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Example sentences for "showing"

Lexicographically close words:
showes; showest; showeth; showiest; showily; showman; showmen; shown; showne; showre
  1. Sternites of the second and third somites of the opisthosoma, each showing a tracheal stigma.

  2. Diagram showing the position of the coxal glands of a scorpion, Buthus australis, Lin.

  3. Section through a portion of the lateral eye of Limulus, showing three ommatidia--A, B and C.

  4. Third leg of Limulus polyphemus, showing the division of the fourth segment of the leg by a groove S into two, thus giving seven segments to the leg as in scorpion.

  5. Opisthosoma when segmented showing the same number of somites as in the Pedipalpi; usually unsegmented, the prae-genital somite constricted to form the waist; the appendages of its 3rd and 4th somites retained as spinning mammillae.

  6. Showing decided military tastes Francois Arago was sent to the municipal college of Perpignan, where he began to study mathematics in preparation for the entrance examination of the polytechnic school.

  7. It was to be hoped that the specimen of the Silurian scorpion (Palaeophonus) from Scotland, showing the ventral surface of the mesosoma (fig.

  8. The dorsal aspect is presented showing the prosomatic shield with paired compound eyes and the prosomatic appendages II.

  9. Section through an early embryo of Limulus longispina, showing seven transverse divisions in the region of the unsegmented anterior carapace.

  10. Illustration: Cluster of golden-brown eggs of squash stink-bug showing two recently hatched nymphs.

  11. Illustration: Wooly apple aphis, showing how they cluster in masses on limbs and secrete the white, wooly protection over their bodies.

  12. Illustration: Black winter eggs of Aphis showing how they are deposited in masses on twigs of apple.

  13. Make a careful enlarged drawing of a winged plant-louse and a wingless one showing legs, feelers, beak, honey dew tubes on back and body segmentation.

  14. Illustration: Common apple aphis showing a winged and wingless agamic summer forms at a and c, one with wing pads formed at b, and a recently born young at d.

  15. Illustration: Cast off skin of dragon-fly nymph, showing shape and position taken on a twig when the adult winged form emerged from the last nymph stage.

  16. Spread the wings of the adult and make a careful drawing of one front and one hind wing showing accurately the wing veins.

  17. Illustration: The Colorado potato beetle showing stages of development and work on a potato plant.

  18. The first hundred yards were covered with speed and then he began to move more slowly and with greater regard for caution, keeping close to the earth and showing a marked preference for low ground.

  19. His remarks on the condition and numbers of cattle were the same in substance in all cases and showed that he knew what he was talking about, for the punchers were all very optimistic about the next year's showing in cattle.

  20. Open game," prompted Cowan, glancing meaningly at Elkins, who stood by idly looking on, and without showing much interest in the scene.

  21. They did not realize that this was often the thing best worth showing them, for our feeble aesthetic instincts found their first expression in the attempt to dignify or beautify the homes of the dead.

  22. Glass after glass we bestowed on our smiling guide, with no final effect upon the bottle and none upon him, except to make him follow us to the tender and take an after-fee for showing us a way which we could not have missed blindfold.

  23. They looked anxiously towards the island, and were thankful to observe that a large portion to the eastward was bright and fair, showing that it had not suffered materially from the eruption.

  24. Four guns only replied to the last broadside, showing the havoc and confusion it had caused.

  25. Still they held out, showing a wonderful amount of pluck.

  26. Nep watched him, showing that the eggs had not sufficiently satisfied his hunger.

  27. The remainder he gave to Nep, who eagerly gobbled it up, showing how hungry he had become.

  28. As he threw himself on the ground, the dog lay down by his side with his tongue out, showing that he too felt the heat.

  29. Presently she heeled over slightly, showing that the breeze was freshening, and he heard the order to set the squaresail and square-topsail.

  30. She soon returned, not only with some bread and cheese but some cold meat, and a mug of home-brewed beer, showing that the good housewife did not stint her family.

  31. The ledge has been planed down by the action of a great glacier which cut the plants across, showing their concentric interior structure.

  32. Much later than this, fossil algæ of comparatively complex structure have been found, showing by their frequency and more highly developed characters a more advanced stage in the development of the plant kingdom.

  33. The back of one of the smaller divisions of the leaf showing the collection of spore cases (sori).

  34. It would seem as if we might almost plot the distribution of forests in our own country with a weather map showing rainfall, and such is actually the case.

  35. BULB OF THE ONION Showing root and leaf growth.

  36. The trunk of a dicotyledonous tree showing division of the wood into heartwood, sapwood, and cambium, which the removal of a piece of outer bark exposes.

  37. For virtuous and patient all accounts unite in showing the young Countess of Albany to have been.

  38. Vec plaisir," said Armand, his teeth showing white in his brown beard as he brought his rifle up to his shoulder.

  39. He lay with his head sunk in the pillow, his mouth fallen open, the whites of his eyes showing between half-closed lids.

  40. He strained toward Owl Carver, his longing to follow his father and grandfather in the way of the shaman showing in every line of his body.

  41. Showing how they can resist torture is a regular game with Indians.

  42. Whatever spirits were making this happen to him, surely they were not showing him these wonders only then to destroy him.

  43. He grinned, showing the space where the tooth had been.

  44. He remembered what Owl Carver had said about showing the people magical powers.

  45. Raoul glanced at his men as they came to a halt, puzzlement showing in their gestures.

  46. Thank you for showing me the way," he said.

  47. White Bear looked at his face and saw that only the whites of his eyes were showing under the half-closed lids.

  48. She hated herself for showing such weakness in front of Wolf Paw.

  49. The buffalo-hide flap was pulled down over the door, showing that if anyone was within they wanted privacy.

  50. His upraised arms left his chest wide open, ribs showing so sharp you could count them.

  51. Every summer, when Père Isaac visited Saukenuk village, he took Gray Cloud aside, teaching him strange words, showing him how to understand the meaning of marks on paper and how to make such marks.

  52. But it gave Roosevelt exactly what he wanted by showing him that the plucky little French man was "game" for anything, and they remained firm friends for life.

  53. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for him self, thus, by example, showing that his own shall be safe from violence when built.

  54. He was smiling at her unconscious way of showing him how lovely she was and how loving.

  55. Peter blazed so that he seemed to tower like a long thin guidepost showing the way to anger.

  56. Mars was generally represented in a brilliant suit of armor, a plumed helmet on his proud young head, a poised spear in one muscular hand, and a finely wrought shield in the other, showing him ever ready to cope with a foe.

  57. I shall have no trouble in showing you how.

  58. You will, perhaps, say that it is a present with which her husband, if she gets one at last, will be gratified; but every moment we see men wooing married women and showing themselves perfectly satisfied to take them as they find them.

  59. She lost no opportunity, either, of showing him the subscriptions that she collected for the endowment of the national cult of St. Orberosia.

  60. There were four of them altogether, and the appearance they made was by no means attractive, seeing that two at least of them were showing unmistakable signs of violence.

  61. The very marriage was a secret one, and you may charge me fairly with showing great weakness in the matter.

  62. She knew that she had something to face now, and she meant to see it through without showing the white feather.

  63. I feel pretty much myself now; there is no danger of my showing the white feather again.

  64. The lights had almost wholly vanished by this time, showing the strict discipline that was in vogue in these stirring times.

  65. Yes, most of it bursts back of us, showing a faulty figuring," the pilot explained, as he started a corkscrew movement of the seaplane calculated to cause the aircraft to bore upward in spirals.

  66. They were echoed, too, from several other points, showing that all Dunkirk must be on the alert this morning, as though it might be in the air that wonderful things were about to transpire.

  67. Other missiles were also winging along through space, showing that the seaplane, in its mad race for a safe landing, must have already descended a considerable distance under Frank's manipulation.

  68. Yes, they could all see now that the snow was growing lighter, showing the border of the cloud must have been reached.

  69. Again the man who did the throwing of the bombs was seen to partly raise his arm, showing that he had another of those explosives ready for hurling.

  70. He could not believe that this was any scheme of Frank's for showing off what the great seaplane was capable of, though on previous occasions he had known such a thing to happen.

  71. It would be something to say we had done it," Pudge hastened to remark, showing the trend of his thoughts.

  72. It is one of the most encouraging signs in education to see little children in their first efforts to master the formal art of reading, showing this spirited self-reliant energy.

  73. We will bring forward one more passage from a little treatise, showing depth and warmth of feeling, which stealthily takes away from the doubters their scruples about the justification of the fairy tale.

  74. As each child finishes the task assigned, he raises his eyes from the book, showing by this act that he is ready to tell what he has just read.

  75. A map of North America is necessary for showing the meaning of this description to the children.

  76. Under one of the lamps the watcher on the other side sees to his horror that one of the bandoliers has pushed its way up to the neck and is showing plainly above the collar of the coat.

  77. Serves you right," her mother said, "for showing your enemy your hand.

  78. The reproductions given here of specimens of the White Envelope, showing the address on one side and the written messages on the other, will give the reader an idea of how this correspondence was carried on.

  79. Professor Huxley holds up to scorn mediaeval education, with its neglect of the knowledge of nature, its poverty even of literary studies, its formal logic devoted to 'showing how and why that which the Church said was true must be true.

  80. He is in any case what employers call a treasure, and to any one who wishes to go forth and hunt for him I will supply a chart showing the way to that doorstep on which last I saw him.

  81. He was up the ladder and down again, showing me further treasures with all pride and ardour.

  82. He talked to the young man for about half an hour in his quiet, measured voice, only now and then showing a little agitation by rising and walking up and down the room for a turn or two.

  83. Louisa looked across at her mother's meager little figure in its neat old dress, at her poor small head bending over the teacup, showing the wide parting in the thin hair.

  84. There had been a shower among the mountains, and a great rainbow, showing now only green and rose and yellow, threw a splendid slant of translucent color on the purple slope.

  85. I make small pretence of showing any one how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.

  86. We can imagine a double curtain for The Outcasts of Poker Flat: the first tableau showing the two dead women in the snow, the second the inscription over the body of Oakhurst, the gambler.

  87. In the angles of nearly every panel of the fence grows a rose-bush, now covered with young buds, just showing crimson tips.

  88. Look at my arm,' and she laid bare her right arm to her shoulder, showing its tremendous muscular power.

  89. His slouched hat was tipped back upon his head, showing a countenance indicative of intelligence.

  90. Conscious of their manhood, they are glad of another opportunity of showing it.

  91. The fort was enveloped in smoke, showing that the defence was heroic, as well as the assault.

  92. Howe and Newton and Brooks were by the Bowling Green road, showing no signs of advancing.

  93. On the wall of his room was a map of the Southern States, showing by colored lines the various gauges of all the railroads.

  94. The movement was admirably made, each corps coming into position at the appointed place and time, showing that the plan had been well matured in the mind of the commander-in-chief.

  95. This shade on our actions must therefore be very justly applied; for if there be too much, it hides our good qualities, instead of showing them to advantage.

  96. He had at that time all the power of Rome: deposed consuls, subordinate generals, and captive princes, might have preceded him; but his genius was above such mechanic methods of showing greatness.

  97. He heard me with great attention, bowing, smiling, and showing all other instances of that natural good-breeding which ingenuous tempers pay to those who are elder and wiser than themselves.

  98. This calamity fell very heavy upon that part of women who are distinguished by the name of prudes, a courtly word for female hypocrites, who have a short way to being virtuous, by showing that others are vicious.

  99. Showing clearly that it is a pretence, dear lady," replied Wilton, in the same low tone.

  100. When this was done, he took his way at once to the house of the priest, which was a neat white building, showing considerable taste in all its external arrangements.

  101. Not by Lord Byerdale," replied Laura, laying her hand upon his and gazing into his face, and thus showing Wilton that she instantly divined his suspicions.

  102. Wilton followed the Duke of Berwick and Laura as fast as possible, and found the landlord showing them into a small sanded parlour on the left hand, after passing a door which swung to and fro with a pulley.

  103. At the end of his visit he asked the archbishop to give him the protest, pledging his word that he only desired to burn it, without reading it or showing it to any one.

  104. He submits, with his letter, tables showing the comparative amounts of duties collected at Manila on the goods brought by the Chinese and the Portuguese respectively; also a copy of the aforesaid decree of 1593.


  105. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "showing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    apocalyptic; apparent; apparition; appearance; array; avatar; characterization; coming; demonstration; demonstrative; denomination; denuded; designation; detectable; differentiation; discernible; disclosed; disclosure; display; divested; emergence; enactment; evident; evidential; exhibit; exhibition; exposed; exposition; exposure; expression; expressive; face; fingering; forthcoming; guise; hint; identification; incarnation; indicative; manifest; manifestation; materialization; meaning; naked; naming; noticeable; observable; occurrence; open; opening; ostentation; perceivable; perceptible; performance; presentation; presentment; production; projection; realization; recognizable; rendering; representation; retrospective; revealed; revealing; revelation; rise; rising; seeming; selection; semblance; show; showing; signification; simulacrum; specification; stripped; suggestion; talkative; theophany; unclouded; unconcealed; uncovered; undisguised; unfolding; unhidden; unveiling; visible; visual


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    showing himself; showing that; showing the; showing them; showing what