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Example sentences for "circumventing"

Lexicographically close words:
circumstantials; circumstaunce; circumvallation; circumvent; circumvented; circus; circuses; cire; cirque; cirques
  1. There is accordingly an escape from death open to man; one not found by circumventing nature, but by making use of her own expedients in circumventing her imperfections.

  2. This was the usual method of circumventing the laws of the realm, in order to make provision by will for younger children.

  3. During all his morning's walk to Broad Run, Bob's thoughts had chiefly revolved about plans for circumventing Hogan.

  4. The rivalry with the Pope, in itself a destructive element, was made still more destructive when it was thus used by disaffected dukes as a means of annoying and circumventing Emperors whom they disliked.

  5. The exquisite excitement of circumventing the boys to whom I did not incline was fun and interest enough.

  6. His only hope of circumventing the ambition of Treves is that something may happen, causing you to change your mind concerning Prince Roland.

  7. My Lord," spoke up Roland, "I am quite satisfied that my own imprisonment has been illegal, therefore I make no apology for circumventing it.

  8. Here we have in complete detail the various methods adopted for circumventing the enemies of freedom, and told, as it is, with great simplicity and natural feeling, the narrative is one which cannot but make a deep impression.

  9. The traditional means of circumventing these risks has been described by many writers, ancient and modern, and preserved in the folk-lore of most European and western Asiatic countries.

  10. Both were the outcome of man's attempt to peer into the meaning of natural phenomena, and to extract from such knowledge practical measures for circumventing fate.

  11. The grand difficulty in circumventing these fellows has always consisted in the want of unsuspected persons to mingle with them.

  12. If you would successfully track him to his haunt, you must be wary and cunning, patient and sagacious; believe me no common man will ever succeed in circumventing him.

  13. By the powers of hell, I would not have missed such a chance of circumventing that demon Gray for a thousand pounds.

  14. Under such circumstances, and more particularly if the game sought after is scarce, or carries a particularly fine head, there are ways of circumventing it which are admissible, and which cannot in any way be considered unsportsmanlike.

  15. They are, however, not difficult to drive, and I have twice succeeded in circumventing them in this way, once with Sir Robert Harvey, and another time when alone.

  16. There are but two ways of circumventing a hill, either by going round it or over it; and the road, after evading it for some time, at length took a sudden turn to the right, and grappled fairly with its severity.

  17. By this plan you will have a chance of circumventing the trout, even if the water be clear, and not rough.

  18. Throw your head well back, and watch your opponent's eyes, for there you get the earliest indication of his intentions, and therefore you are able to make your arrangements for circumventing his plans.

  19. All Thames trout are wary, and it is probably their outrageous artfulness which adds to the rapture of circumventing them.

  20. There is a paragraph telling how he overcame a difficulty in circumventing a certain trout that lay about the mouth of a culvert, and habitually flouted the Wandle rods.

  21. I went a bit too far maybe in supposing that you had no certain scheme of your own for circumventing De Pino.

  22. One could understand the alarm of the rats when they discover one of these fearless, subtle, and circumventing creatures threading their holes.

  23. He goes about it systematically, and becomes expert in circumventing and slaying our songsters.

  24. Hawksworth watched as they beat back the gathering crowd of onlookers with their canes, and he suddenly understood this was how the port prevented traders from passing valuables to an accomplice in the crowd and circumventing customs.

  25. The rock was close to the wall, and it was impossible to get a shot at the animals without circumventing it, which appeared to Dick a dangerous movement.

  26. His wife gave him Mr. Polwhele's message, and he anticipated a very pleasant interview with the riding-officer on his return from circumventing the smugglers.

  27. What then is your opinion concerning the comments contained in the work, regarding the circumventing of the provisions of Versailles?

  28. As one way of circumventing the threatened supremacy of this vote, the enfranchisement of women was variously considered.

  29. The four examples just given of literally circumventing an uninventive enemy illustrate in the simplest form the influence of invention on military history.

  30. Then the ingenious and bright mechanic or electrician invents a practical scheme for circumventing the difficulty with the railroad; or Napoleon invents a campaign to save the French Republic.

  31. The conversation that went about did not seem to engage this man, except as it turned on such engrossing topics as the necessity for circumventing child labor.

  32. It compelled the House of Lords to accept the Parliament act, its scheme for circumventing the peers' veto.


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