Example Sentences

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As he broke from his intense movelessness and looked at us and came slowly towards us, I felt an awe of him.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

So motionless he crouched that only death might counterpart his movelessness.

From Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Here in the heart of movelessness a little space.

From The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)

Nor will the eternal movelessness that is coming to me be made easier or harder by the sacrifices or selfishnesses of the time when I was yeasty and acrawl.”

From The Sea Wolf by London, Jack

In this atmosphere without mists, the sharp outlines of the coast, the dense movelessness of the aspect, has an indescribable effect.

From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent