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Example sentences for "came abreast"

  • He came abreast of them, left them behind, came to Wit's End, where the river gnaws at the long bare ridges and the wagon road clings and clambers along the brown hillside.

  • As he came abreast of the destined box Scarboro's arm flashed down and up.

  • I had not sailed far, however, when I came abreast of more tallow in a small cove, where I anchored, and boated off as before.

  • The Spray reached the island quickly, and flew along the coast fast enough; but I made a mistake in steering along the coast on the way home, for as we came abreast of Tombo Bay it enchanted my crew.

  • I had not been long on the shore when I heard the patter, patter of a horse's feet approaching along the hard beach, which ceased as it came abreast of the sand-ridge where I lay sheltered from the wind.

  • Running through the straits we came abreast of the harbor long known as Resolution Bay.

  • As we came abreast I looked straight ahead, getting rather pink the while.

  • He shrugged his shoulders, so in desperation, just as we came abreast I put my arm behind him and seizing his, brought it up to the salute!

  • Their faces were all puffed out like apples as we came abreast of the cliff foot, and the bursting surge fell back into the boat in showers.

  • I came abreast of the little pest-house on the lava, both the doors were open.

  • How-do, Sam," she greeted him as he came abreast.

  • He returned by the same street, and as he came abreast of an open door, he overheard voices and caught a glimpse of the man again.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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