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Example sentences for "resuming"

Lexicographically close words:
resultless; results; resume; resumed; resumes; resumption; resupplied; resupply; resurgence; resurgent
  1. An unjust proposal to increase the revenue by resuming royal grants naturally aggravated every evil, and the English by blood were arrayed against the English by birth.

  2. Edward abandoned the intention of resuming the grants, but subsequent events show that he did not really forgive Desmond.

  3. Well as I was a sayin'," began the latter, resuming the thread of her discourse.

  4. He came to my relief by resuming his discourse.

  5. Resuming the thread of his discourse, he imprudently let out the fact that during the last few days he had presented a petition--to what tribunal he did not say--for the suppression of my piece.

  6. Towards evening she stationed herself in a window to watch for him; turning away sometimes with tears of disappointment in her eyes, and then resuming her watch once more.

  7. Resuming her seat there was silence for a minute or two, and then Mrs. Colston, said: "I think I can guess both your secrets.

  8. Resuming his seat, and with one arm round her neck, he told out his little tale of woe, the tale that was so big to him.

  9. All this Dudleigh had spoken with feverish rapidity, and with every sign of the strongest agitation, occasionally stopping, and then resuming his remarks in a headlong way.

  10. I don't think so," said Edith, resuming her former coolness.

  11. The captain I am telling about in my story," said the Master of the House, resuming his narrative, "could not silence Sam Twitty.

  12. The pause, however, was but of short duration; for Miss Villers, by resuming her labours, intimated that some farther service was expected.

  13. Orders were immediately given for resuming the offensive in Germany and Italy, and hostilities then recommenced.

  14. The Marshals then, resuming the conversation, dwelt much on the respect which was due to the military glory of France.

  15. France and the King owed to him Fouche's introduction into the Council, and I had to thank him for the impossibility of resuming a situation which I had relinquished for the purpose of following the King into Belgium.

  16. It has, moreover, been said that Albitte and Salicetti explained to the Committee of Public Safety the impossibility of their resuming the military operations unaided by the talents of General Bonaparte.

  17. They accordingly returned to their encampment, and made preparations for resuming their march.

  18. At the end of that time, having eaten all that they had cooked, they began to think of resuming their journey.

  19. Resuming his journey towards Hanover at 3 a.

  20. He stops treatment, and she again bears a syphilitic child, which on his resuming his mercurial course is followed by another healthy infant.

  21. There is always a certain air of gaucherie in resuming your seat and repeating the ceremony of leave-taking.

  22. He knew too that whenever the wolf note was heard, all other sounds were stilled as if every living creature expected to hear an answering cry and waited for it to come before resuming their own communications.

  23. He rose from his bed in excitement, then paused to sweep the country with his gaze before resuming his nap.

  24. So saying, the skipper fell to hammering the boat again with surprising vigour till Butter was out of sight, and then resuming his coat, returned to the house.

  25. That's true," replied the hunter, resuming his paddle.

  26. Mr. Park, resuming the pipe which the sudden outburst of the storm had caused him to forget.

  27. Resuming his place and attitude, Mr. Whyte listened with an expression of dogged determination, while guttural grunts of unequivocal dissatisfaction issued from the throats of several of the malcontents.

  28. Again the door was closed, and under cover of the slight noise made by the settler in doing this, and resuming his seat, Sambo and I accomplished the circuit of the hut.

  29. Low and fervent adieus were exchanged, and the American, resuming his station in the stern, was soon seen to ascend the deck, he had so recently quitted.

  30. Certainly, I'll come," answered Janina, resuming her seat.

  31. She shuddered at the thought of resuming that eternal pilgrimage from town to town and the everlasting poverty of a provincial actor's life.

  32. Is it not suitable, little maid, that I should be resuming my own name and that it means a song of victory?

  33. And I know I should buy her cases and cases of books," said Happie, resuming her task.

  34. Sit here," said he, resuming his seat and pausing for a little to study a sheet of vellum in his hands.

  35. I have summoned the carnifex," said he, bolting the door and resuming his place at the table.

  36. I said I was sorry for it, but that I could not dispose of the books for less than I had demanded, and accordingly, resuming it, wished her farewell, and left her.

  37. He slowly turned away from her resuming his way to the state-room.

  38. Boyce nodded to resuming and as they neared that which was returning Lloyd's light, Boyce shone his on the wall again and lit a large black, cube that didn't look like it was made of stone.


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