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Example sentences for "ridden"

Lexicographically close words:
rid; rida; riddance; ridde; ridded; ridding; riddle; riddled; riddles; riddling
  1. Gordon had already ridden a yard or two into the river, when he was attracted by the singular aspect and expression of the Partisan.

  2. The noise, however, gradually died away, the troopers having evidently ridden down the outer edge of the forest to the Southward, without noticing the track left by the horses of our company.

  3. Somehow news of the incoming vessel had reached Searsbridge, and several of the residents had ridden down to the Head to see what was going to happen.

  4. The last time the proud young officer had ridden down the line, his tired horse dotted and blotched with foam, he had caught sight of the young Lieutenant, and had ridden up to him.

  5. About the happiest woman I ever saw was one that had to support a bed-ridden husband.

  6. I sat down on the step and watched him until he had ridden out of sight, and I was pleased that he went toward his home, not that I was afraid of a renewal of the engagement; I knew that it was forever set aside.

  7. They had ridden only a few yards up the ascent when they heard the crackle of rifle fire ahead.

  8. No; but a pal of mine has ridden back to tell the colonel.

  9. He had ridden perhaps thirty yards when, from the right, a khaki-clad figure dashed into the track just ahead.

  10. Had he ridden Van for two hours under his heavy weight and housings that morning, all would have been lost.

  11. I was with him when he won his first race at Tucson," said old Sergeant Donnelly, who had ridden to our aid, "and I knowed then he would die racing.

  12. She appeared to have been up all night, too, drinking at the Tranmere wake, and had since ridden in a cart, covered up with a rug.

  13. It provides a common meeting place between the caste-ridden and divided Indians themselves, who had no other ground of unity.

  14. Amanda Parlow had at once ridden over with Dr.

  15. Once in the fall and before the snow came she had ridden as far as Adams' camp with Mr. Parlow.

  16. At times she fancied she was clinging to the rocking, roaring platforms she had ridden on so long.

  17. During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.

  18. We had just ridden over to look at one when we met.

  19. Another horse of mine, which always appeared a gentle animal, and which constantly carried a lady, was, during my absence, ridden by a friend with spurs.

  20. It was a great favourite, having been long kept in the family, and was ridden by the children.

  21. Adam Mackay had ridden away by himself that morning, no one knew whither.

  22. Then young Turkey has climbed into the blood-soaked saddle and ridden for the doctor.

  23. But each year they lost, their horses being neither trained nor ridden properly, and being completely outclassed as well; for as a rule they were merely good saddle cayuses and overweighted at that.

  24. Kathleen stood beside him as he mounted, and when, having ridden a few hundred yards, he turned in the saddle and glanced back she was still standing where he had left her, motionless.

  25. Angus had ridden over it and hunted through it and he thought he had nothing to learn about it.

  26. Not that I'm ashamed of myself more'n I ought to be, but somebody might remember me, though I ain't ridden for years.

  27. All his life Angus had ridden ponies, cayuses, but now he had a new experience.

  28. Nobody knew even which way Mackay had ridden on the day of his death.

  29. Little figures, seven of them, had ridden across the field of the lens focused on a barren patch of hillside.

  30. And when she got to London, and had ridden a few times in the park, and swallowed flattery, there was no holding her.

  31. Here he was suddenly faced by a man mounted on horseback, and fearing to be ridden down he struck the horse over the nose, whereupon the horseman drew his sword and attacked him, Harrison making what defence he could with his cane.

  32. It is the most police-ridden country in the world; not even in France in the worst days of the Monarchy were the people so much in the hands of the police.

  33. It seemed that he had ridden sharply home after the theft, and, finding a debtor had called, gave him one of the guineas, not knowing they were marked.

  34. Wambush, in a spirit of bravado, had just ridden on to the veranda, and could hear nothing above the thunderous clatter of his horse's hoofs on the floor.

  35. He had ridden hard that day, and was tired and miserable, but he saw no way of escape.

  36. She did not answer, fearing her voice would rouse Harriet, and after he had ridden away, she went back to the girl's room.

  37. Chapter III When Slogan had ridden off through the mild spring sunshine, Westerfelt saddled another horse and rode out of the gate towards the road leading away from the house containing Sally Dawson's remains.

  38. He had not spoken a word, but was one of the two that had ridden close behind him up the mountain.

  39. It was to Nehushta that he went when the cares of state were heavy and he needed counsel; and it was upon her lap he laid his weary head, when he had ridden far and fast for many days, returning from some hard-fought field.

  40. His companion was Zoroaster, fair and erect upon his horse, as though he had not ridden three hundred farsangs in eleven days.

  41. You are laughing at me, at your master, you villain you wretch, you sickly hound, you priest-ridden worm!

  42. But he had not ridden far into the debatable land when the path lay between two sloping, almost precipitous banks, crowned with underwood.

  43. Which, in the face of Thompson's assertion that the men he left behind had ridden in pursuit of the murderer, seemed rather odd.

  44. For Mr. Dawson had once ridden for the Cross-in-a-box outfit.

  45. When Lanpher was free of the neat rows he looked up venomously into the face of Alicran Skeel who had meticulously ridden round the garden.

  46. The saloon, when they had ridden up, had been quiet as the well-known grave.

  47. Racey did not fail to note that none of the other horses gave any evidence of having been ridden either hard or lately.

  48. For how could he tell but that a party of the enemy had ridden up to his dear old home, as they had that evening ridden up to Scarlett's, and were perhaps behaving with far less consideration than they had shown?

  49. I could have ridden over to Barnstaple with your letter quicker than Samson did, and I shouldn't have tired Dodder so much.

  50. The melody progressed to that marvellous passage which Beardsley saw in line as a white horse ambling through a dark wood of pines, ridden by a lady in a dress of black velvet.

  51. He has ridden down from London during the day.

  52. To-day he had mounted Selim and ridden to the meeting in the neighbouring town.

  53. He had mounted his horse and ridden off down the river to see a brother-in-law about some piece of business.

  54. Ralph was not there, he had ridden to Hawk Nest, but would return to-night.

  55. Lizzie, a splendid black mare ridden by Trooper John A.


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