Toward

Examples

• They possess significance only as movements toward something away from what is now going on. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• We were then led up to the door, where we were directed to get down on our hands and knees with our backs toward the room we were to enter. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• And thus young Lord Greystoke took the first step toward the goal which he had set--the finding of other white men like himself. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Turning, I saw a dozen black pirates dashing toward us from the melee. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Pablo did not answer; he simply shook his head again and nodded toward the door. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I vaulted to the ground below and ran swiftly toward the advancing party. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The trees of the forest attracted my deep admiration as I proceeded toward the sea. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Without waiting to note the outcome of his plea, he turned and bounded toward me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Quietly she stole toward the entrance and glanced within. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• But instead, he crossed the lawn and turned toward the box-garden. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• They are drunk, he said, moving his hand toward the two soldiers. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Tars Tarkas advanced toward me, holding out one of his arms, and we thus proceeded to the plaza without further mishap. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Go catch that horse, he called to Primitivo who had started over toward him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Here Johnston made a stand until the 17th, when Sherman's old tactics prevailed again and the final movement toward Atlanta began. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• We came to a full stop, and then commenced to rise swiftly toward the surface. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• And now, as he turned away, strolling down the hill toward the station, that anxiety remained with him as the visible justification of his own. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He turned his head, sweating, and looked down the slope, then back toward where the girl was in the saddle with Pilar by her and Pablo just behind. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• But most of them went toward the fire and then back toward the end and swarmed on the cool end and finally fell off into the fire. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• In breathless expectancy I waited, when finally the great door moved softly toward me and slid quietly to one side. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Farther and farther toward the ground they inclined, and still there was no sound save the deep and awesome moaning of the wind. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• He scrambled to his feet and rushed toward her. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Instead, he walked toward the bench, and, sinking down upon it, remained lost in deep thought for hours. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• His attitude toward us became less haughty. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• A characteristic trend of the present age is toward increased speed in everything, and the most conspicuous example of accelerated speed in late years is the bicycle. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The smoke from the fire was forcing me further and further back down the corridor toward the waters which I could hear surging through the darkness. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Hancock's corps pushed toward Totopotomoy Creek; Warren's corps to the left on the Shady Grove Church Road, while Burnside was held in reserve. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• It went on straight toward the town across the low fields. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Her attitude toward the captive was most harsh and brutal. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Side by side they were walking toward the cottage. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• He had taken scarce a dozen steps toward the jungle when a great form rose up before him from the shadows of a low bush. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Typist: Weldon