Example Sentences

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No sooner had the sexton begun to dig the grave than the wind, which had been moaning and wailing round the stones and wooden crosses, began to howl with a sinister sound.

From The Pobratim A Slav Novel by Jones, P.

He had been moaning and sentimentalizing but then suddenly he showed me his fangs. 

From The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes by Conrad, Joseph

He understood though that we would not be troubling McNab, when I told him what had happened, and was quiet—though he had been moaning and crying all day.

From The Pioneers by Prichard, Katharine Susannah

It seemed to her that this woman had been moaning thus since the night before.

From Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite by Lou?s, Pierre

At this juncture Miss Cook, who had been moaning and moving about a good deal behind the black shawl, suddenly exclaimed, "I can't stand this any longer," and walked out into the room.

From There is no Death by Marryatt, Florence