Example Sentences

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When my day boy left, I promoted a night boy to the second day job, and was cudgeling my brain for a good chap to go on nights.

From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by Hill, John A.

I could not help thinking I had seen Mademoiselle Rina's face somewhere before, and I was cudgeling my memory to remember where, when she addressed the captain.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 by Various

It is interesting to see how Marcus Aurelius in the year One Hundred Sixty-four was cudgeling his brains concerning problems about which we yet argue and grow red in the face.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert

The man was cudgeling his brains for an excuse whereby he might carry her off in triumph to the Bois.

From A Son of the Immortals by Christy, Howard Chandler

Mullins began to appreciate the situation, and he was cudgeling his brains for an explanation.

From Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune by Alger, Horatio