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Example sentences for "scowling"

Lexicographically close words:
scoutmasters; scouts; scow; scowl; scowled; scowls; scowre; scowred; scows; scrabbled
  1. You've been scowling and smiling by turns for the last five minutes," said his niece.

  2. It was a crazy idea to keep it in your coat-pocket," said Stobell, scowling at Tredgold.

  3. Retoc stood scowling at the fallen Nadian, his dripping blade rising and falling gently in the breeze as he held it extended.

  4. But I am not exactly a stranger, the man told himself, approaching the door and half hoping to find the scowling panel locked.

  5. I looked wildly towards Jim; he sat there, biting the end of his pen and scowling at the question before him, but for a long time never looked our way.

  6. Scowling round at the speaker, he muttered an oath, and said, "What on earth concern is it of yours who my friends are and where I go?

  7. Yes, if you like," he said breathlessly, scowling harder than ever.

  8. Sam lay as she left him, scowling at the water, very much confused as to his internal sensations.

  9. Black Shand carried his box to the fire and sat scowling into the flames.

  10. Sam rose on his chilled and stiffened limbs, and stepping ashore, stood off, scowling at her blackly.

  11. Sam turned beet colour and, scowling like a pirate, tried to carry it off with dignity.

  12. Sam, scowling and hardening at her approach, was careful to keep his distance.

  13. Joe strode out of the door scowling and drove away.

  14. Joe, scowling and avoiding Bela's eye, dropped into the seat the other man had vacated.

  15. With that he bent over the head lamps, and their radiance fell unexpectedly on Marigny's scowling face, since the discomfited adventurer could no longer pretend to ignore the Englishman's menace.

  16. Well, I can imagine you scowling out of a vizor.

  17. I don't believe I wants noner yo' candy," he said, scowling darkly.

  18. And presently was a stir, a rustle amid the surrounding brushwood and all about them were outlaws, wild men and fierce of aspect, and each and every grasped long-bow with arrow on string and every arrow was aimed at scowling Sir Pertinax.

  19. We who are nestling for the moment like Priscilla beneath the warm wing of Good Fortune can dare to make what the children call a face at her grey sister as she limps scowling past.

  20. Four scowling men sat in the dingey and surpassed records in the invention of epithets.

  21. He had edged his way forward and was scowling darkly at the woman.

  22. I had a momentary vision of the agent, who seemed partly dazed, scowling in my direction, a group of dark figures swinging broad-brimmed hats, and Lucille Haldane standing on the edge of the platform waving her hand to me.

  23. I arrest yez in the name o' the law," cried Patrolman Gladwin, scowling so fiercely that one of the eyebrows was in danger.

  24. Captain Stone slowly, turning and scowling at the condemned Phelan.

  25. Across the Stony Bottom, Red Wull, scowling with bared teeth at David, joined them.

  26. She was scowling much the same as usual only in something of a puzzled way, that had less of the impatient dissatisfied tinge to it than was customary.

  27. Fancy meeting that scowling but interesting young man, his torches and his funny little vehicle, on a lonely peak at midnight!

  28. Garcia stood scowling for a few moments but not meeting my eye, and I continued addressing the notary: "Give me full particulars of this amount, and I will pay it.

  29. But my appearance upon the scene stayed them, and they slunk scowling away.

  30. I was, and am," replied a scowling German officer.

  31. Marshal Cogswell looked up from the desk at which he sat scowling at a military chart stretched before him.

  32. Haer was scowling at him, obviously out of his depth, as was Joe Mauser for that matter.

  33. The net and chains, and scowling escort told as much.

  34. So then I was not mistaken," said Marguerite to herself, seeing the King of Navarre's scowling face.

  35. La Mole stood by, leaving Coconnas, who seemed to have undertaken the affair, to speak; but by the scowling on his face it was evident that he was ready to come to his assistance when the moment of action should present itself.

  36. That one thing seemed certain, and, as he stood there, masking the storm in his thin breast under a scowling visage of tightly compressed lips and drawn brow, he was being racked by a yearning greater than he had ever known or imagined.

  37. In the darkness he was a black silhouette except that as he drew deep puffs the pipe-bowl reddened and gave momentary outline to his tight jaws and scowling mouth.

  38. Newt sat silent for a time, scowling blackly, but at last he rose and nodded.

  39. He went to the bed which had been assigned to him, and threw himself on his back, from which position he lay scowling up at the smoked rafters and resting.

  40. Sir Blaise had opened the door expecting to find in the room Brilliana, whom he had come with a purpose to visit, and instead of Brilliana he found this queer soldier swinging his legs from the table and scowling truculently.

  41. I suppose you're another doctor," she muttered, staring at me with scowling eyes.

  42. I would as lief have to do with a giant in my book--a real giant, such as Goliath--as with a murdering monk with a scowling eye.


  43. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "scowling" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    black; dark; dejected; dour; frowning; glowering; glum; grim; grum; lowering; melancholy; moody; moping; morose; sullen; surly