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Example sentences for "glanced round"

  • I glanced round, and there was the beautiful garden all flowers and fruit, with the glorious sunshine over all.

  • I glanced round in the hope of seeing Mr Solomon or Bunce or one of the other gardeners; but they were all busy in the upper gardens, while I was quite shut in here with my tormentors.

  • Dick; while Mr Marston sat with his heart beating, since in spite of his efforts to be cool he could not help recalling the evening when he was shot, and he glanced round, expecting to see a flash and hear another report.

  • I glanced round with a momentary idea of escape--I so shrank from that which was to come.

  • As I glanced round for a place of refuge, my eyes lit on an open doorway close to me, and close also to the brazier and halbert.

  • But once on board I glanced round, forgetting her in the novelty of my position.

  • He glanced round at the door that he had left open, but the house was silent.

  • The Prior ceased his whispering presently, glanced round to see if all were in their places, and then stood up.

  • But the curve of the hill shut the waggon and those with it from view, so that he glanced round him to see what there was worthy of notice.

  • He glanced round directly to see if Maude had heard him, but she, poor girl, had fallen fast asleep in the niche where they had placed her, to be out of reach of bullets should firing begin.

  • Batouch stopped laughing, glanced round, then came towards him with a large pace, swinging from his hips.

  • He glanced round at the white walls, the rough bed, the crucifix above it, the iron basin, the paved floor, then went to the window and looked out.

  • He glanced round as Domini came up, half drew back rather awkwardly as if to allow her to precede him, then suddenly sprang in before her.

  • He glanced round at them now with curiosity and interest.

  • He glanced round him, and, afraid of Ted's experiments, shouldered his scythe and walked off with it for fear of accidents.

  • His eyes grew dim, he moved forward, glanced round at a chair (which seemed to place itself under him), and sat down on it before the portrait.

  • She grew confused, glanced round, and, seeing the doll she had thrown down on one of the tubs, picked it up.

  • In the midst of his talk he glanced round at her.

  • He longed to get into that water, however dirty it might be, and he glanced round at the pool from whence came sounds of shrieks and laughter.

  • Once he glanced round at his prisoner, and saw that he was lying exhausted, with his face downwards, across his manacled hands.

  • He glanced round now, and saw that Silk had spread out the drawing upon his knee, together with a fragment of white paper, which looked like the corner torn from an envelope, upon which there was a dull red stain.

  • He glanced round apprehensively as a shower of black dust and smouldering grass blades fell from the midst of the heavy pall of rolling smoke.

  • For," and here I glanced round at the filthy crowd which environed us, and lowered my voice a little, "I am here on a special mission to your commander from my Lord Marlborough.

  • He glanced round at the arrangements with approval.

  • A handsome, rather dissipated looking young man, with a mop of curly light hair and insolent blue eyes, glanced round at the call, and came quickly to the car, which waited under the elms by the sidewalk.

  • The doctor raised his head and glanced round at her.

  • He glanced round at the window and--understood.

  • At last, however, he glanced round at his companion.

  • He glanced round it with feeble appreciation.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "glanced round" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    bank note; capital goods; different matter; early dinner; general plan; glanced about; glanced around; glanced back; glanced down; glanced round; great place; greater evil; her self; live like; made some; many friends; meridian altitude; mile further; never made; not want; noticed that; only wanted; prevailed upon; sorely wounded; though struck; wings dark