Embraced

Examples

• Good-by, my dear lad, said Justinian, as he embraced the brave poet. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The report from Sheridan embraced his operations up to his passing the outer defences of Richmond. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Amelia opened the case, and giving a little cry of delighted affection, seized the boy and embraced him a hundred times. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He embraced her, solemnly commended her to Heaven, and humbly thanked Heaven for having bestowed her on him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Little Dorrit thanked her, and embraced her, over and over again; and finally came out of the house with Clennam, and took coach for the Marshalsea. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The field of battle continued to expand until it embraced about seven miles of ground. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• They embraced accordingly, and departed on their several roads. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• The latter he was intimate with, and affectionately embraced. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• And then embraced her, joyously. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• My district only embraced West Tennessee and Kentucky west of the Cumberland River. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Our humble family early embraced the reformed religion. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The authors of the book are profoundly conscious of the fact that the extraordinary period of electrical development embraced in it has been prolific of great men. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• He embraced Christianity afterwards, and became as gentle as a child. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Mr Boffin seemed rather inclined to object to these precautionary arrangements, but, being immediately embraced by Wegg, resigned himself. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• One system embraced men who risked life for a principle, and often men of social standing, competence, or wealth and independence of character. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He took kind leave of me, and embraced me at parting, which I bore as well as I could. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• The credulous little creature again embraced Mrs Lammle most affectionately, and then held out her hand to Mr Lammle. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mr. Bounderby, bending himself at the knees, literally embraced his legs in his great satisfaction and laughed aloud. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• I embraced him, took my weeping nurse upon my arm, and hurried away. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• His little catechism of curious inquiry was embraced in four small and intensely Anglo-Saxon words--with his usual pleasant smile he extended his hand and said: 'Did you get it? Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• He fell upon his neck and embraced him! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• St. Clare came in, embraced his wife in true, orthodox, husbandly fashion, and then presented to her his cousin. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• She told him so, and they embraced, and walked on and came up with the schoolmaster. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He took out his second patent in 1775, and it embraced almost the entire field of cloth manufacture. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Howard's command embraced the 15th and 17th corps, and Slocum's the 14th and 20th corps, commanded by Generals Jeff. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• With a shriek she rushed towards us, embraced the knees of Adrian, and uttering but the words, O save my father! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Mrs Boffin wept most heartily, and embraced her with all fondness; but said not one single word except that she was her dear girl. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• My force consisted of a little over 3,000 men and embraced five regiments of infantry, two guns and two companies of cavalry. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• My dear child,' said Harthouse; Mrs. Sparsit saw with delight that his arm embraced her; 'will you not bear with my society for a little while? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• He then came cherubically flying out without a hat, and embraced her, and handed her in. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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