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Example sentences for "ere long"

  • It's when he's out of work that he's so violent.

  • They are [he smiles grimly] like Oliver Twist, asking for more.

  • Always with a certain patronage as to a young man who might be doing better] Mr. James has been here since eleven o'clock.

  • But of course when I was shaking out my husband's coat the cigarette-box fell out and all the cigarettes were scattered on the bed.

  • We muse once again, Ere long, be severed by the main!

  • As little know the youthful pair, In mutual love supremely blest, What weariness, and cold despair, Ere long, will seize the aching breast.

  • Ere long, nor sun nor storm to me Will bring or joy or gloom; They reach not that Eternity Which soon will be my home.

  • Ere long we came to a fountain, at a point where two roads met.

  • Is she not the star, that must, ere long, lead up the constellations, though now unrisen?

  • Day by day I drop off my redundancies; ere long I shall have stripped my ribs; when I die, they will but bury my spine.

  • Helen would write, ere long: She gained quite slowly, but would soon be strong - Stronger than ever, so the doctors said.

  • Would write and plan a visit, then, ere long, Would write again from Egypt, or Hong Kong - Some fancy called him thither unforeseen.

  • These anticipations were destined to be fulfilled, ere long, in a manner which he neither foresaw nor desired.

  • But the faithfulness of our God never fails; and now we are confident that, ere long, His blessing will descend upon us.

  • Ere long, however, Mr. Sherwin entered the room again, and effectually roused me by approaching and speaking to us.

  • Ere long, for the third time, the footsteps advanced, and the whispering accents sounded again.

  • Ere long, however, circumstances decided me as to the course I should take with Mr. Mannion.

  • But rather fire me still that theme to sing Where centre all my thoughts--therefore, ere long, A sister ode to join thee will I bring.

  • Ere long he found it necessary to oppose some of Jackson's measures.

  • Ere long, it was evident that he was losing in the chase.

  • Ere long he became so fatigued that he was compelled to sit down upon a log to rest.

  • By adroit questioning and fixed thought, he ere long stored up those intellectual treasures.

  • The naked corpse, ere long, is found, And, though defaced by many a wound, His host in Corinth soon could tell The features that he loved so well.

  • And the green stalks gracefully Shoot, ere long, the ground above, And, as far as eye can see, Waves it like a golden grove.

  • Ere long it will fall a log in useless ruins.

  • Ere long it will be on the coast of North America what Tyre once was on that of Syria.

  • Ere long, a crowd of soldiers were seen approaching.

  • He was affectionately received there, and, ere long, returned to the White Cloud with a supply of fire-water.

  • Ere long it occurred to them that they might have another glass.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    crimes against; ere long; ere the; erect attitude; erect position; erect posture; five states; general society; hath chosen; industrial work; infinitely better; long black; lord king; many months; marry the; military force; only wished; procuring water; rather would; she thinks; single season; sixteen shillings; stained glass; stand beside; stone unturned; thought only