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Example sentences for "looking round"

  • Looking round, she took up the railway guide and her knitting left on the table.

  • She replied without returning or looking round; distrust of herself had inspired her with terror of Linley, from the time when the bracelet had dropped on the grass.

  • She had gone down those three steps, looking round shyly, afraid of getting dirty; had explained her business to that impish little chap; and had then hastily fled from that hell.

  • There was a moment when Kitty, looking round her, suddenly shook her small shoulders, and like a colt escaping from harness gave herself to riot.

  • Wilson disappeared, and Lady Tranmore stood motionless, looking round at William's books and tables.

  • And she sat straightly up, looking round her.

  • And lifting a red strawberry, which she held poised against her red, laughing lips, she waited a moment--looking round her.

  • Yet once, Ashe, looking round to see if Darrell could be dislodged, caught the chatterer silent, and found himself all at once invaded by a slight thrill, or shock.

  • The question is," said Nixon, looking round with a magisterial air, "what is wages?

  • We will enquire into this and we will take the necessary steps," said the Liberator, looking round with an air of pompous stupidity, and then taking up some peaches, he began devouring them with considerable zest.

  • I strove to tear myself away, but in vain; looking round, I perceived a venerable hale old man, who had hold of me.

  • They seem as cheerful and merry as ever," said Jack, solemnly, to me, looking round him.

  • As the landlord left the room, Arundel, on looking round, discovered what he had not observed before, viz.

  • But his survey had been noticed from within, and a figure appeared at the door, looking round at him and saying in a tone of cordial encouragement, "Good day, sir.

  • I suppose I shall never see all this again," said Gwendolen, looking round her, as they entered the black and yellow bedroom, and then throwing herself into a chair in front of the glass with a little groan as of bodily fatigue.

  • I would be Achilles, and you would be looking round at me--after the print we have at the rectory.

  • Bob's money is as good as anybody else's," ses George Kettle, looking round at the others.

  • I call on all of you to witness that," ses Bob, looking round.

  • My friends," says Chadband, looking round him in conclusion, "I will not proceed with my young friend now.

  • He wound up this vehement declaration by looking round upon us with a most agreeable smile and suddenly thundering, "Ha, ha, ha!

  • Miss Jellyby, looking round for a jug with a handle to it, but looking in vain.

  • Looking round) You know, I'd like somethin' now I never wanted before.

  • Looking round, and seeing a newspaper lying on the table) Ah.

  • Looking round, Ned saw that on the bed opposite the door, hidden in the shadows, a man lay groaning and moaning.

  • I'm not particular," said Ned, looking round curiously, as he followed her in.

  • It was exactly the place for meetings, he thought, looking round.

  • Looking round I found that my comrades had also beaten off those who were opposed to them.

  • It is the law of war, Clarke,' he added, looking round at me.

  • I need no such address,' said King Monmouth, looking round.

  • Astarte uttered an exclamation, rose quickly from her kneeling position, and, looking round, her eyes met those of Lord Montacute.

  • What roused him from his watchful reverie was a voice that called his name very softly, and, looking round, he beheld the Emir Fakredeen on tiptoe, with his finger on his mouth.

  • The war begins,' said Fakredeen, looking round at Tancred with a glittering eye.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "looking round" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    gave great; her grandmother; looking about; looking ahead; looking around; looking creature; looking earnestly; looking east; looking fellow; looking gentleman; looking man; looking more; looking out; looking over; looking person; looking south; looking unto; looking upon; looking west; looking woman; looking young; murderous fire; never dreamed; one but; pity thee; turn aside