Example Sentences
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Darted snails, however, laid fewer of them—which was hardly surprising, because they lived for an average of 44 days whereas their undarted confrères managed 60.
From Economist • Mar. 10, 2015
“Liquid streams—celestial nectar, Darted through the ambient sky,—” Said the captain; “liquid, ay, liquid is the word.”
From The Lighthouse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
That was Tinker's bark— Unheeded, he had follow'd in the dark, Close at his master's heels, but, swift as light, Darted before them now.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 by Various
And the wind, thin as a wire, Darted in and seized the candle flame And knocked it over to one side And pummelled it down—down—down—!
From Men, Women and Ghosts by Lowell, Amy
The velvet mullen raised its yellow head, The buttercups like precious ore were spread: Like golden shuttles flung by spirit hands, Weaving invisible their magic strands, Darted quick orioles in joyous bands.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 by Various
