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Example sentences for "small party"

  • The blacks were almost paralysed with fear, and many of them threw themselves prostrate on the ground, ignoring the hail of stones that fell upon their naked bodies.

  • But the effect of Bruno's many tricks faded into the veriest insignificance beside that produced by his bark.

  • When at Kanengwa a small party of men came past, shouting as if they had done something of importance: on going to them, I found that two of them carried a lion slung to a pole.

  • They objected very strongly to my going away down the right bank of the Luapula with my small party, though it was in sight, so I resolved to remain till all went.

  • The spies brought in, late that evening, the news that a small party of the Sepoy cavalry, with two guns, were at a village three miles on the other side of the town, and were in communication with the disaffected.

  • It was decided at once by the officer who had succeeded General Neil in the command of the fort that a small party of fifty infantry, accompanied by ten or twelve mounted volunteers, should go out and attack them.

  • We shall get off having to go out in the heat of the day to make calls, which seem to me terrible afflictions, and I think with a small party it ought to be very sociable and pleasant.

  • Then a small party of soldiers came up and relieved the sentries.

  • There Magelhaens landed with a small party, and was overpowered and slain by the natives.

  • With a small party he marched up into the mountains of Bolivia, and then followed the coast southwards to the neighbourhood of Aconcagua.

  • A small party of Japanese soldiers also is here.

  • A small party of Georgians had, just previously, made a sudden march into the Cherokee country.

  • One of their number was killed by a small party of Indians; but they saw no signs of human habitations.

  • Other hunters also now came into the Kentucky wilderness, and Boon joined a small party of them for a short time.

  • He was with a small party, who were going out as partners; and his journal is a faithful record of all things, great or small, that at the time impressed him.

  • In February Gustavus despatched three hundred of Ramsay's regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Douglas against the town of Creutzenach, together with a small party of English volunteers under Lord Craven.

  • The count and Malcolm sallied out at once to the outer wall, and saw a small party of officers riding from the village occupied by the Imperialists towards the town.

  • Two days after the advance from the Lech, Malcolm was in charge of a small party on the right flank of the column.

  • It was further agreed that the money was to be paid over by a small party of French who were to be sent forward for the purpose of examining the castle, in order to ensure the main body against treachery.

  • Van Artevelde, however, believed himself to be stronger than he really was, and thought with a small party of soldiers he could seize his principal opponents, and that the people would then rally round him.

  • There must always be, however, sufficient pasturage for such cattle and sheep as a small party in charge of a coaling depot would require.

  • I found no traces of natives in Evans Bay, but at another place, while digging in the bed of a watercourse, we were joined by a small party of them, one of whom turned out to be an old acquaintance.

  • On the north-west island we saw a small party of natives from the mainland, consisting of two men and a boy, in great distress from want of water, until Lieutenant Yule kindly supplied their wants.

  • The Comanches received him with affection, gave him a fresh mule, with new blankets, and mustered a small party to accompany him to the Wakoes Indians.

  • While lying there a small party of tories crossed at the ferry, and in passing on one of them called out that he saw a white feather, and fired his gun.

  • James, with a small party of volunteers, back to South Carolina, to gain intelligence, and to rouse the militia.

  • Marion crossed the Pedee in his rear, and left Witherspoon with a small party to watch Watson.

  • Having collected a small party of six or eight volunteers, he climbed out of the trench and worked his way along the open ground beside it, making a slight detour apparently with the intention of rushing the guns from the flank.

  • Two or three men might move across the open with impunity, but the appearance at any point of even a small party, say a group standing or sitting in the pathways between the rest trenches, often drew fire.

  • Mention has been made of a small party of blacks who had been interested in the shooting of a rapid by the boat's crew.

  • On Mitchell's return to Sydney, there being some doubt as to the point of outflow of the newly-discovered Victoria River, Kennedy was sent out with a small party to follow the river down and ascertain its course and destination.

  • Evans constantly saw, during his progress, unmistakeable traces of the natives; but he interviewed only a small party of five.

  • As the Peak now seemed only a day's journey distant, the Lieutenant decided to attempt its ascent with a small party.

  • A small party should be conceded the right to provide against the attacks of savages.

  • General Wilkinson duly informed the Secretary of War that he had sent young Pike up the river with a small party.

  • Here, while our wretched, famished beasts were recruiting themselves upon a favorable bit of pasture land, the Lieutenant marched with a small party to explore upstream.

  • Sir Andries Stockenstrom, in announcing officially the death of Mr Nourse, says, `He fell yesterday in a gallant attack made by himself at the head of a small party upon a body of Kaffirs in the jungle.

  • The day that meeting took place, my little girl and I were travelling with a small party, on horseback, through the bush not far from Block Drift.

  • To the north, probably two miles away, a small party of horsemen in extended order was riding towards him.

  • Something less than an hour later, a small party of horsemen was seen in the distance, approaching at speed.

  • After they had marched for about two hours, Rejeb with a small party of his men came galloping up behind.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "small party" 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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