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Example sentences for "sent word"

  • I sent word back to General Smith that, if we were detained up the river, he ought to post some troops at Pittsburg Landing.

  • I sent word to the general that if he wished to see me he could have an opportunity by calling on board my flag-ship.

  • I sent word to others that I demanded them to pay what they could on their paper, and then returned to the bank, to meet Hammond.

  • I sent word to this detachment at Walls, and to the detachments on their way, not to come within ten miles of the city, until they got ammunition.

  • By that time I concluded my brigade had enough of that, and I sent word to General Brinton, asking him if I could not change places with the First brigade, and he sent word back, yes, and I changed places at the turn of the street.

  • This having been proved conclusively against him, I sent word to Kabba Rega to summon his people to witness the punishment of the offender.

  • On the 15th of November, while I was still at Holly Springs, I sent word to Sherman to meet me at Columbus.

  • After Nelson had gone and before I had learned of Buell's arrival, I sent word to department headquarters that I should go to Nashville myself on the 28th if I received no orders to the contrary.

  • I sent word to the prince of my arrival, when he returned for answer, That I should go on before to the tents, and wait his arrival, when he would speak with me.

  • This day I sent word to Mr Foster on board, to look well to the ship and the boats, and to the behaviour of our people, as I strongly suspected the two Spaniards of being spies, come to entice away our men.

  • Lenoir, mayor of Le Vigan, and he sent word to the marechal and M.

  • He sent word to Mōri Terumoto, who was trying to raise the siege of the castle of Takamatsu, concerning Nobunaga’s death, hoping that this tragedy would encourage Terumoto to complete his designs.

  • He sent word to Terumoto that Nobunaga was now dead and that therefore his proposition for peace might, if he wished, be withdrawn.

  • He sent word to the Chinese envoys who had brought the robe and seal to begone back to their country and to tell their emperor that he would send troops to slaughter them like cattle.

  • Sent word, in a blind hand, on a torn scrap of paper, to Phares respecting the fate of our message to his brother.

  • Galloping back, he sent word to Wayne to fall back to General Muhlenburg's brigade, which had just arrived, and was forming within half a mile of the scene of conflict.

  • At this juncture I sent word to General Warren to have Crawford recalled; for the direction he was following was not only a mistaken one, but, in case the assault at the return failed, he ran great risk of capture.

  • He sent word that he had waked feeling badly and would "sleep it off.

  • The next morning again he sent word that he felt better, but would not be up till after luncheon and wished to be left quiet.

  • He sent word that he would not be down to dinner.

  • A friend of Governor Stuyvesant, in Boston, sent word to New Amsterdam of the arrival of the fleet and its destination.

  • He sent word that he would soon visit Esopus, to investigate the state of affairs.

  • Courteously he sent word to Governor Stuyvesant of his arrival and of his capture of the forts.

  • Charles, who saw the imminent danger of Newcastle, and the loss of all the North if he were defeated, sent word to Prince Rupert to hasten to his assistance.

  • Villeroi made sure, nevertheless, of a complete victory over him, having such a superiority of force, and he sent word to Louis that he would speedily hear of a victory.

  • Magnus, who was then nineteen years old, sent word that he would gladly welcome his uncle and hoped to find in him a good friend.

  • One day he sent word to him not to be for the future so continually at his heels, and treated him even to his face with so much tartness and imperiousness as if he had been the lowest of his valets.

  • He sent word to the Spaniards that they must not move from their quarters and must leave Paris during the day, at the same time promising not to bear arms any more against him, in France.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    almost always; coriander seed; given cause; land value; largely employed; little dance; moist soil; naval officer; primitive rocks; sent down; sent for; sent forth; sent forward; sent free; sent home; sent messengers; sent out; sent over; sent postpaid; sent some; sent the; sent thither; sent through; sent unto; should leave; well that