Example Sentences

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I am mounting a long eighteen as a swivel gun, this voyage, in addition to those I carried before.

From Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

See, I am mounting up through my mind towards Thee who abidest above me.

From The Confessions of St. Augustine by Pusey, E. B. (Edward Bouverie)

Perhaps I am dead, and am mounting up to God?

From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave

"I am mounting guard, Doctor, as you see," she said calmly.

From The Nabob, Volume 1 by Ives, George Burnham

Hope nobody, while I am mounting the steps again, will open the door and let the dog up here for a run, or to “see who it is,” in a professional way.

From Happy-Thought Hall by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir