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Example sentences for "said something"

  • I observed that he said something to his companion, as both turned around facing me, but, as the crowd kept pressing down the narrow aisle, they did not have a good chance to scan me too closely.

  • Then the petty officer, in his deep, bass voice, said something to me about clearing that deck.

  • Then, turning to one of his aides, he said something in an undertone as he handed him the letter.

  • Presently he said something of Oxford, and mentioned, Merton.

  • She put on her hat and cloak, said something in Mrs. Irwin's ear, and stooped to kiss the brow which to the shuddering sense under her will seemed already cold and moist with the sweats of death.

  • He said something banal about his enjoyment, something totally different from what he had meant to say.

  • Robert saw that she was uncertain as to his opinions, and afraid lest she might have said something discourteous.

  • He said something to her but he was back far enough that what he said to her--I don't know--it was about 2 weeks old or something like that.

  • I believe he said something to that in essence.

  • He said something--he said, "Were you threatened or something?

  • Willarski, stepping toward him, said something to him in French in an undertone and then went up to a small wardrobe in which Pierre noticed garments such as he had never seen before.

  • Yes, I heard something: he said something awkward in His Majesty's presence.

  • He said something more, but Rostov did not wait to hear it and rode away.

  • His coming vexed me from the first, and I said something disagreeable to him.

  • Yes, sir; he said something, but I could not understand it.

  • And he said something to me, which I could not understand.

  • I said something to the effect of "how did you know to come?

  • He said something about "Follow him, hell.

  • He said something about it being the only reparation he could make you; but his voice was not very clear or distinct, and I could n't be sure I caught his words correctly.

  • I fancy I 'd do well to see him; he said something of cupping me the last day he was here,--would you mind telling him to give me a call?

  • Your father was very angry with me one night, because I said something of the same kind to him.

  • I said something more, but the circuit was closed.

  • I said something, I know not what, as the light began to dawn on me.

  • He said something to the senator which they did not hear, and the senator laughed heartily.

  • I said something in praise of her self-possession in a time of alarm, but she urged me to the present work.

  • He said something which I could not understand, and I felt a crashing blow on the head.

  • As he started out the jail office door he stopped and paused, and whether he said something to the detectives with Oswald, I don't know.

  • When I walked in he said something to the effect, "Well, the Intelligence people are involved in it now.

  • I think he said something, but I cannot tell you what it was.

  • He said something, but I couldn't understand what it was.

  • I had seen him; had seen how he said something to a companion, and how the companion shook his head dissentingly.

  • He said something, what she did not hear, in her agitation.

  • He said something, what she did not hear, for the blood was roaring in her ears as the room swam round.

  • Why hadn't he said something or, better still, DONE something?

  • The man who had unloosed me said something to his companions, one of whom bent down, lifted my right hand, and let it fall again.

  • He said something in reply in the savage tongue, stopped, and then went on.

  • When he rejoined his companions he said something to them in Welsh, at which they all laughed.

  • At length a man rode up on horseback from the way we had come; he said something to the driver of the hogs, who instantly unmuzzled the immense creature, who gave a loud grunt on finding his snout and mouth free.

  • He said something I want to have framed up in the sky for miserable neurotics to read, Marcella.

  • I remember I said something to Kraill about not wanting to die, though it seemed worlds away then.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "said something" 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:
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