Again, Tyndall has shown that the magnetism of cleaved slate proves that it has been powerfully compressed perpendicularly to the cleavage.
That this horizontal pressure exists and is adequate in direction and amount, is proved by the folds and contortions of the cleaved strata; for, as shown in Fig.
The distortion of the fossils in cleaved slates is plainly due to pressure at right angles to the cleavage, for they are compressed or shortened in that direction, and extended or flattened out in the planes of cleavage.
She cleaved to him, and he could feel his blood changing like quicksilver.
Like a child at the breast, he cleaved intensely to her, and she could not put him away.
Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
The nobles held their peace, and their tonguecleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Now at this strange and beautiful prayer--or so it seemed to me--a ray of blinding light cleaved up from where Vere stood, like a shot arrow speeding straight through house and night into inconceivable space.
A new thought cleaved through my perplexities like an arrow shot from a far-off place.
My knees sought her own, my body cleavedto hers, my mouth pressed against her own, I clasped her in a furious embrace.
Hardly a sound did they make as their paddles cleavedthe water.
The canoe seemed to enter into the spirit of the excitement, and throbbed with life as itcleaved the rippling surface.
I had smoked one cigar in the cabin, listening to the tremendous throb of the ship's screws, and the swish of the sea as we cleaved it, when the electric light went out, and I was left in darkness.
Her very tongue cleaved to the roof of her mouth, and her veins ceased to convey the tide of life.
The rock cleaved open, and the water, as it gushed from the chasm, uttered a pleasing murmur.
Her form shrank up, and her head grew smaller yet; her fingers cleavedto her side and served for legs.
The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.
And many evils have cleaved to us, and the curses which the Lord foretold by Moses his servant: who brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.
If my step hath turned out of the way, and if my heart hath followed my eyes, and if a spot hath cleaved to my hands: 31:8.
Through the voice of my groaning, my bone hathcleaved to my flesh.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death.
The flesh being consumed, my bone hath cleaved to my skin, and nothing but lips are left about my teeth.
And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country.
My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou me according to thy word.
Amadis, because of the circumstances of his strange discovery, was known to every one as 'the Child of the Sea,' and indeed this mysterious and poetic name cleaved to him until his identity had been proven beyond cavil.
He was about to quit the vessel when she began to move, and, gaining speed, cleaved the water with such velocity that to attempt to leave her was impossible.
The Hippogriff directed his flight to the west, and cleaved the air as swiftly as a new-rigged vessel cuts the waves, impelled by the freshest and most favorable gales.
Meantime the Projectile cleaved its way upwards, rapidly, unswervingly, though with a gradually retarding velocity.
In the sunshine and the brisk wind Sir Tristram felt joyful, and the merry waves slapped the sides of the ship full prettily as it cleaved through the blue seas towards the west.
Rising, he drew his sword fiercely and swiftly, and cleaved the head of Garlon to the shoulders.
These two cleaved to one another, in love and unity, in their life; and between them in their death, there was no disparity.
So long as our church cleaved to these our covenants, it fell out with them as it did with king Asa, 2 Chron.
He knew that in this one heart at least no base suspicion ever had harbored; he knew that this love, at least, had cleaved to him through all shame and against all evil.
Glinda, the Wizard, Ervic and the Adepts got into the boat, taking with them a coil of strong rope, and at the command of the Sorceress the craft cleaved its way through the water toward the part of the Dome which was now visible.
The door instantly closed behind it and the dark object cleaved its way through the water, without rising to the surface, directly toward the place where the Flatheads were standing.
The Polipheme weighed anchor, spread sails and gracefully cleaved the waves red with the morning sun.
But disabled as he was, he half raised himself, his hands cleaved the air and his pupils dilated while his face grew crimson.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd," was said of Him by the Prophet: "and My tongue hath cleaved to My jaws.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cleaved" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
