Example Sentences

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As he spoke, his face grew pale from the suffering the limb was occasioning.

From The Garies and Their Friends by Webb, Frank J.

She was cold and wet; her ankle was occasioning her no little pain.

From A Duel by Marsh, Richard

A master in another school, which had adopted the idea of a Politics Class, heard of the excitement and controversy which ours was occasioning, and remarked adversely on our methods.

From The School and the World by Gollancz, Victor

Not in the least resentful, since his ankle was occasioning him no pain whatever, he strolled down toward the shore: not a bad idea at all—to be there to welcome her.

From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph

Lady Warrington prayed for him as a dangerous reprobate; and, in the meantime, George was walking the town, quite unconscious that he was occasioning so much wrath and so much devotion.

From The Virginians by Thackeray, William Makepeace