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Example sentences for "doffed"

Lexicographically close words:
doesnt; doest; doeth; dof; doff; doffer; doffing; doffs; dog; dogbane
  1. The negro doffed his cap and bowed humbly.

  2. The workmen doffed their blouses and put on coats, and Sophia was disturbed to see them coming in single file towards the hotel, followed by the executioner in the silk hat.

  3. The fact was that Mr. Povey always doffed his coat when cutting out.

  4. Dugald was acting as shepherd to-day, and doffed his Highland bonnet as the ladies approached him.

  5. Both Archie and Harvey doffed their caps, and stood reverently there, not daring to reveal their presence till Kenneth had arisen.

  6. Forthwith he doffed his hat, and advanced respectfully.

  7. Immediately Mr. Jollyman doffed his hat and stepped behind the counter.

  8. Then the governor replaced the tray and the gugglet in the closet and returning to the saloon, opened the locker and laid the whip in its place; after which he doffed his clothes and lay down.

  9. Presently behold, up came four slave-girls, whose like none ever saw, and entering the pavilion, doffed their outer dresses and washed it.

  10. The chieftain accepted the sword and rested its point on the floor, then in dignified native courtesy, he doffed his broad, feathered bonnet.

  11. Miss Mary," exclaimed Larry, in unfeigned amazement, while he hurriedly thrust his pipe into his pocket, and respectfully doffed his hat.

  12. Robes, lay; robes of cloth of gold; the bhikkhus doffed their robes.

  13. And a heavy rain fell during the night and the next morning; and the bhikkhus doffed their robes to keep them dry and let the rain fall upon their bodies.

  14. As he doffed his Muscovite cap, locks of thick curly hair fell over his broad, massive forehead.

  15. Valmond doffed his hat again and said ceremoniously: "Mademoiselle Madelinette, Mademoiselle Elise, pray do not stop your work.

  16. He doffed his hat to her, then to the Tricolor, which Lagroin had fastened on a tall staff before the house.

  17. Chav a doffed my cooat; how shall I don't?

  18. Delightedly the whole corps doffed the sombre gray and donned the white trousers on the 1st of June.

  19. Pops never hears the jolly notes of "Kingdom Coming" now without feeling again the throbbing of his heart as he quickly doffed his gray trousers and donned a pair of white, so as to be in uniform with the older cadets, Connell doing the same.

  20. Carlo, chuckling tormentingly, looked at her, then doffed his cap mockingly to the boy.

  21. So Madame de Morteyn took the papers, and the little postman doffed his cap again and trotted away, blue blouse fluttering and sabots echoing along the terrace pavement.

  22. Twice a day Jack's riding-cap was reverently doffed as he drew bridle before the shrine, going and coming from Paradise.

  23. The royal bride doffed her widow's weeds, and appeared in a crimson silk deeply edged with ermine, low in the neck, but with long sleeves to the wrist.

  24. And without another word he doffed his hat, saluted her, and vanished down the hillside.

  25. On the threshold of this open door a man stood, who at sight of him doffed his hat.

  26. Finishing what he had to say, he again doffed his cap and disappeared as mysteriously as he came, returning, I suppose, to the phantom Pinta.

  27. With hasty steps he regained the Tower, where he doffed his dripping garments unobserved.

  28. Rigby clasped on his sword-belt which he had doffed for the night.

  29. Fernan to himself, as he doffed his jewelled cap, and advanced to kiss her hand; “but she is fair enough to move St. Anthony himself.

  30. Opas, as one of those militant churchmen so common in that age, having doffed his suit of mail, was resting after the fight.

  31. With his armour he has doffed the sentiments of a man.

  32. The peon entered, politely doffed his hat and bowed.

  33. Her complete change of costume--the dingy black doffed for a small, smart sailor hat and a gray tweed that did credit to her tailor as well as herself--proclaimed her something of an artist at the alias act.

  34. After making sure that the door had latched itself, he doffed his coat and spread it for her to sit on, with her back to a cleaner-than-most section of the wall.

  35. He doffed his cap and fingered it uncomfortably, his usually cheery face wearing a portentously lugubrious look.

  36. The officer doffed his cocked hat, laid it with both hands upon his heart, and bowed.

  37. They doffed their snow-laden hats as Harry appeared, and the elder came forward.

  38. He had doffed his clerical robes, and wore the ordinary dress of a layman.


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