Breaking it hastily open, I took a glance at its contents.
Its contents were a blend of praise and blame, of exaltation and depression.
Albert yawned again, took the silver cigarette case from his pocket and looked longingly at its contents.
She then spoke of the letter, repeating the whole of its contents as far as they concerned George Wickham.
Did you, on reading it, give any credit to its contents?
The cleanliness of the house and the arrangement of its contents testified to the existence of order and prosperity.
To my great delight the animal condescended to slowly advance with the cart and its contents.
With trembling hands he tore it open, and one glance was sufficient to tell him the nature of its contents.
I do not even need to open this to be assured of the nature of its contents.
He took the cup from his mother's hand, and, without another word, emptied it of its contents.
The latter received it with a profound inclination, and carefully cutting it, so as to avoid breaking the seal, he opened it, and prepared to make himself master of its contents.
Eugene clutched the glass and emptied it of its contents.
Take this purse, and, when you make use of its contents, remember that I gave it as a token of my gratitude for your fidelity and friendship.
Its contents were as follows: "My dear child, you would not obey me, and yet I could no longer brook the danger of your attendance.
The device was successful; the elephant halted and minutely examined its contents, and thus gave the colonel time to effect his escape.
In submitting this Catalogue of the birds of Ceylon, I am anxious to state that the copious mass of its contents is mainly due to the untiring energy and exertions of my friend, Mr. E.
This lady will probably glance at the first lines, merely to satisfy herself as to the nature of its contents.
I would have killed Dorward to obtain that sealed envelope, because I believe that the knowledge of its contents in London to-day would save us from disaster.
He held it up to the light, but the outside sheet had not been written on, and he gained no idea as to its contents.
If that pocket-book is in your possession, empty it first of its contents, then go over it carefully with your fingers and see if there is not a secret pocket.
It will be remembered that the place where the Indians had found their strongest scent was on the hill-side, or the spot where the half-filled barrel had let out most of its contents.
See how imminent a chance it was that saved my wife from a knowledge of its contents!
The lid might be raised and shut down again without any tokens of my act; its contents might be examined, and all things restored to their former condition, in a few minutes.
She proceeded to mention that she had advised her brother, Mr. Inglefield, to break open this box and ascertain its contents; but this he did not think himself justified in doing.
Take back your case, count, I will not look at its contents; I will not behold how far your extravagance and pride have led you; take your treasures, and give me the simple ring that I promised to accept.
The prince was not listening to Ephraim; he had opened a closet, and taken from it a silver-bound casket, and was gazing intently at its contents.
She stood up, and handed him the etui with the air of an insulted queen, without once glancing at its contents, and only divining their value by the size and weight of the case.
It was the poisonous infusion in the cup, which, though constituting but a very slight portion of its contents, perilled the life of every one who partook of it.
And put the slaveholder's construction on its contents!
At sight of its contents, a savage joy sparkled in his eye.
I had meant to return the bag, ask her pardon for tampering with its contents, and say no more; only keeping as much as possible an eye to her welfare and safety if I saw it menaced.
Still, I might have resisted the temptation to read on after I had discovered your address, and although she grants the mitigating circumstances, still she must resent, just a little, my knowledge of its contents.
He never made a mistake in a date, or left out a word in copying the title-page of a volume; nor did he ever, in affording an intelligent analysis of its contents, mistake the number of pages devoted to one head.
Illustrating" a volume consists in inserting in or binding up with it portraits, landscapes, and other works of art bearing a reference to its contents.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "its contents" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
