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Example sentences for "ketches"

Lexicographically close words:
kest; kestrel; kestrels; ketch; ketched; ketching; ketchup; ketone; ketones; kettell
  1. Ketches were principally used as yachts for conveying great personages from one place to another.

  2. Some also call the bomb-ketches galliots.

  3. Jerry pointed out the different types of boats, explaining more fully than before that the ones with one mast were called sloops, the two-masted boats were called yawls, ketches and schooners.

  4. The ketches had tall mainmasts and shorter mizzens behind them.

  5. Never ketches him asleep, as we all knows.

  6. Yes, and I'll give him a bit of a pinch when I ketches him.

  7. Well, dey ketches Young Tinky an' dey takes him over and puts him into a big Aard-Vark hole.

  8. Missis Jackalse she ketches hold o' Ainkye an' gives her such a shakin' till her eyes fly wide open.

  9. But if Miss Miles ever ketches me on her premises again, she'll ketch a weasel asleep.

  10. Jest like my spells ketches me; on'y I have it powerful bad acrost my shoulders, too.

  11. Ketches him in the joints and the small of his back if he rises up suddin.

  12. On the fourth day of July they anchored before St. Maloes, which they bombarded from nine ketches covered by some frigates, which sustained more damage than was done to the enemy.

  13. The naval force intended for this service consisted of sixteen great ships, and eight frigates, besides bomb-ketches and store ships, commanded by Richard Lestock, appointed admiral of the blue division.

  14. Us ketches de fust wagon-load; den I fries fish an' collects de money whilst you ketches mo' fish.

  15. I craves to meet up wid dat Lily goat befo' any mo' calamity ketches up wid me.

  16. One or two sea-captains, whose ketches were at anchor there, came out to welcome the new arrival.

  17. Many of the men were in the same case, so they agreed with the captains of two pirate ketches which called at the creek at that time, to go a cruise to the west to seek their fortunes.

  18. It ketches me now an' den in de lef' knee, so I can't hardly draw my bref.

  19. Wen you ketches dis witch, you mus' take her right by de th'oat en bite her right th'oo de neck.

  20. Why, so sure as I thinks something sensible and good, you always ketches me up and says you had thought it before.

  21. Nex' time I ketches you spying and listening to what I say, I shall give you a worse dressing down than I give you last time, so be off.

  22. I peers into the orifice which ketches him, an' finds he's done slumped off that four-foot bank into Red River, kerslop!

  23. He's a wonderful hunter an' he ketches all the wicked folks," Sinth answered.

  24. When the work-out starts he ketches the time with a big gold stop-clock that he fishes out of his shiny ole vest.

  25. Wot is it, lambs, as they ketches in seas, rivers, lakes, and ponds?

  26. But wot else is it, my lambs, as they sometimes ketches in rivers?

  27. Wot is it, besides fish, as they sometimes ketches in rivers?

  28. Jus' once a nigger kills de dawg with de knife, dat was close to freedom and it come 'fore dey ketches him.

  29. One of de slaves runs away and dey ketches him and puts his eyes out.

  30. The gun-boats and bomb-ketches were immediately manned and prepared for action.

  31. At half past two, signal was made for the bomb-ketches and gun-boats to advance and attack.

  32. It commenced by the bomb-ketches throwing shells into the town.

  33. De women ketches up de bottom of dey skirt round de waist and fill dem up with everything dey wants.

  34. On de ranch dey ketches wild horses and I herds dem.

  35. The same Evening the Bomb Ketches began to fire upon the Castle.

  36. The Bomb-Ketches likewise continued to throw their Shells, and it was observed that several of them did not take place in the Castle.

  37. The Bomb Ketches began early in the Morning to play upon the Town, but were placed at too great a Distance, for the Shells to do much Damage.


  38. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ketches" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.