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Example sentences for "exterminating"

Lexicographically close words:
exteriors; exteriour; exterminate; exterminated; exterminates; extermination; exterminator; externa; external; externalised
  1. The strangest portions of this alleged explanation of the mystery of golf are always when it comes to the question of practical golf.

  2. Thomson, one of the most eminent scientists, has fallen into the same trap.

  3. It can be done either by callipers or by a parallel vice which may be opened just wide enough to allow a ball to be passed between its jaws.

  4. He continues: Neither can one say precisely how they work, except for the suggestion that has already been made.

  5. But the extinction of so many species within the historical period is a bold hypothesis, seeing how little influence man has had in exterminating the common rock-pigeon, which agrees in all its habits of life with the domestic races.

  6. And now hordes of French, accompanied by their priests and by thousands of Indians, were pushing south and west, were expelling the British colonists, and too often were exterminating them.

  7. For some years, as the reader will have already gathered, these hardy French soldiers and voyageurs, with their fierce Indians, had been pressing south and west, exterminating the helpless British colonists.

  8. And having entered the ocean, abounding with sharks and crocodiles, they at night killed the saints at this spot with the view of exterminating the people.

  9. Had he brought them into each other's presence, their natural and invincible antipathy to each other would have broken out into open and exterminating warfare.

  10. This would be a reason for exterminating all the nations and individuals around them, as all were idolaters; but God permitted, and even commanded them, in certain cases, to spare the inhabitants.

  11. The reason assigned in the 18th verse for exterminating them, strengthens the idea,--"that they teach you not to do after all the abominations which they have done unto their gods.

  12. This would be a reason for exterminating all the nations and individuals around them, as all were idolaters; but God commanded them, in certain cases, to spare the inhabitants.

  13. This would be a reason for exterminating all the nations and individuals around them, as all were idolaters; but God commanded them, in certain cases, to spare the inhabitants.

  14. The reason assigned in the 18th verse for exterminating them, strengthens the idea,--"that they teach you not to do after all the abominations which they have done unto their gods.

  15. The reason assigned in the 18th verse for exterminating them, strengthens the idea--"that they teach you not to do after all the abominations which they have done unto their gods.

  16. He conceived the idea of exterminating Christianity by means of Christians.

  17. Deucalion and Pyrrha into harvests of feud, into armies of self-exterminating foes.

  18. Nay, even in the case where this executioner's task arises spontaneously out of some duty previously undertaken without a thought of its severer functions, we are still shocked by any exterminating vengeance too rancorously pursued.

  19. Again, not only have whole tribes become extinct since the settlement of Europeans, but at the very beginning of the American historical period, tribes were found mutually exterminating each other.

  20. Like them they think they are entrusted by the Almighty with the task of exterminating the heathen native tribes around them, and are always ready with a scriptural precedent for slaughter and robbery.

  21. They hastened to King Tryggve's dwelling in the hope of exterminating his whole race.

  22. Having thus placated his foreign foes, Erling set himself to the task of exterminating the domestic ones.

  23. It forms a dense mat, exterminating other plants, and preventing cultivation.

  24. In Russia the small Asiatic cockroach has driven away a larger native species; and in Australia the imported hive-bee is exterminating the small stingless native bee.

  25. Night closed in, but the work of blood still continued, till not a victim was found, and again they went forth on their exterminating work.

  26. People looked as if some exterminating spirit were approaching.

  27. It was all those Royalists, and Rolandists, and Brissotins, who were starving the people, bent on exterminating every living thing in Paris!

  28. I will pave the way with my colleagues of the Tribunal that must lead to clemency by exterminating conspirators and traitors.

  29. For several hours the British remained, suffering this exterminating fire patiently; and at sunset, the order being given to fall back, the army retired and took up a position for the night.

  30. When the artillery united its fire, and poured exterminating volleys on some devoted regiment, the square, prostrate on the earth, allowed the storm to pass over them.

  31. Although the leading files of the Guard were swept off by the exterminating fire of the British batteries, still their undaunted intrepidity carried them forward, and they gallantly crossed the ridge.

  32. The weather, that had caused the destruction of the British regiments, obscured the field of battle, and prevented Soult from taking an immediate advantage by exterminating that half-ruined brigade.

  33. The servant of such a God is much surer to please him by exterminating his enemies, than by permitting them to offend him in peace.

  34. But so you would do, if you tried the case of animal increase by still exterminating all but one replacing couple of parents.

  35. Impossibility of exterminating entirely the ancient inhabitants according to the intention of Moses.

  36. Exterminating war of the Athenians waged against the Melians, who wish to preserve their neutrality, whereas neutrality in the weaker party now becomes a crime, 416.

  37. The war against the English was not the only obstacle to the departure of the French Crusaders for the Holy Land; the exterminating crusade against the Albigeois was still going on, and Louis VIII.

  38. After the taking of Constantinople, he embraced the Mussulman religion, and from that time only sought to second Mahomet in his project of exterminating the race of the Christians in the East.

  39. On the following Friday, the children of perdition having collected their forces from all parts, with the intention of exterminating the Christian army, came to attack our lines, with much audacity, and with infinite numbers.

  40. Those who were of opinion that the peace should be concluded, answered, that the question was not only to enter Tunis, but to conquer the country, which could only be done by exterminating the population.


  41. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "exterminating" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.