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Example sentences for "gamely"

Lexicographically close words:
game; gamecock; gamed; gamekeeper; gamekeepers; gamen; gameness; games; gamesome; gamest
  1. He rode all night and he steered his course By the shining stars with a bushman's skill, And every time that he pressed his horse The Swagman answered him gamely still.

  2. He said that little black specks were floating in front of his eyes, but he gamely insisted on playing the contest out.

  3. At last he came back and gamely finished the business of the day.

  4. With a whoop and a cheer I gave chase, and the mustang, answering gamely to my call, launched himself well over the prairie.

  5. Seeing this, I called the wireless operators away from their posts, to which they had gamely stuck through the whole of the firing, and shouted down to the two engineers to come on deck.

  6. The Honourable George gamely rattled some loose coin of the baser sort in his pockets and tried in return for a glare of innocence foully aspersed.

  7. On the contrary, we had gamely affirmed the last quarter's allowance to be practically untouched--a desperate stand, indeed!

  8. Even Hassan Ah could not have doubted it; but he did his black man's uttermost to put it off, and he fought as gamely as anybody ever fought since prize-ring rules were drafted.

  9. A man who loses gamely is entitled to respect if not to friendship.

  10. Others stuck gamely to the task of manning the pumps, while the wounded were carried on deck in order to give them a chance of getting clear of the sinking ship.

  11. He was the seventh consecutive man whom Sefton had seen taking his trick at the wheel, but still the sub stuck gamely at his post.

  12. Gamely her war-worn men doubled off to the light quick-firers, three rousing cheers announcing the fact that, although badly battered, the gallant British seamen knew not the meaning of the word surrender.

  13. Sergeant O'Rafferty, almost overcome with nausea, stuck gamely to his job, while both Dick and Desmond Blake felt their heads whirling under the powerful influence of the volatile gas.

  14. However, guessing that it must lead to the village, Dick struggled gamely on, keeping to the slightly firmer ground by the side of the primitive by-way.

  15. They slid and scurried along, full speed--while the terrier seemed to be hanging on gamely to the coyote, or else the coyote had such a hold on the terrier that the latter was unable to shake it.

  16. As they came up on the scene of the fight, they found their dog mauled almost to ribbons, but he was still clinging gamely and worrying at the throat of the dead coyote.

  17. I really didn't seem to be learning anything, but I stuck it gamely until three days ago, when Mr. and Mrs. Duff went off to visit a neighbour five miles up the Valley.

  18. They would ride up to the mouth of a foeman's guns coolly and gamely enough, but they can't find their way home on the veldt after dark to save their souls, and so fall into Boer traps with a regularity that is becoming monotonous.

  19. The black pony was galloping gamely under my weight.

  20. But he did not complain, he stood erect, and gamely led his men into battle.

  21. Gamely she responded and forged ahead--the old pacer was beaten!

  22. Gamely as the helmsman guided the flying craft over the swells the great wave gained on him.

  23. With his added burden Frank struggled gamely on, though every step was telling heavily on him.

  24. But she went gamely to church with the others.

  25. The fleetness and endurance of some of even the small boys were wonderful, and great was the interest, and even intense at times the excitement, when several well-matched competitors gamely struggled on for victory.

  26. Very gamely they kept up the pace for four or five miles, when Mustagan called a halt for the first pipe.

  27. Taken as a lot the Derby colts this season were inferior to last year, save and except Jim Gore, who is a real grand young horse, who struggled gamely and finished second, after breaking down a half mile away from the finish.

  28. The field went up the back stretch in Indian file, Meridian under gentle restraint but still burning up the track, Round the World hanging on gamely and Colston still holding third position.

  29. Catlett is striving gamely to lie with the flying leaders.

  30. He made his own pace and Winkfield shook him up above the eighth pole and he responded gamely and came on, dashing a couple of lengths ahead without effort.

  31. Ten Point and Foundation were struggling gamely for the place at the last furlong post when the colt seemed to bore over a trifle.

  32. It was a desperate duel for a few strides, and then Plaudit gamely responding drew away and the race was over.

  33. Smithy," Rawson had called him when he found the youngster fighting gamely with death in the heat of Tonah Basin.

  34. He resented it in this youngster who had fought so gamely with death.

  35. Captain Kettle nursed his patient with a woman's tenderness, and Clay himself struggled gamely against his fate; but the ills of the place were too strong for him, and the inevitable had to be.

  36. Kettle and Dayton-Philipps gamely kept level with them.

  37. Deadwood Gamely broke into a very excessive but false laugh.

  38. But in a story where we have witnessed so many good turns may we not dismiss poor Deadwood Gamely and his tragic end from our thoughts with the hope, nay, even the confidence, that his second crime was not a deed of willing choice?

  39. But a glance at Pee-Wee's gummy stencil brush reminded Mr. Gamely that discretion was the better part of valor.

  40. Gamely paused irresolute, at which Pepsy, under protection of her partner's terrible threat, set up a provoking laugh.

  41. The son of Lawyer Gamely had a Ford and worked in the bank at Baxter City and was a mighty sport who wore white collars and red ties and said that "Everdoze was asleep and didn't have brains enough to lie down," and all such stuff.

  42. For to throw a tomato at the son of Lawyer Gamely was aiming very high.

  43. He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser's village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.

  44. Mr. Gamely said with a side glance at Pepsy.

  45. That the contractors, or one of them, who wished to benefit the county with a modern bridge had offered Gamely pay to do this dreadful deed of arson seemed certain.

  46. Pee-Wee had anticipated an argument with Gamely and he was surprised at the promptness and agreeableness of his dismissal.

  47. In circumstances that might have crushed the strongest they fought gamely and with few exceptions conquered.

  48. I have that basket now; I shall keep it always and think of the feeble fingers that twined the osier, fingers that were never to twine it again, for the gallant spirit that fought so gamely was growing more and more weary.

  49. Spencer-Smith, who had struggled forward gamely and made no unnecessary complaints, started with the party the next morning and kept going until shortly before noon.

  50. Rickenson, who bore up gamely to the last, collapsed from heart-failure.

  51. Hardly able to move his limbs after his prolonged exposure in the boat, Tressidar gamely ascended.

  52. The doctor was showing signs of the severe strain it imposed upon his vision and mental powers, but tactfully refusing Tressidar's offer to drive, he stuck gamely to the steering-wheel.

  53. Cardyke and Greenwood senior gamely sought to bar the German's way.


  54. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gamely" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    boldly; daringly; gamely; heroically; intrepidly; manfully; resolutely