Clambered

Examples

• Then in another moment he had clambered up the wall and was going among the graves. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• It was half ape, half monkey; it clambered about the trees and ran, and probably ran well, on its hind legs upon the ground. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The horses were put in--the driver mounted--the fat boy clambered up by his side--farewells were exchanged--and the carriage rattled off. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• This operation concluded, they hastily clambered over her sides, sliding down the guy ropes to the ground. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Then he clambered into the boat. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• But it looked defeated now, his body, it clambered and fell with slow clumsiness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Some perhaps went on all fours, some chiefly went on their hind legs and clambered with their fore limbs. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Then he clambered up to the rim of the hollow, and crawled about among the ferns and bushes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The sight that met the Frenchmen's eyes as they clambered over the ship's side was appalling. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• When they had clambered aboard, Tarzan dropped to earth behind a great tree and crept to his cabin, keeping it always between himself and the ship. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Well, I waited until the road was clear--it is never a very frequented one at any time, I fancy--and then I clambered over the fence into the grounds. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Tarzan now swam to shore and clambered quickly upon dry land. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• I clambered out upon the sill, but I hesitated to jump until I should have heard what passed between my saviour and the ruffian who pursued me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Wars that were unmeaning catastrophes swept down upon any little gleam of prosperity or decency to which this or that community clambered. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• When the two boats were beached upon the silvery sand it was a strange assortment of humanity that clambered ashore. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Edited by Edith