Example Sentences

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I am shaving then; I should cut myself and get all the soap in my eyes.

From Once a Week by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)

I really think"—he turned on Archelaus in sudden anger—"you might know better than to stare into the glass when I am shaving.

From Major Vigoureux by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Cut out the 'sire,' old man," shouted Barney Custer of Beatrice. "this is the fifth of November and I am shaving off this alfalfa.

From The Mad King by Burroughs, Edgar Rice