Home
Idioms
Top 1000 Words
Top 5000 Words


Example sentences for "gnashed"

Lexicographically close words:
gnaediges; gnarl; gnarled; gnarly; gnash; gnashing; gnat; gnatcatchers; gnats; gnaw
  1. The little man gnashed his teeth, and cursed him; but Falcon, who had seized both oars, was soon out of hearing, and on turning round a rocky promontory was out of sight as well.

  2. The young man laughed, gnashed his teeth, sprang up, and the others followed him to the music-stand, while the entire company were in full expectation.

  3. When he came to the place where the Cross and the Sepulchre were, he did meet with one that did bid him look there, but he gnashed with his teeth, and stamped, and said, he was resolved to go back to his own town.

  4. And because God hath in his goodness ordered things otherwise, they have gnashed their teeth thereat.

  5. Mercury was evidently excessively discomposed at finding us gone; he gnashed his teeth, and chattered, as though in fear, looking hopelessly at the water, through which he could not venture.

  6. He sprang to his feet, though, and gnashed his teeth with rage as he looked up and down and saw that a couple of the very few people about, alarmed by the shot, were coming to his assistance, but him he sought was gone.

  7. Willie gnashed his teeth, but had the car recalled, and asked her where she would go.

  8. The barrier was removed, and they were within the sacred inclosure, while the baffled remnant gnashed its teeth outside.

  9. Her companion gnashed his teeth with rage.

  10. They were separated, and repented not: they tempted me, they scoffed at me with scorn: they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

  11. Now hearing these things, they were cut to the heart: and they gnashed with their teeth at him.

  12. He hath gathered together his fury against me, and threatening me he hath gnashed with his teeth upon me: my enemy hath beheld me with terrible eyes.

  13. Daniel writhed in agony and gnashed his teeth.

  14. This tortured her; she gnashed her teeth.

  15. The detective was provokingly cool, and the coiner gnashed his teeth with rage.

  16. It seemed prudent to do so, for the negro grinned and gnashed his teeth like a dark demoniac, as he sharpened his weapons one upon the other, preparatory to some deadly work of destruction.

  17. He even hung by one hand, tantalizingly just beyond reach, and mocked them as they gnashed their tusks with impotent rage.

  18. Still the chase went on, and still the Folk screeched, beat their chests, and gnashed their teeth.

  19. When I thought of him, I gnashed my teeth, my eyes became inflamed, and I ardently wished to extinguish that life which I had so thoughtlessly bestowed.

  20. The monster saw my determination in my face, and gnashed his teeth in the impotence of anger.

  21. I gnashed my teeth, and ground them together, uttering a groan that came from my inmost soul.

  22. His co-conspirators in Canada, when informed of the result, gnashed their teeth in rage and disappointment.

  23. No wonder the conspirators in Canada gnashed their teeth with rage and disappointment because "the boys had not been allowed to act when they wanted to.

  24. Others fell under his great bulk or were gnashed by his iron teeth, but in the end his shell was broken and the moon was safe.

  25. The monster still gnashed and grasped in expectancy at the sea's edge, and a breeze brought through the wood a faint sound of drums.

  26. You saw how he gnashed his teeth, how he strove to get at the old comthur to kill him, and my wrangling with him.

  27. The comthur talked with the slain Rotgier, as I am talking to you, and the corpse smiled; then he gnashed his teeth, and for joy he licked his livid lips with his black tongue when the old comthur promised him Zbyszko's head.

  28. That he always drew it out empty did not trouble him; from time to time he threw unnoticed a glance at the others and gnashed his teeth.

  29. At this sight old Ulrich gnashed his teeth for rage, but all the young men, and Prince Ernest in particular, felt their hearts die in them for sorrow.

  30. And here he began to foam and rage so horribly, that her eyes turned in her head, and she gnashed with her teeth, so that father and mother had to cover their eyes not to see her great agony.

  31. Now the poor youth gnashed his teeth in rage and despair, and determined to be revenged on the knight.

  32. A frenzied howl burst from the audience at these words of the wily wizard, while the two savages referred to by name, gnashed their teeth with rage.

  33. Folk laughed aloud while Eric mocked, but Ospakar gnashed his teeth with rage.

  34. He gnashed his teeth when he thought how his game had turned out.

  35. The son of this old man gnashed his teeth--woe to you too, Moses Freudenstein!

  36. No wonder that the Cypriotes gnashed their teeth in their powerlessness to dispute this insolent assertion, while their indignation effervesced in petty intrigues!

  37. The Admiral gnashed his teeth and sent up a smothered cry to all the saints that his wrath might not unnerve him to the point of losing his iron grip upon himself.

  38. When he cried, when he gnashed his teeth and tore his hair, we beat him all the more!

  39. Hearing these things the cardinals were cut to the heart and gnashed their teeth at him.

  40. And he gnashed his teeth, and rattled the boughs, so as to startle my horse, which ran away with me before I could make out what kind of a devil it was.

  41. When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.


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