come upon
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He soon saw a frown lower upon her hitherto laughing face like the shadow of a passing cloud, and it was evident that something had been said that was not agreeable to her vanity.
From A Face Illumined by Roe, Edward Payson
If you take the downward road now, you will fall lower and lower upon it henceforth.
From Town and Country Sermons by Kingsley, Charles
His head sank lower upon his breast, and again he sighed, the sigh of a spirit in torment, Mary thought.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
The maid of honor crouched still lower upon her knees, hid her face in her hands, and sobbed aloud.
From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne
Her chin sank yet lower upon her chest, but the black eyes were rolled upward until they bore directly upon the strange tableau.
From At Last by Harland, Marion
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