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Example sentences for "guests"

Lexicographically close words:
guessing; guesswork; guest; guested; guestes; guet; gueth; gueule; guez; guffaw
  1. Enter all the Guests and Gentlewomen to the Maskers.

  2. So many guests inuite as here are writ, Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning Cookes Ser.

  3. Then it was time for the guests to depart; and they went away, bathed, even to the youngest child, in tears of inseparable sorrow and gladness, and leaving the golden bride and bridegroom to their own society and that of the hired nurse.

  4. This visit was brought to an end by a ball in the big inn parlour; the refreshments chosen, the list of guests drawn up, by Joseph; the best music of the place in attendance; and hosts and guests in their best clothes.

  5. So far he was exactly in the right; but he was scarce happily inspired when he broached the subject at his own table and before guests who were strangers to me.

  6. She was busily employed in receiving her guests when Jack came, and was, perhaps, more stupendously cordial than ever.

  7. She had an effusive manner, which sometimes made her guests wonder what they could have done to have made her so particularly glad to see them.

  8. The half-dozen guests and frequenters filled for a moment the little hall, some waiting to wash their hands at the primitive lavabo by the foot of the stairs.

  9. Business was slack, few guests were at the hotel, and of those few none desired to be personally conducted to the Louvre or Notre Dame or the monument in the Place de la Bastille.

  10. The guests were, of course, assigned seats to right and left of the skipper, and the conversation soon became general and animated.

  11. He hoped for a way out, but from the moment he saw Cleo beckoning him over the heads of his guests he knew that Death had called him in the hour of his triumph.

  12. Fifty leading men were guests of honor and vied with one another in acclaiming the brilliant young Speaker the coming statesman of the Nation.

  13. He had scarcely uttered the words when all the guests leaped to their feet by a common impulse, raised their glasses and shouted: "To our next Governor, Daniel Norton!

  14. He found himself suddenly face to face with the first of the departing guests as they began to pour through the gates of the Square.

  15. While the tumult was still at its highest, he lifted his eyes for a moment over the heads of the throng at the tables below the platform on which the guests of honor were seated, and his heart suddenly stood still.

  16. The rest of the guests were quickly made sure of, and Betty and reluctant Mary went back to the house.

  17. The moon was high in the sky when the guests went away.

  18. We were surrounded the next instant by the press of talking, laughing guests passing down to the door, and I could do nothing but drop her hand and leave her with a composed face, and my brain feeling literally on fire.

  19. Not broken, in fact, until there was the stir of some of the guests leaving.

  20. He's eaten enough already to keep him from starvation, I'm sure, and I'll see that he returns to finish after the guests have thinned somewhat.

  21. Resting only a few hours, during which they were the guests of Ednoth, the bishop, they departed with his fervent blessing and earnest prayers for their success, and rode westward, attended by their whole troop.

  22. All looked up in amazement; two guests had entered unbidden, and the king, the bishop, and Edric recognised Prince Edmund.

  23. As she approached she saw the villagers and their guests squatting in a large circle about the blaze before which a half-dozen naked warriors leaped and bent and stamped in some grotesque dance.

  24. A single light, here and there, shewed where one or two guests were seated; but all so still and silently, that one would have thought the place deserted.

  25. Come, bring in your things, for here are guests that will be good customers to you, I warrant.

  26. Before eating, all the guests together took up their cups of awa and drank.

  27. When the chief's command was carried out, the guests and the chief himself took up their cups of awa all together and drank.

  28. On the day of the feast all the guests assembled, the food was ready spread, and the drink at the feast was the awa.

  29. The guests each choose the wine they like and drink it as seriously as if they were doing penance, while proposing the health of eminent personages or the fashionable beauties; this is what is known as a toast.

  30. Excellent whisky was provided and the guests entertained in a friendly way without boring them with too much attention.

  31. The guests rushed forward, but the couple went down the stairs in a flurry, into a waiting carriage, and were gone.

  32. My father and dear Clara were guests in the house as well as myself.

  33. Soon the guests began to arrive, and before long the old church was crowded to its capacity, with many standing up in the aisles and in the rear and even at the side windows, which were wide open.

  34. As before, it was a question if the numerous guests who were expected to the ceremony would be able to get into the building.

  35. Many other guests were at the Stanhope homestead and at the Laning farm, and still others--former cadets--had come back not only to attend the wedding but also to take another look at dear old Putnam Hall.

  36. A good supper and kind entertainment maketh guests love the inn the better.

  37. Then the boy extended his hands with a gesture so solemn that both of his guests bowed their heads instinctively.

  38. The mistress and her guests rise late," the child went on.

  39. The guests are assembled;-- the gifts are ready.

  40. The room was immense; but it could scarcely contain the multitude of guests assembled to witness the wedding ceremony.

  41. We almost always had guests in our large, roomy house, especially at Christmas and Fair-time, when the house was full, and we kept open table from morning till night.

  42. He and his countess hastened to Branspeth Castle, where the Earl of Westmoreland had already assembled around him his guests and retainers.

  43. The astonishment of the guests at the hearing of this letter may be imagined.

  44. From the interior came the sound of the organ, mingled with the murmur of the guests as they rose, ready to depart.

  45. The chimes rang forth a merry peal, and Mendelssohn's music still thundered its triumphal accents, as the marriage guests left the church.

  46. All appetites were excited by the drive in the fresh air, and the guests did honor to the pates, salads, and cold chicken, accompanied by Leoville, which Jacquemin tasted and pronounced drinkable.

  47. Most of the invited guests were to go directly to the church of Maisons.

  48. Other swords were drawn, and several of the guests mounted upon the benches to overlook the scene.

  49. He wished to keep up a show of hospitality without cost, and secretly pleased himself by thinking that he made his guests pay for his entertainments, and even for his establishment.

  50. Since you can eat this with just a fork, it's particularly good for a buffet meal when you don't want your guests to have to cut anything while they're balancing food on their laps.

  51. This recipe allows you to surprise your guests with a chicken that appears whole but slices into attractive pieces of chicken and stuffing.

  52. Some guests liked the meat balls highly seasoned, and others preferred them mild, so I guess one isn't better than the other; it's just what your family or guests like.

  53. Instead of a wine or cheese tasting, my guests end up trying different mustards.

  54. It's now one of my all-time personal favorites too, but I've felt leery about serving it to guests without knowing ahead of time that they liked bleu cheese.

  55. Then I gave our guests the choice of which side they'd like.

  56. The verdict from guests was that these mushroom snails are a showstopper, especially if you by any chance have any of the escargot serving dishes with little indentations for each snail.

  57. Don't let your guests or family miss this part.

  58. It's easy to serve and easy to eat since the guests don't need to cut anything.

  59. Though few would wish to return to cooking at the hearth and beehive oven, if you're smitten by the romance of the past, try serving special guests a Christmas dinner Martha Washington-style.


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