Example Sentences

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And, as dusk with day converges, Their orbs are troublously Over-gloomed and over-glowed with hope and fear of things to be.

From New Poems by Thompson, Francis

The feverish hours pass troublously, but there is no response in the night of the City of Unrest.

From Impressions of a War Correspondent by Lynch, George

He broke off wearily, his lips framing a mere wraith of a smile, and in its gravity she still saw no warning of deep waters stirring troublously.

From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various

Suddenly the water ceased running, and began to sway troublously backward and forward, lapping loudly against the rocks.

From The White Hecatomb And other Stories by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

While Raby that night dreamed troublously of the events of the day, a soldier was sitting in his tent near Kandahar, some four thousand or more miles away, reading a letter.

From A Dog with a Bad Name by Reed, Talbot Baines