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Example sentences for "adjutants"

Lexicographically close words:
adjustment; adjustments; adjusts; adjutancy; adjutant; adjuvant; adjuvants; admeasurement; admeasurements; admerall
  1. On the third day my two adjutants were again taken before the general, and cross-examined, but no evidence could be found against their being bona-fide messengers.

  2. One of my adjutants was seriously indisposed, and it was whilst hunting for a chemist in order to obtain medicine that I came into contact with the town's sparse population.

  3. Suddenly one of my adjutants called out: "I hear some shouting.

  4. Every fortnight I personally proceeded with my adjutants through the enemy's lines near Lydenburg to see how the commando in the South were getting on and to arrange matters.

  5. I ordered my commando to fall back on Klipriversberg, while I rode away with some adjutants to attempt to put myself in communication with the other commandos.

  6. The meeting of his adjutants and mine was rather boisterous, and woke him up, whereupon he rose immediately and came up to me with his usual genial smile.

  7. The Emperor's staff of adjutants are exceptionally useful and important people.

  8. The personal adjutants divide the day and night service between them, so that there may always be three adjutants at the Emperor's immediate disposal.

  9. From time to time he sent adjutants with commands; then with thoughtful glance he looked at the struggle of the skirmishers.

  10. Nay, adjutants sprang to the captains with the command to be ready at any instant.

  11. When the rainy season comes in Calcutta, the adjutants are soon seen resting on one leg on the house-tops, kneeling in all kinds of funny places, or stalking very grandly through the wet grass.

  12. For some time no adjutants appeared in this tank square to feast on the rich supply of frogs; but at last one day an adjutant was seen walking down the grass.

  13. All members of the general staff and general non-commissioned staff, and the field officers and adjutants of regiments will be mounted, and will wear the prescribed undress mounted uniform.

  14. Commanding officers of companies will furnish their battalion adjutants with "morning reports" immediately after the parade is dismissed, noting thereon the names of all officers and men absent from the parade without leave.

  15. The advent of the adjutants produced a vivid impression on the minds of all three of our adventurers--more vivid, perhaps, upon Ossaroo than either of the others.

  16. One of the Adjutants took his theodolite, ascertained the height, and, by way of comforting his Majesty, reported the exact number of feet above their present level.

  17. As the emperor was about to lay his hand upon the door, it opened, and one of his adjutants appeared.

  18. But you see that my generals and adjutants are as noble and self-sacrificing as yourselves; and unless you manage to forage for us all, we shall all starve together.

  19. In the good old days, feeding adjutants used to be a favourite pastime of Mr. Thomas Atkins at Calcutta.

  20. They were then removed to the enclosure where the adjutants are.

  21. Adjutants are nowhere very abundant; they are nevertheless spread over the whole of Northern India, but do not appear to be found so far south as Madras.

  22. Adjutants sometimes vary the monotony of existence by standing on one leg; occasionally they sit down, stretching their long legs out in front, and looking "as though they were kneeling wrong side foremost.

  23. To connect two pieces of meat by a long string and then throw them among a crowd of adjutants savours of practical joking.

  24. The two adjutants inspected their contents hastily, and put aside the finest for a more detailed examination.

  25. His adjutants were about him, and a small party of Ziethen Hussars under Captain Prittwitz.

  26. He has had two horses shot down under him; mounting a third, this too gets a bullet in an artery of the neck, and is about falling, when two Adjutants save the King.

  27. Replies from the state adjutants varied, but in some cases it (p.

  28. And the prince rode with his adjutants down to his headquarters at Kapellendorf, to go to bed and sleep.

  29. His father was one of the special adjutants appointed by General Gates on the morning of the action of the 19th of September, and from him he had often received minute details of the events of that contest.

  30. His adjutants were awaiting him at the door of the tent.

  31. The adjutants laid down silently at his feet, and soon no sound was heard in the room but the loud breathing of the three sleepers.

  32. When the adjutants left him, the king commenced pacing slowly up and down, his hands crossed behind him.

  33. He had seen the king standing in the midst of the thickest shower of balls, when his two adjutants fell at his side.

  34. In vain had the generals and adjutants entreated him to leave this place, and think of his personal safety.

  35. The two adjutants were sitting upon the wooden bench in front of the hut; both were asleep.

  36. We may not get home before morning, and we might meet some one of the adjutants when we come back.

  37. We adjutants about the palace are not much given to self-abasement of any sort.

  38. Well; yesterday noon, I had Prince Karl in my parlor, and his Adjutants and people all crowding about.

  39. Adjutants had been known to hold him up as an example to those of their flock who needed chastening for any of the hundred and one things that adjutants do not like--if they have their regiment at heart.

  40. Major von Schill and his two adjutants rode at its head, and patriotic songs from the soldiers resounded along their march.

  41. The door opened, and one of the imperial adjutants entered.

  42. If one of his marshals or adjutants sits beside him he would not be an innocent man, for he has assisted in making our country unhappy!

  43. Some of his adjutants and marshals were with him, and stood, like the emperor, in front of a table covered with strange articles.

  44. The adjutants entered the room, but Schill did not notice them.

  45. He alone read reports of generals; he alone decided doubtful questions, while his adjutants took from the minister of war the necessary documents.

  46. Adjutants ran to the tree, and saw that the hanging man was that old slave whose canal they had closed in the morning.


  47. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "adjutants" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.