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Example sentences for "full house"

  • From his letter, in fact, it is made very manifest that his pride was offended, because the system of war which he had so long and eloquently defended was given up "by silence" in a full house.

  • This motion was lost by a majority of only two in a full house; but a corresponding proposition made in the lords by Earl Donoughmore was lost by a majority of one hundred and forty-seven against one hundred and six.

  • The concurrence of opinions, on all other points between the two rivals, however, produced a division, in which ministers had a majority of only fifty-two in a full house.

  • As a dissolution of parliament was near at hand, this may have caused the absence of many members; for it is a remarkable circumstance, that during the debates on these momentous questions there never was a full house.

  • But a series of losses reduced his pile again to less than forty dollars, when he caught a flush against Hopper’s full house, and called on Sam for two hundred more in chips.

  • It was almost good, too, for it looked as if he had made a full house, and Hennessy dropped his three queens without a whimper, though he would have called if Stumpy had not raised him on the round before.

  • He showed down a full house an’ Blaisdell had to go diggin’.

  • I lectured here to a full house, being introduced by Major R.

  • On the preceding evening a full house greeted me at Stuart's Hall, where I was introduced by a comrade of the G.

  • Arrangements having been made, he lectured to a full house at St. James Hall, being introduced to the audience by Major John M.

  • The lecture was delivered to a full house at the Academy of Music, the introduction being made by Hon.

  • At the usual hour the lecture was delivered to a full house at Saint Andrew's Hall, General L.

  • As the house seems to be thin now, I will move to lay my resolutions on the table,” remarked the member; “but I shall call them up when there is a full house.

  • I'd caught another king, and had as neat-looking a full house as a man needs to have in any kind of a game.

  • He would stand pat on a full house, and the buck, drawing three cards, would still beat him after sky-scraping betting.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being compelled; cubic meters; first week; full account; full confidence; full flight; full great; full house; full moon; full noble; full possession; full report; full satisfaction; full song; full supply; full thousand; full vigour; full year; fully assured; fully expected; general rules; hour together; many pieces; mind being; scientific studies; take shelter