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Example sentences for "ankus"

Lexicographically close words:
ankle; ankled; ankles; anklet; anklets; ankylosed; ankylosis; annalist; annalistic; annalists
  1. The captain of Ponda was Ankus Khan (above, p.

  2. My strength is dried up, but the ankus will do my work.

  3. Mowgli told him all his adventures from beginning to end, and Bagheera sniffed at the ankus between whiles.

  4. If thou wilt give me the ankus to take away, it is good hunting.

  5. The ankus flew sparkling, and buried itself point down thirty yards away, between the trees.

  6. Mowgli had been standing with the ankus held point down.

  7. Peter; and the mahout winced again as he drew his ankus from where he had tucked it in the folds of his sarong, as if to signify that he was ready to perform any duties his masters wished.

  8. On he came, amid a rising roar of approval, Speed in gorgeous robes perched on high, ankus raised.

  9. Byram with lifted ankus as the elephant ambled past in a cloud of dust.

  10. Speed swallowed the last crumb of his sandwich, wiped his hands on his handkerchief, and shoved them into his shabby pockets; the ankus dangled from his wrist.

  11. The elephant appeared to understand the mixture of Hindu, French, and Breton--or perhaps it was the sight of the steel ankus that Speed flourished in his quality of mahout.

  12. When Hawksworth shouted at him to start, he hesitated for a moment, then flung his barbed iron ankus into their howdah and plunged for the grass.

  13. As the mahout fell, his steel ankus clanged against Jadar's howdah, momentarily distracting the prince.


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