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Example sentences for "waft"

Lexicographically close words:
wafer; wafered; wafers; waffle; waffles; wafted; wafting; wafts; wafture; wag
  1. I would that my love and its sadness Might a single word convey, The joyous breezes should bear it, And merrily waft it away.

  2. The Ganges is flooded with splendor, And perfumes waft through the air, And gentle people are kneeling To Lotos flowers fair.

  3. The fount of life shall then be quaffed In peace by all who come; And every wind that blows, shall waft Some long-lost wand'rer home.

  4. The breezes waft their cries Up to Jehovah's throne; He listens to their humble sighs, And sends his blessings down.

  5. Then may a Saviour's dying love Pour peace into his breast, And waft him to the port above Of everlasting rest.

  6. For the Angels fanned them with starry wings And the waft of visions of unseen things.

  7. Every waft of the air Was a whisper of prayer, Or a dirge for the dead.

  8. For the rays of the Sun of Truth will shine forth, the Divine Husbandman will irrigate and the soul-refreshing breeze will waft from the direction of grace.

  9. Gales auspicious waft “To me the tender prayers, my soul is mov'd: “Nor long the aid so needful I delay.

  10. The wedding is to take place quietly, in the church down below yonder; and then I shall waft you away at once to town.

  11. But I must never grieve whom wing can waft Far from such thoughts--as now.

  12. LXXII I wish Some wind would waft this way a glassy bubble-fish O' the kind the sea inflates, and show you, once detached From wave .

  13. If I be that which fills thy thought Then must I grieve that I may not Waft every perfume to thee.

  14. Therefore, to thee this night I will no requiem raise, But waft thee on thy flight, With a Pæan of old days.

  15. No dirge will I upraise, But waft the angel on her flight with a pæan of old days!

  16. There's a waft of cold airs about this place not particularly wholesome for any of his clan or name.

  17. Keep your eyes steadily fixed on the Day-star, and do not fear an occasional waft of scud.

  18. He at last consulted Proteus, who revealed how the wrath of the gods could best be allayed, and how favorable winds could be secured to waft him home.

  19. My lady gives Sir Maurice a thousand pounds to WAFT him (her son) to some distant shore.

  20. When Norman was about twelve years of age, his mother, who wished to "WAFT young Arthur to a distant land," had him sent on board ship.

  21. She had a dream of Fame herself carrying her away to sublime heights--to such heights as she had been borne by the singing of "Waft her, Angels.

  22. For myself, I am still thinking of 'Waft her, angels,' although nearly half an hour must have passed since I heard the last notes.

  23. What I remember best is your singing of 'Waft her.

  24. At a waft of fitful breeze some leaves of early autumn fell from the trees overhead upon the elderly pair where they sat, and a little company of sparrows came and hopped about their feet.

  25. It had been but an impetuous movement, a waft of passionate feeling, when he stretched out his arms towards her, yearning to clasp her to his breast; but her fine instinct had told her that this was the lover and not the friend.

  26. Most warmly and willingly I consent to the translation, and waft a prayerful God speed to the enterprise.

  27. Go, thy bark shall ride the breaker, Every billow high and higher, Waft thee up to thy desire; And a force beyond thine own, Drift and strand thee on the throne.

  28. And there is but one wind in the halls of heaven that can waft the fruit to the feet of another.


  29. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "waft" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    airlift; bear; bearing; blast; blow; bluster; breath; breeze; brew; buoy; carriage; carry; carrying; conduct; convey; conveyance; drift; float; fly; freight; freshen; gather; hauling; huff; lift; manhandle; pack; packing; portage; puff; rage; sail; shipment; shipping; squall; storm; sustain; take; tote; transport; transportation; transshipment; uphold; uplift; upraise; waft; whiff; whisk; wing