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Example sentences for "dangled"

Lexicographically close words:
dangerous; dangerously; dangerousness; dangers; dangle; dangles; dangling; dank; danke; danken
  1. The rope was tossed after it, and the same thing happened with three more bales; and then a pair of legs came into sight, and a man slid swiftly down a heavy rope which dangled above the boat.

  2. They sat down on the roots of a tree beside the stream, and dangled their feet in the cool running water, and found it very pleasant and refreshing.

  3. His legs dangled over the battlements, and his heels smote against the weathered stone.

  4. Morgan drew him under the swooping dome of the tree, plucked something that shone from her bosom, and dangled it before his eyes.

  5. A golden crescent dangled from his nose, golden earrings from his ears, and a necklace of hammered gold encircled his neck.

  6. Golden ear-rings in the form of flowers dangled at her ears; golden bells jingled at her ankles.

  7. Perhaps the intention of the strange rite was to represent the resurrection of the slain goddess in the person of the priest who wore her costume and mask and dangled the severed head of her slaughtered representative.

  8. The young, tall Canadian officer's arms were loaded with paper sacks and his patrol work helmet dangled by its strap from the crook of his arm.

  9. Looking down into the gorge, I could make out on the opposite bank a solid platform of masonry, over which dangled a row of iron chains or rods into the river.

  10. Washing-day was a perfect feast for it, for then it would banquet on the shirt-sleeves and stockings that dangled from the clothes-line, and simply glut itself with the family linen and cotton.

  11. Her father's bow and quiver were thrown over one shoulder, and the knife dangled from her belt in its handsome sheath.

  12. He hastened to the tent from which he had been summoned, carrying in his hands a bow and arrows gorgeously painted, while the small birds and squirrels that he had killed with these weapons dangled from his belt.

  13. He was hurled against a tree trunk with stunning force, and rebounded, and swung clear, and then dangled halfway between earth and the jungle roof.

  14. The revolver dangled by his side, but his grip upon it was firm.

  15. Indeed, the general was one of the earliest admirers that dangled in her train, during her short reign of beauty; and they flirted together for half a season in London, some thirty or forty years since.

  16. Our accommodation was in long huts that in memory appeared to be permanent; we found the charpoys quite comfortable and the bell-shaped mosquito nets that dangled from the ceiling gave us uninterrupted nights.

  17. A steel tube was used for the pole and metal strips dangled from it to simulate a solid barrier when the pole was horizontal.

  18. All kissed the sagging brownish flesh that dangled from between Eckma's legs, in a single and complete sweeping motion.

  19. His legs dangled off the branch while he sprinkled water on his hand then patted it over his face.

  20. A few minutes afterwards and the rope once more dangled before Rory's eyes.

  21. Immediately he was seated his chin dropped forward on his chest, his hat fell off, his arms and legs dangled inertly.

  22. Near-sighted, he wore customarily a horn-rimmed pince-nez from which a wide black ribbon dangled like a mourning-band.

  23. Canalis, one of the most famous poets of the day, and as yet a newly risen celebrity, was prouder of his birth than of his genius, and dangled in Mme.

  24. Espard's side, she played with a tiny scent bottle that dangled by a slender gold chain from one of her fingers, displayed a little well-gloved hand without seeming to do so.

  25. His waistcoat was of some cheap material, a checked pattern of many colors; a steel chain, with a copper key attached to it, hung from his fob and dangled down over a roomy pair of black nether garments.

  26. Its flanks shone like silk, the long mane fell on both sides of the short curved neck, the forelock dangled roguishly over the eyes.

  27. Sitting rigid upon his bench, holding on with both hands as if in fear of being removed, he dangled naked legs to the sight of who might look.

  28. One of the shutters of the Model Home slid back; a lean, yellow arm, at the end of which dangled a steaming coffeepot, pushed out of the opening.

  29. A quirt dangled from his right wrist, and in the two braids of his hair green eagle-plumes were twisted.

  30. In her ears dangled huge turquoises, showing vividly against the white skin that was coated thickly with scented powder.

  31. She had proved a success, so he could afford to exult, and Estelle dangled in triumph a new pair of diamond earrings.

  32. They were small mouthed bass, deep of belly and high of back, and they fought in the brown water over the twitching minnows that dangled from the Evangeline bow and stern.

  33. Around his shoulders were strung a compass, binoculars and map case, and at his belt dangled a small ax and a prospector's hammer pick.

  34. Birch skipped over logs in wayward abandon and laughed like a schoolboy when Clark picked a heavy gold watch chain that dangled from an overhanging bush.

  35. Whereupon Carlo Trent rose up from his seat, and his eye-glasses dangled in front of him.

  36. Sir John Pilgrim rushed like a locomotive to the threshold and seized both Carlo Trent's hands with such a violence of welcome that Carlo Trent's eyeglass fell out of his eye and the purple ribbon dangled to his waist.

  37. To-night he was clothed in scarlet, and barbaric ornaments dangled from his pierced ears.

  38. Gold glowed upon his forehead, gold dangled from his ears, and about his throat was a broad collar of gold and rubies.

  39. Her gown was neatly made of sack-cloth—with an ingenious trimming of small cinders sewn on gold braid—and some larger-sized cinders dangled by silken threads from the edge of her lace cap.

  40. I did not drop it, however, but, holding it up, looked at it intently, as its head dangled about a foot from my hand.

  41. Goaded on in this manner, I at length reached the middle of the room, where dangled the bell-rope, the cause of all my sufferings.

  42. The tall scout dangled his long legs over the tail-board, and was frequently called upon to "quit dragging," whenever the pace of the animal between the shafts slowed down from any cause.

  43. Then he had a little surprise, for hanging there on a nail beside the door was a brace of freshly killed rabbits; and Elmer knew to a certainty nothing the kind dangled there on the preceding evening.

  44. We, who occupied our advance rifle pits, climbed up on the edges and while we dangled our feet down in the holes sat up straight and looked the Johnnies square in their faces as they popped up above their works.

  45. From his waist belt dangled an old battered coffee pot and cracked skillet.

  46. The lips moved a little in answer; then again the face glanced down sideways at the fire; the hands dangled almost helplessly between the knees.

  47. His hands dangled no longer; he sat upright, his hands clasped, yet with a curious look of stiffness and unnaturalness.


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