Example Sentences

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Wally threw his head back and uttered a roar of appreciation which caused a luncher at a neighboring table to drop an oyster which he was poising in mid-air.

From The Little Warrior by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

While speaking, the Leather-Stocking was poising and directing his weapon.

From The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore

But, even then, though she could not know it, her cherished butterfly was poising its golden wings for the homeward flight.

From Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman by Lester, Pauline

Collingwood seized it and was poising it in his hand for another throw when Irving spoke behind him—sharply, for he was mindful of his resolve to be severe:— “No more of that, Collingwood.”

From The Jester of St. Timothy's by Pier, Arthur Stanwood

I called the next day, and Mr. Brown was poising his feet upon his desk, smoking, and soothing his heart in the columns of a newspaper.

From The Secrets of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney