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Example sentences for "crossing himself"

  • Dwining indulged in his internal chuckling laugh when he heard his patron testify his defiance of the foul fiend, and saw him second it by crossing himself.

  • May God and the Holy Virgin preserve me from committing such a crime," murmured Andreas Hofer, crossing himself devoutly.

  • Crossing himself with a rapid and accustomed gesture, and at once smiling, he turned resolutely in the direction of his terrible lady.

  • Tresham, crossing himself, and dropping the halbert, "or some blessed saint?

  • Scot, crossing himself; "but we are also forbidden to avoid the punishment which our crimes have deserved.

  • De Kerimel, crossing himself, "for never was such peril dared by mortal man!

  • Du Guesclin, crossing himself with a hand that trembled in spite of all his courage.

  • Tim's father; crossing himself, and somewhat retreating from her gray, unquiet eyes.

  • I tell thee that meat and mass" (crossing himself) "never hindered the work of a good Christian man.

  • Masses shall be said for her by my bedesmen at St. Cross, and at all my churches,' said the Cardinal, crossing himself.

  • King, crossing himself, and instantly moved, 'far be it from me to break into their holy retirement for such a purpose.

  • It was not until nearly half an hour later that Rasputin opened the door of his room, and, crossing himself piously, laid his hands upon his breast and dismissed his petitioner.

  • The Tsar bowed as the Starets, crossing himself, bestowed his blessing upon him.

  • You will indeed be rewarded," declared Rasputin, crossing himself.

  • We are none of us without sin," returned the monk, crossing himself.

  • We must all die at last," whispered the old man, crossing himself.

  • Doolan, crossing himself, as they grated on the shore.

  • But he was in heavy armour, the cordelier's bare legs were doubtless the nimbler, and the physician, crossing himself, could only gape and stare on the paper in his hand.

  • This is the work of our Lord," said the Bastard of Orleans, crossing himself: and the anger passed from the eyes of the Maid.

  • Five men of England or Burgundy that cordelier shot this day, from the creneaux of the boulevard where the Maid," crossing himself, "was taken.

  • There he brought up, crossing himself, and making the sign of the cross at me.

  • It is, with us, the symbol of the Divine Presence,” Ivan answered, crossing himself.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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