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Example sentences for "crossed himself"

  • Instinctively he crossed himself, with a brief prayer for the souls of those two, cut off from life in that evil place, where no help had reached but the heavy knell, pitiful.

  • Christian stood up, touched his brow once or twice with uncertain fingers, drew sharp breath, crossed himself, and stept out into the world.

  • Again he crossed himself as now were he and his boat committed on a challenge to fortune.

  • Again he crossed himself, and passed on, till none stood between him and the sea.

  • Early in the morning, he opened the door, and, looking out, crossed himself, and repeated his morning prayer.

  • At sight of every bush or indistinct object, our guide clutched his club and crossed himself, as he mumbled a prayer.

  • One of the men, who made himself quite useful to us was an imbecile; he crossed himself, kissed our hands, nodded his head, and told us the most surprising things in regard to the subjects whom he brought before us.

  • Automatically he crossed himself, then caught the priest's hand, and knelt and kissed it.

  • The servants had fled; Basil dropped to his knees, crossed himself, prayed, the sweat standing upon his forehead.

  • Basil lay with closed eyes, but at a certain moment he seemed to become aware of what was passing, crossed himself, and then folded his hands upon his breast in the attitude of prayer.

  • He darted from room to room, peeped into the oratory, crossed himself, and sighed.

  • Every now and then he peeped into the dining-room where the deceased lay, crossed himself, lifted his hands heavenward, and late at night stole quietly to the door to listen to the sexton's monotonous reading of the Psalms.

  • Then he crossed himself, and emptied the glass.

  • He crossed himself, as he answered laconically: 'Walpurgis nacht.

  • Taras peered through the twilight, and, bowing his head, he crossed himself piously.

  • He crossed himself, and with quivering lips spoke a prayer for the dead, the others repeating it after him, awe-struck.

  • He crossed himself at the door, but his heart was trembling in anticipation of all the difficulties.

  • He crossed himself, put the child into the sledge, and whipped up the horses.

  • Involuntarily he crossed himself, as if against a dangerous charm.

  • He crossed himself and in a solemn voice added in English: "May the Lord forbid!

  • He crossed himself cautiously, dipped his brush, and began to paint the outspread tails of two peacocks above a frontispiece.

  • On entering the room now he crossed himself, turning toward the front corner of the room, and went up to Dolokhov, holding out a small, black hand.

  • He crossed himself with an accustomed movement, bent till he touched the ground with his hand, and bowed his white head with a deep sigh.

  • The padre returned a meaning smile, crossed himself, and slowly left the pirate alone in his saloon.

  • Take care of yourself, my son," hiccoughed the priest as he crossed himself.

  • The less you speak of some dead people, the better," and the kafedgee crossed himself.

  • He crossed himself, shut his eyes tightly, and followed the smell of the musk.

  • Yermolaï got up, crossed himself, and drank it off at a draught.

  • He crossed himself, sighed, and began to eat like a shark.

  • He crossed himself, laid the skirt of his coat over his hand, took the halter, and handed me the horse.

  • He crossed himself, praying to the holy image, bowed to the head-clerk, held his hat before him in both hands, and stood erect.


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