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Example sentences for "faint sigh"

  • There was a faint sigh here, hardly audible to the young man, who went on: "I come to you for help and advice.

  • The Honourable Isabella could not suppress it: a faint sigh struggled to her lips, and floated away upon the chilly air of that dismal room, like the precursor of the shower that trembled upon the lashes of her eyes.

  • Ned even thought he heard a faint sigh of relief rise from the group, as Mr Braine bowed and returned to where the newcomers were standing.

  • Then, with a faint sigh, he added: "Why should I torture you with these horrors?

  • If the Eysvogels were only of the same opinion," exclaimed Ernst Ortlieb, shrugging his shoulders with a faint sigh.

  • She turned back into the room with a faint sigh.

  • Her hand trembled as she braided her young mistress's hair and sometimes, with a faint sigh, she stopped the movement of the comb.

  • Yorke did so, and came back to the couch, and the duke, after scanning his face, fell back with a faint sigh.

  • Leslie's face flushed, and she made a motion as if to get up, but sank back again with a faint sigh of resignation.

  • What followed was a mist of horrible things.

  • I can't think of nothing but build a chicken-house and then dig inside of it.

  • You crawl down it, and outside you be sure enough.

  • The girl smiled as though the remark were merely uttered in levity and deserved no more serious notice; but a faint sigh, which she could not repress, betrayed the sorrow with which she had heard it.

  • I did remember it," said she, with a faint sigh, but not daring to ask how his presence there was needed.

  • I have never seen her so thoroughly happy before," said Mrs. Morris, with a faint sigh.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    are used; arthritis deformans; away down; could wish; deductive science; deep dish; faint blush; faint flush; faint light; faint sigh; faint twinkle; faint voice; future generations; heard tell; individual dishes; less differentiated; little game; make her; millstone were hanged about his neck; public trial; reaches the; slavery days; stern voice; till they reached the; what love; work will