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Example sentences for "came the"

  • Came the Spring, and all the forest Looked in vain for Chibiabos; Sighed the rivulet, Sebowisha, Sighed the rushes in the meadow.

  • Like a wind it rushed and panted, Bending all the boughs before it, And behind it, as the rain comes, Came the steps of Hiawatha.

  • After them, on the carts loaded with sacks, came the weak.

  • Denman," came the answer in a low, firm tone.

  • Well, let it go so; that man Ballard is with the angels by this time," came the response.

  • Yes, I've heard about you," came the response.

  • Stand where you are," came the command, "or I'll make you.

  • No," came the answer, in a quick, decisive tone.

  • Came the tidings to Pohyola, To the village of the Northland, That Wainola had recovered From her troubles and misfortunes, From her sicknesses and sorrows.

  • No, thanking you very kindly, sir," came the reply.

  • Suppose 'm you give 'm me ten stick, all right along me," came the reply.

  • Dry as a bone, sir," came the mate's report.

  • Came the rector, Mr. Oglethorpe, a trifle wistful, because always he fell so far below the mark he had set.

  • Came the men, bass and tenor, neatly shaved for Sunday morning.

  • Came the choir, two by two, the women first, sopranos, altos and Elizabeth.

  • From among the bushes, a little way down the mountainside, came the sound of an angry voice mingled with Judy's pleading cries.

  • I seed her fix hit in the letter, myself," came the answer.

  • From the edge of the timber that borders the fields of the bottom-lands across the river, came the baying of hounds.

  • Ten minutes later--if she had marked the interval--came the sound of wheels again, this time growing louder.

  • From the direction of the guide's cabin, on the point, came the sounds of talk and laughter, broken by snatches of habitant songs.

  • I reckon this is the place, Tom," came the answer.

  • From the Dowager, standing a pace or two away from Garnache, came the sound of a half-sigh.

  • Garnache," came the other's crisp, metallic voice, and the name had a sound as of an oath on his lips.

  • And so came the abortion-business, which the doctor had described as the curse of the age.

  • Later on came the "hives", with which the baby was spotted like the top of a pepper-crust.

  • From one street to another, round this turn and round that, sped the quarry, and after him, a swiftly growing pack, came the hounds.

  • After the Mare--aggravated by Black Meg--came the Spaniard.

  • Just here one of the branches of the Rhine ran into this moat, and down it came the pleasure-seekers in sledges, on skates, or afoot.

  • On the Avenue watching the suffragists parade," came the answer.

  • From behind the heavy velvet curtains came the music of voices and strings, and the great organ sounded its tragic and triumphant tones.

  • The old soldier's turn came last, and with it came the surprise.

  • Deed, I reckon he am in hees store dar, boss," came the reply.

  • Well, no; to tell the truth I had the master of one dog in my mind right then," came the reply, as Maurice entered the cabin to take the Marlin off the hook on the wall.

  • You would die for him," came the reply, slowly, meaningly.

  • As a rule, the occasional opening of the outer door to admit some one sufficed, for out rushed the hot blast, and in came the dry, frosty air to brace to their tasks the cheerful story-teller and singer.

  • The sound of a drum rolled up the street, and presently, round a corner, came the well-ordered troops of the Government.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "came the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    came aboard; came abreast; came across; came again; came along; came alongside; came away; came back; came before; came down; came home; came into; came not; came rushing; came suddenly; came the; came thither; came towards; came unto; came upon; camera obscura; could believe; enamel colours; legal proceedings; made available; minute later