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Example sentences for "bolo"

Lexicographically close words:
bolides; boliviano; boll; bollard; bolls; bolometer; bolos; bolsa; bolster; bolstered
  1. It is more usual to find a bolo of Bisáya manufacture in use by Manóbos of the lower Agúsan.

  2. It may happen that the aggrieved party, instead of following this procedure, precipitates a settlement by sending a fighting bolo or a dagger or a lance to his opponent.

  3. In Figure 1 c we have only four pieces of rattan, three of which are equal to the maximum width of the bolo and one of which is short.

  4. The final preparation of the arrow consists in chopping off with a bolo or small knife the outer edges of the vanes.

  5. Finally all squat down on the floor, armed with the inseparable bolo if suspicious visitors are present.

  6. For work he has a bolo and a primitive adze[sic].

  7. His bolo and his spear must answer a special magic test.

  8. At the narrowest part of the bolo and on the underside there is occasionally a serrated decoration in the steel, the significance of which I do not know.

  9. His bolo is usually larger and more costly than those carried by ordinary men and is generally of Mandáya origin.

  10. Nearly every adult Manóbo, who has not relinquished the use of the bow and arrow, with no other tool than his bolo and perhaps a small knife, can complete a bow and a bunch of arrows in a relatively short time.

  11. If one desires to draw a bolo from its sheath, he must draw it slowly, and if it is to be presented to another, the blade must be kept facing the owner's body and the handle presented to the other man.

  12. What are you going to do with that bolo when the tulisanes have firearms?

  13. The bolo was taken up on the pretext that it was too long.

  14. A blow with a bolo is generally enough to cut down a strong stem.

  15. But as they neared the Bolo an astonishing thing happened.

  16. Harry, as the Bolo cut along through the placid waters.

  17. All that day and the next the Bolo forged steadily onward over the purple waters of the Gulf.

  18. These sections Frank planned to carry in the cabin of the Bolo where they would be out of harm's way.

  19. The young adventurers meant to head for St. Augustine and then take train to New York, sending the Bolo back to Galveston with a hired crew.

  20. The sea was rising every minute and even when they had the "falls," as they are called, secured to the little dinghy, she threatened to stave either herself or the Bolo while she was being hoisted and lashed.

  21. At top speed the Bolo rushed through the water after poor Billy, who was still being borne along at a terrific rate by the hooked shark.

  22. But they had hardly been placed in position when a huge sea swept the Bolo from stem to stern, extinguishing them instantly.

  23. The cause was evidently that the violent "tumblefication" that the Bolo had gone through had hindered the proper operation of the force-feed lubrication.

  24. The towering black bows seemed to be imminent above the Bolo when there was a sudden flashing of lights on the lofty foredeck, and a voice hailed through the night: "Motor-boat ahoy!

  25. Frank found that the agent had followed his instructions to the letter, and the galley shelves of the Bolo were filled with small articles to be used in cooking, and that flour bins, sugar and other receptacles had been well stocked.

  26. Ben Stubbs assured me that we were not likely to get anything worse in these latitudes, and the Bolo stood up to it as if she had been a clipper.

  27. In the meantime the Bolo attacked with about five hundred men from our rear, having made a three day march through what had been reported as impassable swamp.

  28. Meanwhile, all along the front they attacked in great force and succeeded in taking one blockhouse, killing the seven gallant Liverpool lads who fought up all their ammunition and defied the Bolo steel to steel.

  29. The Bolo had acquired a healthy respect for these positions after his terrible repulses on this front during the winter.

  30. The Bolo was sending over everything at his command and it was decided to continue the attack lest we be exterminated by the enemy artillery.

  31. About the time of the Bolo General's brilliant smash through our line and capture of Bolsheozerki, menacing Obozerskaya, a few little outbursts were put down in Archangel.

  32. And on October the 12th "K" and "L" Companies crossed on that ferry and marched up the left bank of the Emtsa till within one thousand yards of the flank of the strong Bolo position, and bivouacked in the swamp for the night.

  33. Zero hour arrives and we listen to the artillery of both sides and for the rat-tat-tat of the Bolo machine guns when our forces move on the bridgehead.

  34. The latter overcame his embarrassment enough to tell Major Young that the French officer feared the Bolo any minute would reopen artillery fire.

  35. So he was layed off, with amigos to carry him or bolo him (like what amigos are when they get a chance), and the old lady give a whoop and took him in charge.

  36. After the experiences of several expeditions of this kind, to say nothing of the exploring trips, the need of the bolo and ropes impressed itself on their minds.

  37. With a yell he leaped up, swinging his unsheathed bolo over his head, and in a frenzy jumped over the fire, passed through the human arch, and with a final yell threw his arms around his wife in a long embrace.

  38. The sharpening is done by placing the blade of a bolo against the part of the tooth to be broken away and giving it a sharp rap with a piece of wood.

  39. The cutting is done with the ever-useful bolo or sharp knife and is a somewhat laborious and painful process.

  40. The bolo is the only tool necessary to cut and strip the bejuco, which he ties into bunches of one hundred and takes into his hut for safety until such a time as a trade can be made.

  41. Although he was still limping and unable to move around with any celerity he was out using the bolo at every opportunity.

  42. Nothing but the bolo and the bow and arrows that he always took.

  43. The babui had the largest tusks Piang had ever seen, and he grasped his bolo firmly to meet the rush.

  44. Always on the alert, his bolo was ready in an instant, but there was no need for it.

  45. Piang was struggling for breath, but luckily he still had his bolo in his hand.

  46. Bravely he descended, but this time he swam with his bolo in his hand.

  47. Every bolo was out, every savage ready, but the word was passed along the line that the leader, Sicto, had stepped on a snake.

  48. Another time his bolo saved him, and a wild civet-cat lay at his feet.

  49. Preyed upon by Jesuits, Filipinos, and Spaniards, they had long ago found a ready bolo the safest argument.

  50. His bolo was slung at his side, and in his mouth he carried a smaller knife.

  51. Carefully he stepped on the ledge; warily he held out his bolo to ward off surprises.

  52. The feathers were safely thrust into his long hair, and his bolo secured in his belt.

  53. The gaily-colored breech-cloth wound about his loins supported his bolo and small knives, and in his tightly knotted long hair, glistened a creese.

  54. The bolo within the Bontoc area comes from Sapao and from the Ilokano people of the west coast.

  55. The Igorot manufacturer of the bolo does not make the scabbard, and most of the bolos used within the Bontoc area are sheathed in the closed wooden scabbard commonly found in Lepanto and Benguet.

  56. In these districts the bolo is fitted with an open scabbard, and the bright blade presents a novel appearance lying exposed against the red scabbard.

  57. The southern pueblo in the Bontoc area, Ambawan, uses the bolo of Sapao to the entire exclusion of the battle-ax.

  58. The Sapao bolo is, in appearance, superior to that of Ilokano manufacture.

  59. Apparently, Bolo wanted to sell shares in this paper to Mr. Hearst, in order to acquire funds for the Pacifist agitation.

  60. At the time of which I am speaking occurred also the much discussed Bolo affair.

  61. I had met Bolo in the apartments of Mr. Hearst.

  62. Later--whether intentionally or not I do not know--Bolo met the co-proprietor of the firm Amsinck and Co.

  63. If the statements made before the commission of inquiry are to be relied on in any point at all, it is to be assumed that Bolo first came to America to arrange a combine between the Journal and the Hearst Press.

  64. You're going to bolo us, aren't you, Uncle Philip?

  65. In the first place," began Drina, "you are to lie down flat on the floor and creep about and show us how the Moros wriggle through the grass to bolo our sentinels.

  66. It was proved that Bolo Pacha, whose real name was Paul Bolo, was a poor man before the war, a pensioner of his brother, Mgr.

  67. The first soldier who was struck with a bolo had his head cut off at one blow.

  68. From the oldest man down to little boys, they all carry the bolo or a big knife.

  69. The dead man bore no bolo gashes, and the wound which had disabled him had been only a bullet through one shoulder.

  70. The insurgent forces, remembering their red iniquities, asked no terms or quarter, but hurled themselves on the bayonets and went down in the close chaos of bolo and clubbed musket.

  71. But now the rascal with the bolo tried to attack the young captain from one side, while he with the gun swung around to the other.

  72. As the soldier carried a bolo in his hand, Larry considered "discretion the better part of valor," and for the time being, held his peace.

  73. But Gilmore had his eye on the man, and the lieutenant's sword cut the bolo from the rebel's grasp.

  74. And stooping over the dead rebel, he took from his bosom a bolo and joined in the attack.

  75. Do you guess what these duped Americans will do to Bolo Effendi?

  76. Mine will look after Bolo Effendi and d'Eblis and their international gang of spies and crooks.

  77. Of course, men without guns, bolo men, do not count for much in a serious connection like this now being considered.

  78. Sixty-six men and three officers were surprised at breakfast and cut off from their guns by several hundred bolo men who had come into town as unarmed natives under pretence of attending a church fiesta.

  79. The parents willingly promised that he should have one, and after two days an enormous bolo five yards long was finished.

  80. If you hear a noise, take your bolo and kill whoever makes that noise, for he is our enemy.

  81. But neither of these two can turn the hero's bolo over, hence they become his servants.

  82. Faithful to the command that had been laid upon him, Juan took his bolo and walked around the cave to see where the noise came from.

  83. He had an enormous deadly-looking bolo in his hand.

  84. Carancal, accordingly, drew his bolo and thrust it into the island.

  85. Juan takes his bolo and cuts two long pieces of bamboo.

  86. At sundown I climbed the tall coconut trees, my bolo between my teeth.

  87. It was a very simple thing after all: someone in there was cutting down a palm to get bananas, an occupation very common in the Philippines, and very pacific, in spite of the ominous air given to it by the gigantic bolo used.

  88. The door of the hut marked by Roberts flew open as if by explosion and the Maestro burst out, a smoking gun in his right hand, a revolver in his left, another revolver and a bolo in his belt.

  89. As he passed before his followers, each took his bolo between his teeth and grasped the hand of the man to the right; and over the clasp the illumined leader made the sign of the cross.

  90. From Uju Loke (named Bolo Bolo in Norie's chart) the coast-line runs for 12 or 15 miles to Bolo Bolo, which space is entirely omitted.


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