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Example sentences for "continuing"

Lexicographically close words:
continued; continuellement; continuer; continues; continueth; continuities; continuity; continuo; continuous; continuously
  1. And then continuing the same sentence--"they don't speak any English.

  2. Lastly, perhaps soonest in the inferior order, there is fashioned the perception that its self-seeking in its isolated appetites is subject to an abiding authority, a continuing consciousness.

  3. Commencing at the foot of Market street, thence southward, along or over the water front, continuing around the entire city and returning to the point of starting.

  4. Commencing at the foot of Market street, thence southward along or near the water front, continuing around the entire city and returning to the point of starting.

  5. Continuing on, we pass over a gently rising floor resembling solidified snow, until we approach the verge of, and look down into, an immense abyss, surmounted by a cavernous roof.

  6. Continuing west from the University site, we may go down to the San Pablo road and return to Oakland by a different route.

  7. While he was continuing his search, he was suddenly and violently drawn backwards behind the fence.

  8. After continuing these demonstrations for a while, he raised his head, looked over the plain, and then trotted sullenly off in the direction in which the others had gone.

  9. They passed on, continuing their examination.

  10. Karl had another motive for continuing after the deer.

  11. Then continuing his story, he said: "This morning certain circumstances strengthened my suspicions.

  12. And all this time the viscount was continuing his cool, devlish monologue.

  13. Yes," replied the judge absently, and continuing to count.

  14. Act continuing the Declaration for England, to be again read and farther considered.

  15. Act continuing the Directions for Private and Family Worship, to be farther Considered and again read, with an Invitation to all that had any scruples to propone them to the Committee of dangers Ib.

  16. He published at Seville, in 1603, a grammar and vocabulary of the Quichua; the subject still continuing to attract attention.

  17. Continuing the History from its Colonization, and completing a period in the History of the American Revolution.

  18. Take the whip in the right hand with the point down, raise it quietly and tap the horse on the chest; he will rein back to avoid punishment; resist and follow him, continuing the tapping of the whip, but without anger or haste.

  19. Very well," he said absently, and returned to his men, continuing his careful inspection.

  20. Boyd returned his insolent stare very coolly, continuing to smoke his pipe.

  21. He pushed his horse straight up to the closed door, continuing to examine the dismantled sign which hung motionless, there being no wind stirring.

  22. Another division of troops swung to the left, continuing the movement to the river in splendid order, where they also halted and formed a line of battle, facing north.

  23. He interested himself for me strongly in that instance, as he did in many others afterward, continuing his patronage till his death.

  24. But even now, aware of something tight and painful in Reuben's silence, he felt and suppressed a continuing impulse to brag, to invent for Reuben a story of what never happened.

  25. And Reuben thought in a continuing astonishment: As a matter of fact, he is.

  26. In 1859 Lord Campbell became chancellor, and Cockburn became chief justice of the Queen's Bench, continuing as a judge for twenty-four years and dying in harness.

  27. Here he resided for many years continuing to direct the affairs of his theatre.

  28. He turned his back to the boy, and opened the note; continuing to stand in that position while he read the two messages.

  29. Going on board a ship of Adrumetum, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, Aristarchus, the Macedonian of Thessalonica, continuing with us.

  30. And continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they took their meat with gladness and simplicity of heart: 2:47.

  31. The talus is then brought to bear on the lateral malleolus, and the force continuing to act, the lower end of the fibula is pressed laterally, and breaks close above the malleolus.

  32. The new method of education gives a gradual series of exercises, continuing the method of Nature.

  33. But there will always be improvement, by continuing the exercise; and it is a great means of development into self-subsistence and continuity of thought.

  34. It was absolutely necessary for him to reduce it before continuing his progress northward or eastward.

  35. Under orders Baillie fell back with the skirmishers, moving the guns by hand, and continuing to fire as he went.

  36. Seeing the badly weakened gun-crew disposed to falter for lack of anybody to command them, and seeing, too, the necessity of continuing the fire, Baillie assumed an authority which did not belong to him in any way.

  37. The girl saw the impropriety of continuing the discussion--it had ceased to be a quarrel now--in Sam's presence.

  38. Bob, continuing his soliloquy in a very disjointed frame of mind, after looking in every direction fruitlessly, and calling out Dick's name in vain.

  39. He liked the idea of continuing to despatch his work while retaining her company.

  40. Her eyes were two continuing and challenging flames.

  41. Adams, il y a cent ans que je ne vous ai vu;" and then continuing the conversation, "asked me whether I intended to take a house in the country this summer.

  42. Mr. Adams, continuing after this pleasant interjection, admitted that he was in the power of the majority, who might try him against law and condemn him against right if they would.


  43. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "continuing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    abiding; aged; ancient; antique; assiduous; ceaseless; changeless; chronic; connected; constant; continual; continuing; continuous; cyclic; cyclical; diligent; direct; dogged; durable; endless; endure; enduring; evergreen; extension; faithful; featureless; firm; fixed; frequent; frozen; hardy; immediate; immobile; immutable; inalterable; incessant; indefatigable; indomitable; industrious; insistent; intact; interminable; inveterate; invincible; inviolate; joined; lasting; linked; loyal; monotonous; obstinate; old; ongoing; patient; perdurable; perennial; periodic; permanent; perpetual; persevering; persistent; pertinacious; plodding; plugging; preoccupied; progressive; quiescent; rapt; recurrent; relentless; remaining; repetitive; resolute; rigid; running; seamless; sedulous; serried; sleepless; smooth; solid; stable; standing; static; stationary; steadfast; steady; straight; stubborn; sustained; tenacious; tireless; torpid; tough; unaltered; unbroken; unceasing; unchangeable; unchanging; unchecked; unconquerable; undaunted; undifferentiated; undying; unending; unfading; unfailing; unfaltering; unflagging; unflinching; uniform; unintermittent; uninterrupted; unrelenting; unrelieved; unremitting; unstopped; unswerving; untiring; unvarying; unwavering; unwearied; vital