Later, he contrived to say good-night to her alone, and gave her a chance to speak; but she only murmured her adieux and went slowly away up the stairs with Thessalie, not looking back.
So she rose and placed her hand lightly on his arm, and together they made her adieuxto everybody, and everybody was cordially demonstrative in thanking her for her party.
They made their adieux awkwardly and went home, greatly eased in mind.
Again, when she had made heradieux and had reached the door leading into the hall, Allison called her back.
Griswold saw himself confronting the really crucial stage of the ordeal, and prudence was warning him that it would be safer to make his adieux and to go with his host.
He made his adieux and went away with the American lady, to that young person's obvious excitement.
And we go with him to the duke to demand the princess’s hand in form, and we hear the Brunswick guns fire their adieux of salute, as H.
Now, when I smile at you and shake my head, make your adieux to me, find Captain Sengoun, and take your departure.
So he went out, and at the door exchanged adieux with the smiling Princess.
He turned to the girl on the sofa and made his adieux with conventional ceremony and a reckless smile which said: "You were quite right, mademoiselle; I'm in trouble already.
From that time his improvement was rapid and within a week he came to make his adieux to me.
Ceremoniously each made to the bride her adieux and good wishes, and ceremoniously a frantically impatient Aimée returned the formal thanks due for "assistance at the humble fête.
He looked helplessly at the Pendletons, but they merely murmured their adieux and their independent niece accompanied McLean to his waiting carriage as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
She left them together for a moment while she made her adieux to her hostess.
Come and make youradieux to Lady Meltoun, and let us go.
The curate when he awoke expressed the deepest chagrin that he had not been able to make his adieux to his Majesty.
On the 12th of April, the Emperor also received the last adieux of Marshal Macdonald.
What was my grief on learning the next day that the Emperor had departed at noon, after making his adieuxto his guard!
We both were smiling, and I for one was forcing my gay spirits, for now that the moment had arrived, I knew that chance might well make of our gay adieux an endless separation.
His face seemed very haggard under its dark coat of sunburn, but he returned my salute with a smile, and presently came over to where I stood, saying coolly enough: "I have made my adieux to the ladies.
We had not even an opportunity of making our adieux to the ladies.
Fancy, no doubt," Mr. Brott remarked, turning to make his adieux to his hostess.
The task of making the imperial adieux was entrusted to the imperial chamberlain, Ulrich von Montfort, who duly presented his master's formal excuses to the duke, on the morning of November 25th.
As to the bailiff, when he made his adieux at Dijon, Philip presented him with a round dozen stirrup cups, each worth three silver marks, and he went home a surprised and delighted man.
Not only had no imperial adieux been uttered, but no imperial debts had been settled.
Proposals of marriage were made and accepted, but adieux had soon to follow, for Colonel Burton now moved to Lucca.
Then there was an ordering of horses and a making of adieux on the part of such of the gentlemen as were not going to remain over night.
Pamela made her adieux to Holderness and his sister, and then, recognising some acquaintances, turned back into the restaurant to speak to them.
The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
So the adieux were said, and a wood ramble for the morrow suggested.
He walked back to her, made his adieux mechanically, then went out slowly, like a man in a trance.
By this time Raymond had completely made his belated adieux to æsthetic concerns and had begun to concentrate on practical matters--on his own.
But the recollection of Johnny's warm hand-clasp and vibrant voice sometimes came to comfort him, in camp across the water, at times when the picture of his own father's chill adieux brought little aid.
Adieux are spoken, the beautiful bay sparkles in the sunlight, and we bid a farewell to the land we may never see again.
It was after midnight when the Blanchita began to convey the guests to the shore; and the adieuxwere very cordial, with many regrets that the ships must depart so soon.
The governor declared that he had never enjoyed himself more than on the day before, and he should go down the river for the purpose of saying his adieux to the party.
Bertie: and so the last adieux were made, and the prebendary led out Mrs Bold, followed by his son.
But when he left, he was allowed by each lady to take her hand, and to make his adieuxas gentlemen do who have been graciously entertained!
There was no standing for this, for Mr Slope was now looking at him, and so was the bishop, and so was the archdeacon, who had completed his adieux on that side of the room.
Besides, he wanted no excitement for the sick man, no adieux from friends, no bustle or confusion.
Wright was bidding hasty adieux when it was discovered that Nan had left the carefully prepared lunch basket in the waiting-room.
He was walking beside a large, blondish girl with shallow blue eyes, who appeared much pleased with herself or with him, but at the moment he was bowing his adieux to her while she was manifestly trying to hold on to him.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "adieux" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
