Example Sentences

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He had been cantering gleefully along, and had the very distinct impression of having run up against a stone wall.

From Michael by Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic)

They had been cantering up to the point where they began the walk, but one horse had shied violently on passing the invalid in the rickshaw.

From The Story of Baden-Powell 'The Wolf That Never Sleeps' by Begbie, Harold