished eyes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Finally I heard a click, the broad green door swung open, and inside I had a glimpse of a number of paper packets, each tied, sealed, and inscribed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• A dozen or more boats on the lake swung their rosy and moon-like lanterns low on the water, that reflected as from a fire. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Tarzan swung himself to the trees once more, and with swift noiselessness sped along high above the trail. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• She leaned forward and swung round her arm, catching him a light blow on the face with the back of her hand. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• In another moment, he had Gerald swung over lightly and balanced against his knee, head downwards. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He stepped directly to the panel, touched the concealed button, and as the door swung open he stood aside while his companions entered with me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• A young man and woman have just swung into this corner, and he's saying to her, 'Ah, the pity; 'tis over for us this time, my own. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• As he stooped to place my food upon the ground I swung the chain above my head and crashed the links with all my strength upon his skull. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• I had just extinguished my candle and lain down, when a deep, low, mighty tone swung through the night. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• It was night still and here was no promise of morning except that as he looked up through the pines he saw how low the stars had swung. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Meanwhile the barbarians swung down into the broken-up and enfeebled world of civilization from the west and from the east. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He swung round on her distrustfully. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

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