merry dancers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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As Russell crossed the floor to speak to the host and hostess, all eyes turned upon him, and a sudden hush fell on the merry dancers.
From Macaria by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
The heavy baggage-wagons of commerce, the light cars of pleasure, merry dancers, and sad funeral processions, have all used that way, and each footfall has beaten the once loose soil a little firmer.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII by Alexander Maclaren
“It is a sad hour,” thought Hart, glancing at the merry dancers through the arch, “when all the world, like players, wear masks.” 193Buckingham assumed an air of bonhomie.
From Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time by George C. Hazelton
Benjamin Bat, who lived in Cedar Swamp, was one of those who found fault with the merry dancers.
From The Tale of Freddie Firefly by Arthur Scott Bailey
When the auroræ, or northern lights, flicker in the sky, the inhabitants of the Shetland Isles call them, "the merry dancers."
From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Helena Peake
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