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Example sentences for "though rather"

  • The river abounds with salmon and shad, and the former, though rather small, may be taken by the angler in the principal tributaries.

  • The fish of this stream ascend to a great distance, and, though rather small, are exceedingly abundant.

  • His style, though rather diffuse, and more florid than that of the Augustan age, is perhaps better suited to his subjects, and reminds us of Petronius Arbiter, who was probably his model.

  • The testimonies, as we, though rather laxly, call them, or passages in books from which we infer the fact, correspond to the observations or experiments from which we deduce the law.

  • Nevertheless, Tom was a smart fellow in his way, though rather loud in his style, and exceedingly particular about the flaming colour of his tie and the size of his gold pin.

  • In age Sir Bridgnorth was not far from sixty, still handsome, though rather portly, and exceedingly gentlemanlike in manner.

  • He was a very prolific writer on natural history, though rather as a populariser than as a scientific investigator, and was in this way very successful.

  • Songs of Two Worlds, which showed the influence of Tennyson, and was well received, though rather by the wider public than by more critical circles.

  • But in fiction, which he began in 1833 with Martin Faber, he was more successful, though rather an imitator of Cooper.

  • Though rather late--it was dusk--I borrowed a pony from the Commandant and a mule from Colonel Dennis.

  • The culinary department, which, of course, was of vital interest to me, I found extremely clean and well constructed, though rather complicated.

  • We then visited the general kitchen, which, though rather short of cooking utensils and accommodation, was kept tolerably clean.

  • The second heroine, Lucrèce, is also handsome, though rather less so than Javotte: but she has plenty of wits.

  • In the morning he, though rather doubtfully, accepts a bath; but on his appearance in company Clarice makes remonstrances on his dress, etc.

  • We were asked too, but, though rather tempted by the fine show, it was finally concluded that we should not go, so we shall only have it at second hand.

  • There is such a tradition, that she was rescued, reprieved, and lived to a fine old age, though rather scorched.

  • This, though rather a more daring attempt, was hardly equal to what they had meditated on board the Discovery.

  • Some difficulty was made by this House of Commons about their grant of subsidies, which was uncommonly large, though rather in appearance than truth, so great had been the depreciation of silver for some years past.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    bade farewell; does best; higher planes; little forward; organic forms; realize what; though ever; though from; though hardly; though never; though often; though somewhat; though their; though trying; though what; though you; thought fit; thought good; thought itself; thought necessary; thought only; thought proper; thought very; thought you; thoughtful pause; thoughtful voice