We were not long in descrying a smoke in the south, at the distance of about ten miles.
In this condition we marched on until nearly the middle of the day, without descrying any indication of water in any quarter.
Going Arthur continuing to lie very ill in the Marshalsea, and Mr Rugg descrying no break in the legal sky affording a hope of his enlargement, Mr Pancks suffered desperately from self-reproaches.
Descrying thus much of force of character in Mr Flintwinch, perhaps Mrs Clennam had deemed alliance with him worth her while.
A few years ago this same plan was adopted by the Bay whalemen of New Zealand, who, upon descrying the game, gave notice to the ready-manned boats nigh the beach.
The wooden Wegg looked at him with a meditative eye, and also with a softened air as descrying possibility of profit.
This guileless youth, descrying the position of affairs, which even his innocence could not mistake, limited his waiting to languishing admiringly against the sideboard when Bella didn't want anything, and swooping at her when she did.
Analytical Chemist goes to the door, confers angrily with unseen tapper, appears to become mollified by descrying reason in the tapping, and goes out.
Descrying his white face in the shadow, a pity as deep as his shame filled her heart and drew her nearer.
Descrying only the lone woman and the gray horse, he gave a low peculiar cry, almost like that of an animal in distress.
Besides these ominous signs Adam, descrying a bright light travelling rapidly toward them, informs Eve some message is on its way.
Still, only a few moments can be devoted to sorrow, for Duke Naimes, descrying a cloud of dust in the distance, eagerly suggests that if they ride on they can yet overtake and punish the foe!
One day the rumor of a coming host roused their curiosity, and Lakshman, descrying a long procession from the top of a high tree, excitedly warned Rama that his brother was probably coming to annihilate them.
While Dante lurks there, a demon, descrying him, is about to attack him, but Virgil so vehemently proclaims they are here by Heaven's will that the evil spirit drops his fork and becomes powerless to harm them.
King Devenipiatissa, when descrying the elk which led him to the mountain where Mahindo was seated, exclaimed, "It is not fair to shoot him standing!
There she stood looking for a way in, and descrying a hole in the shutter, she scrambled up and aslant the mud wall till she gained it and squeezed through.
She searched every furrow without descryingthe hare; the leaves that whirled about him baffled her.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "descrying" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
