Example Sentences

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He was priming to let fly another blast at Senator Tydings when he received a call from the White House.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dwarf frolicked over to the nearest ballista, which his red-furred friend was priming to launch.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Harry climbed up to a favorable position and was about to pour the gasoline into the fuel tank while Ned, in his haste to be off, was priming the motors.

From Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)

Jabez was priming his pistol one morning while he hastily scanned the elevating disclosures—social and otherwise—of the New York American, when a breathless woman rode up to the store on a tricycle.

From Terribly Intimate Portraits by Loraine, Lorn

Possibly he prayed; but he was priming his old gun the next instant.

From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice