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Example sentences for "replied"

Lexicographically close words:
replevin; replica; replicas; replicating; replication; replies; repliest; replunge; reply; replyed
  1. I know nothing about your own estate," replied the farmer's son.

  2. The Osages replied in substance, 'that if their Great American Father wanted a part of their land, he must have it; that he was strong and powerful, they were poor and pitiful.

  3. Toftrees murmured a word or two of sorrow at Ingworth's recent bereavement and the bereaved one replied with suitable gravity.

  4. No, dear, of course not," he replied rather vaguely, not quite understanding what she meant for a moment.

  5. You've said exactly what it is," he replied in a dreamy voice.

  6. You can't call it that, Mr. Amberley," she replied in a voice pitched to his own key.

  7. Surgit amari aliquid," the other replied with a disgusted sneer.

  8. Of course," Sims replied in a surprised tone of voice.

  9. Wait a moment and I will tell you," replied Jacqueline, still intent on her hair.

  10. I tole you kase you arsk me," replied Simon Peter, stolidly; and at that moment Delilah came in.

  11. Everybody is afraid of one's father," replied Jacqueline, candidly.

  12. At intervals Mrs. Temple received kind and sympathetic letters from Throckmorton, and replied to them with letters worded with her own simple eloquence.

  13. Go to bed, Jacqueline," replied Judith in the soft, composed voice that invariably crushed Jacqueline.

  14. So people say," replied Judith in a subdued voice, which had not altogether overcome its agitation.

  15. You don't look at it from their point of view," replied Mrs. Sherrard, with more patience than was her wont.

  16. I shall simply have to be a little more industrious than usual," replied Judith, with the deep flush that now alternated with extreme paleness.

  17. I'll wait for you," replied Jacqueline, doggedly.

  18. I can't eat anything," replied Jacqueline, with quiet obstinacy.

  19. No," replied Jacqueline, trembling, "I feel it.

  20. First and foremost the brute wants to marry me," replied the girl.

  21. I see no other course open to me," replied Drummond.

  22. Why, that the Abbey estate is certainly to be sold," replied Mr. Tracy.

  23. You will see in two minutes," replied Chandos sternly.

  24. And yet that, my dear friend," replied Chandos, "will be enough to embitter the whole of the rest of my life.

  25. Many persons," replied General Tracy, "would look upon you as guilty, because you do not choose to explain everything.

  26. I do not think it necessary or right that you should," replied Chandos.

  27. All laws spring from the state of society in which they are formed, brother," replied Walter Tracy; "and political economy is but the theory of certain dealings between man and man.

  28. Do not be afraid, Faber," replied Chandos, "I have more command over myself now.

  29. That you have no occasion to take the gardener's place," replied his guest.

  30. The change has taken place, dear Rose," replied Chandos; "and I thank God that I have been made the instrument of bringing good news and comfort to you all.

  31. If you are the surgeon, Sir," replied Chandos, "I suppose it was to see this little boy that you were disturbed.

  32. I too, sir, would like to do something," replied Adam.

  33. I haven't the least doubt, sir, that there may have been such monsters as you have spoken of still existing at a much later period than is generally accepted," replied Adam.

  34. Adam was delighted and replied cordially; he had often heard his father speak of the older branch of the family with whom his people had long lost touch.

  35. He has gone up to the study," replied a servant.

  36. I am not of a giving-in kind," replied the young man earnestly.

  37. I do not care to go anywhere, Uncle Carter," replied the little maiden, without the faintest echo of a sob in her voice.

  38. No, cousin, it is not good English," replied Robert.

  39. I am heartily sorry to know it, Cousin Sarah Ann," replied Robert.

  40. O don't trouble yourself to be so exact, Robert," replied Maj.

  41. Yes, it is getting pretty ripe in spots, and I wanted to put the hands into it yesterday," replied Maj.

  42. Why, on his way of doing things, on my knowledge of him, of course;" replied Billy.

  43. Yes, Allie wrote to me about it, at the time," he replied with a sort of coerced candor.

  44. He replied that he knew more than he wanted to, and more than he relished.

  45. It's the wrong season for selling steers," Dinky-Dunk replied with a ponderous sort of patience.

  46. Oh, no trouble at all," replied the expert quite airily.

  47. He replied that if I refused it, it would not be offered to Grant Duff; and I then left.

  48. I received further letters about the matter from Lord Granville, who ultimately replied on April 4th that "Gladstone does not admit your contention.

  49. If you say that," replied Carlingford, "it will not be as representing the Government, for none of your colleagues agree with you.

  50. To this Sir Charles replied with an enthusiasm rare in his utterances: "Chamberlain's speech was admirable, I thought.

  51. At the beginning of 1877 summons was sent to a meeting before the opening of Parliament, to which Mr. Chamberlain replied solemnly: "The party will be complete.

  52. When we sounded Paget in advance as to our invitation to the Italians on this evening, he replied that "if we pressed her, swearing she would ne'er consent, she would consent.

  53. An attempt to address the soldiers by the Constitutionalists failed, and a shot from the barricade was replied to by a general volley, and Baudin fell, pierced by three shots.

  54. I replied "No"; whereupon Grant became friendly to him.

  55. Lord Granville wrote to me before it met to say that the Cabinet had complained that we had not told them anything about Egypt, to which he had replied that they had received the telegrams if they had not read them.

  56. But on that same day Mr. Chamberlain replied from Highbury: "MY DEAR DILKE, "Your letter has spoilt my breakfast.

  57. He asked me if I was equally pledged, and I replied that this was not the case.

  58. Practically speaking," replied Henry, "it wasn't a marriage at all.

  59. Oh, we'll do that all right," replied Bailey.

  60. Blanche replied to his words of greeting with a low murmur--"I feel very weak.

  61. A message from his Lordship, sir,' the man replied in a low voice.

  62. He replied to the effect that he would be dining with the Commander-in-Chief on Friday evening, and informed me that I was to be one of the party.

  63. He replied to the effect that it would give him the greatest pleasure, and once more left the room, as usual taking care to lock the door behind him.

  64. We might as well have been," Woller replied gloomily.

  65. I beg your pardon, sir, but I thought the coincidence worth mentioning," Williams replied in rather a crestfallen way.

  66. She will be here in good time, never fear," his companion replied soothingly.

  67. She replied in the negative, though at the same time she drew her furs a little closer round her.

  68. To this letter Mr. Hargrove replied immediately: "This is not an answer to your note of this date, but is to ask you to allow me to show your note to a friend of yours and of mine.

  69. He replied that he had no means of identifying the individual wrong-doers, and that the institution of private property was unknown among the Hottentots.

  70. On the day following the British Government replied that they could not "entertain any proposals which were based upon the former independence of the Republics, which had been formally annexed to the British Crown.

  71. He replied unhesitatingly that the courtesy due to President Krüger, as the head of the State, must be fully accorded.

  72. We were constantly asking if he was warm in his feet and hands, to which he replied in the affirmative; but before making him comfortable" (fancy being comfortable under such circumstances!

  73. One swallow,' replied the young man, 'does not make a summer.

  74. Once she had hailed him from the doorway, sardines in hand, but he had replied that he was pressed for time, and had passed rapidly on.

  75. Monsieur, you flatter me," replied the other, with a bow.

  76. The dinner is there, such as it is," replied Pierre gloomily.

  77. Rather deft at times," replied Cazeby, arranging the dishes on the larger table.

  78. Jean-Baptiste, appealed to for confirmation of these statements, replied that it was so.

  79. It is a female," replied Madame Caille, turning abruptly from the basket, "and she does not care for strangers.

  80. But one must have money," replied Arsene, brightening, nevertheless.

  81. I have nothing more to say to you," replied the Indian, with an air of disappointment.

  82. Trujano and Morelos replied to it; one attacking in front, and the other upon the rear.

  83. Oh no, master," replied Julian; "the soldiers at the hacienda only complain of having nothing to do.

  84. Gaspacho," replied Don Cornelio, who had incidentally learnt the name of the brigand who had despoiled him.

  85. The spirit of the waters," replied Costal, "does not show herself in the cascade alone.

  86. Here he is," replied Bocardo, seizing Don Cornelio by the shoulder, and pushing him forward into the presence of his associate.

  87. I have," replied the haciendado; and the shadow that at that moment passed over his brow told that the news had troubled him.

  88. Not exactly," replied the mayor-domo; "I have my suspicions that the brace of worthies have gone to get up a guerilla on their own account.

  89. All the more reason why we should get up to them," replied the Indian.

  90. Neither of us knows how to read," replied the ex-guerillero, with an air of affected innocence.

  91. It is all right,' replied the Shifty Lad calmly.

  92. Give me the youngest instead,' replied the youth, and the giant's face darkened as he heard him.

  93. I cannot give up my dogs,' replied Pryderi, and to the castle he went.

  94. I am Luned,' replied a voice from a cave so hidden by bushes and green hanging plants that Owen had not seen it.

  95. To be sure, Jegu only replied roughly that he didn't know what she was talking about, but this answer made her feel all the more certain that it was he and nobody else.

  96. Poor man, I am very sorry for him,' replied the monkey; 'but you were unwise not to tell me till we had started.

  97. That will be easily fulfilled,' replied his father.

  98. We will,' replied they, and the fight began.

  99. I meant nothing, lady,' replied Kai; 'thy praise of Owen is not greater than mine.

  100. It is I, the brownie of the lake,' replied the voice.

  101. They were asked for their opinion in 1828, and though no date is affixed to these statements, I conclude that they probably replied towards the close of that year.

  102. He made no mention of it," replied Weymouth, staring.

  103. He's waiting to see you, doctor," replied the Inspector.

  104. It is not for sale, sir," replied the man, with a greater show of animation than he had yet exhibited.

  105. You are curiously sensitive to this sort of thing," he replied slowly; "I have noticed it before as a useful capacity.

  106. Your knowledge of my beautiful country serves you well," replied Fu-Manchu gently.

  107. It doesn't come from Messina," replied the man at the table, beginning to write rapidly.

  108. No," I replied shortly, "and is never likely to be, now.

  109. I used the word deliberately," replied Weymouth, "because Burke seems to have the idea that it goes on all fours.

  110. He has not hitherto left his cousin's plantations at all," replied Weymouth.

  111. I make nothing of it, Smith," I replied wearily.

  112. Every man has his price," replied Weymouth, with a smile, "and Burke seems to think that you are a more likely market than the police authorities.

  113. Do you not know," replied the Emperor, "that he honors me and my kingdom by making a large draft?

  114. He replied that he had been praying for his brother!

  115. It is said that on one occasion when Caesar gave a very valuable present, the receiver replied that it was too costly a gift.

  116. If this poor woman had replied to the Master in such a fashion, she would not have got anything.

  117. Yes, I can see no objection to that," replied the latter, "what day shall we have the race?

  118. Why, this road is pretty rough, and we can't make much speed," replied Bert.

  119. Yes," replied Dick, "you know that one of the most important principles in life is kindness to anything that breathes.

  120. Oh," replied Dick, "they don't seem to mind the males at all.

  121. I did it because it was the only thing to be done, I guess," replied Bert, in a shaky voice.

  122. You know what women are, George," he replied meekly.

  123. It's simply the realization of defeat," he replied evasively.

  124. Don't mention it," I replied beneath my breath.

  125. No man recognizes the fact more than I do," replied Gran'pa, quickly and warmly.

  126. Croft's hands," replied Gran'pa, doing up the last of his buttons.

  127. We'll hold on to you," replied Dan, cheerily, as he strapped it around me.

  128. Maybe it's only the wind and waves that make him feel so strong," replied R.

  129. Well, if you could have seen yourself when that tuna struck you'd have laughed," replied he.


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

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