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Example sentences for "spying"

Lexicographically close words:
spyces; spye; spyed; spyes; spyglass; spyt; squab; squabble; squabbled; squabbles
  1. Rather than work blindly as he needs must if he knew no more, he had sought to add to his information by spying on her camp.

  2. Now, though I pledged myself through loyalty to my country, my king, my regent and yourself to spying and murder and petty thievery, with a consequent chain of discomfort and misunderstandings for myself, I am through and mightily glad of it!

  3. By spying before he had sailed, Themar added, at a question from Carl, he had learned of the cipher.

  4. Didn't you tell me yesterday that you'd had a feeling some one had been spying on your camp?

  5. Why have you been spying upon Miss Westfall when I expressly forbade it?

  6. I didn't think you were coming creeping back like that," he exclaimed, "a fellow would almost think you were spying on him.

  7. You followed Donald and me here and were spying on us when that Italian caught you.

  8. They are spying on the settlement and watching for Captain Simms.

  9. Curumilla, comfortably seated on a branch whose foliage completely hid him from anyone who might be spying overhead, was laughing to himself.

  10. But you must have been spying on the place, or you would not have had the misfortune to tread on a damaged grating, and finish your adventure ignominiously in the cellar.

  11. You are spying on the movements of my friend, Le Fenu.

  12. It was shortly before they hoisted the anchor overboard to wait for dawn that for the second time Kendric felt again that oddly disturbing sense of hidden eyes spying at him.

  13. No doubt she was spying on him now from behind the hangings somewhere.

  14. And break of day impended visibly in grayish shades that stole westward through the cross-town streets like clouds of secret agents spying out the city against invasion by the serried lances of the sun.

  15. Gently pushing the door open, he slipped in, as gently closed it, then for a full minute stood stirless, spying out the lay of the land.

  16. Miller, spying the electric lamp, switched it on before answering.

  17. And Julie, perhaps believing in his protestations of affection at first, awoke to his duplicity, and took the occasion of his spying to kill him.

  18. Clare sprang into the cage--just as Pummy spying him uttered a jubilant roar of recognition.

  19. Spying into the but, he could see nothing at first, for a chimney was now between it and the moon.

  20. So ended the merry game of spying on the mountaineers.

  21. Time and money and life it cost to learn the hunting-grounds of the Rockies; and the mountaineers would not see knowledge won at such a cost wrested away by a spying rival.

  22. The spying party was ambushed, the leader slain, his flesh torn from his body and his skeleton thrown into the river.

  23. Without more ado he set off at a run, and spying Billy still sitting upon the rock he asked whether we had the captain and Mr. Lummis also with us.

  24. He lifted himself and looked about him amazedly; then spying me at a distance of six fathoms or more, as I guessed, he leaped into the sea and came swimming towards me.

  25. Spying down upon the place, we saw that the door of the hut was open, and that the drawbridge was not laid across the moat, so that we supposed all the men were sleeping within.

  26. But spying these nests, Billy was set on clambering down to them to see if they contained eggs, which would make us a very good supper.

  27. However, we came safe to the beach and to our canoe, into which we leapt and paddled away as quickly as we could, and the men spying us set up a great howl of rage, and I was vexed they had seen our vessel, but it could not be helped.

  28. So after the priest went, notwithstanding all her weakness, she (Sidonia) determined to give her a good fright, and thus prevent her from spying and listening any more.

  29. But I can't understand why you should be spying on me.

  30. What right have you to be spying on that airship--on these premises?

  31. By their appearance, I think they must be Continentals from our army below; and if it is these Indians they have been spying out, and are after, they will waylay them along here somewhere, likely.

  32. I can have no one spying and watching me.

  33. When spying for a deer one makes a mark on the draw tube to suit one's usual spying distance, which is about one thousand yards.

  34. She could not bring herself to get up and go away--surely there could be no need to feel that she was spying if she stayed to watch the interesting scene.

  35. By a mere accident I heard him telling Tip Slavin, and he seemed to think it a good joke, because you never once suspected he was spying on you from behind trees and bushes.

  36. Seems like he must have been spying out the land by daylight beforehand.

  37. The very fact of that furtive spying argued an ignoble streak in any man.

  38. Then draw up a report to the effect that two Englishmen, John and William Smith, were detected in the act of spying upon the fortifications of Heligoland.

  39. Spying is a rotten game, when all's said and done.

  40. Spying the gorgeous scarlet and gold shawl, which in the long ago Manna Lou had given the girl, she took it and threw one fringed corner over Nan's left shoulder, fastening it in front at the belt.

  41. The twilight was deepening and though she passed close to their hiding place, she did not see the two girls who had been spying upon her.


  42. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "spying" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.