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Example sentences for "drizzling"

Lexicographically close words:
driveways; drivin; driving; drizzle; drizzled; drizzly; drogher; drogue; droict; droit
  1. The morning was extremely dark with a drizzling rain, rendering it almost impossible to discover anything beyond the flash and smoke of artillery and heavy musketry fire.

  2. Despite the keenness of the air, Salome opened one of the parlor windows and leaned her face on the broad sill, where a drizzling rain began to show itself.

  3. A slow drizzling rain whitened the distant hills, that seemed to blanch in their helplessness as the wind smote them like a flail; and it wove a grayish veil over the leafless boughs of bending, shivering elms, on the long, dim avenue.

  4. The morning is dark and cloudy; a small drizzling rain is falling, and effectually assists our manoeuvres.

  5. A drizzling rain fell at intervals, and the pavements were slippery with mud.

  6. On October 5th this work substantially was finished, and shortly after noon on that day, in a drizzling rain, the batteries for the last time formed line as a regiment of United States Volunteers.

  7. Hamerton drowsily; "and drizzling with rain, I fancy.

  8. A man was fishing seated on the branch of a tree that overhung the water; and to shelter himself from the drizzling rain, he covered his head and shoulder with a bag folded into a shape common with the natives.

  9. Idalgasinna, and our coolies were rather unwilling to go further for fear of elephants, which they said were sure to be met with at that noted place, especially as there had been a slight drizzling of rain during the whole afternoon.

  10. The hills were close now, and sometimes, when the drizzling rain lifted, it seemed that the Roydon mountains were exactly above them, leaning out over him like a shadow.

  11. The drizzling mists of the last three days had turned into a steady downpour, and rivers of water had been running from his slicker on the way to the ranch house.

  12. It was a drizzling dark night; and I lay down full length on the seat to sleep.

  13. Before we got back to the town-house our shoes were soaked with water and heavy with mud, while our clothing was soaked through with moisture from the air filled with mist and drizzling rain; and this in the midst of the dry season!

  14. Much of the way we had a drizzling rain, and everywhere the air was hot and heavy.

  15. When we left Coatlan that morning, it had been through clouds and drizzling rain.

  16. It was dark and a drizzling rain was falling.

  17. And there was rain, too, a misty, drizzling rain, which alone would have hampered vision.

  18. When the word of recall was sent, Thick and fast came the drizzling rain.

  19. The storm had turned to a cold, drizzling rain, and the men, as they dragged their cannon through snow and mud, were soon drenched to the skin.

  20. In the morning there was a drizzling rain, and the softened snow stuck to their snow-shoes.

  21. It was a dark night, with a drizzling rain, and as the cab rattled along the empty streets she lay back with closed eyes, evidently thinking of no unpleasant things.

  22. The party was so gloomy that it was a positive relief when a cold drizzling rain set in, and mackintoshes and cloaks covered up the faces of all, and made conversation difficult.

  23. As they drove to the railway station it was a dull, drizzling morning.

  24. A drizzling rain proclaimed the skies As wretched as the earth; I wandered on, and weary sighs Were all my lot was worth.

  25. A warm drizzling rain had obscured the morning, and threatened to delay our voyage, but at length the leaves and grass were dried, and it came out a mild afternoon, as serene and fresh as if Nature were maturing some greater scheme of her own.

  26. It was altogether a cloudy and drizzling day, with occasional brightenings in the mist, when the trill of the tree-sparrow seemed to be ushering in sunny hours.

  27. A thaw had set in; the air was foggy, and damp, and close; and the streets were in that condition which melted snow and drizzling rain generally produce in London; but inside the house there was sunlight enough for all concerned.

  28. Through drizzling fogs and vapors, and under damp, double-topsails, our wet-decked frigate drew nearer and nearer to the squally Cape.

  29. It was a cold, wintry, drizzling afternoon, and how it was to get dry was a puzzle to me.

  30. The humidity was nearly at saturation-point, the wind southerly, very raw and cold, and drizzling rain constantly fell.

  31. The sky was dull and hazy and a steady, drizzling rain fell.

  32. On my right uprose the side of a wharf building, shadowly, and some distance ahead, almost obscured by the drizzling rain, a solitary lamp flickered.

  33. At length night came upon us, and a cold wind sprang up, which was succeeded by a drizzling rain.

  34. The wind was very high at the time, and a drizzling rain falling occasionally.

  35. His proud submission, and his yielded pride, Though dreading death, when she had marked long, She felt compassion in her heart to slide, And drizzling tears to gush that might not be denied.

  36. The rain was pouring in cold, drizzling monotony.

  37. I'll meet them on the border with one musket anyhow--" The girl was looking out the window at the slowly drizzling rain and made no answer.

  38. There had been a drizzling rain during the day, and the clouds were so low that Lookout Mountain and the top of Missionary Ridge were obscured from the view of persons in the valley.

  39. We reached Louisville after night and, if I remember rightly, in a cold, drizzling rain.


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