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Example sentences for "little sigh"

  • Robert must have lent it,' said Rose, with a little sigh.

  • Perhaps the vicar,' said Mrs. Leyburn, with a little sigh.

  • You make me feel myself more than ever a shocking-example,' he said, letting it go with a little sigh.

  • But just as the vicar's wife was sinking into her seat with a little sigh of wearied satisfaction, she caught sight suddenly of an eye-glass at the other end of the table slowly revolving in a large and jewelled hand.

  • He glanced across at Ty; but Ty had turned his face to the wall, and The gave a little sigh, settled down into the pillow again, and closed his eyes.

  • And yet," with a little sigh, "he has nothing else to read, excepting old newspapers which the steamers sometimes leave at Bodega Central.

  • Well," she concluded with a little sigh, "it didn't.

  • Carmen turned her head away with a little sigh of weariness.

  • She gave a little sigh of relief and waited for him to speak again.

  • Then with a little sigh he got into a 'bus, and was soon rolling down Piccadilly.

  • Just as the daylight was struggling into the room, the doctor came in silently, and dropped with a little sigh into an easy-chair.

  • It is all because I am a woman," said Barbara, with a little sigh.

  • A remembrance of former triumphs, with perhaps a little sigh to keep it company, came to him as he went towards the Haymarket, but certainly no thought of Martin Fairley was in his mind.

  • A little sigh of relief escaped from Rosmore.

  • How lovely it must all be," said Ruby, with a little sigh.

  • The boy gave a little sigh of satisfaction.

  • He's very sure-footed," said Mavis with a little sigh.

  • I breathed a little sigh of content and summoned Stenson to inform him that I would dine at home.

  • While the curtain was lowered Carlotta sank back with a little sigh of enjoyment, and nodded brightly at me.

  • The Baroness gave a little sigh of content as she leaned back in her chair.

  • He turned back into the room with a little sigh of relief.

  • I wish I could," Wrayson answered, with a little sigh.

  • She leaned back amongst the cushions with a little sigh of relief.

  • I know all about it," she answered, with a little sigh.

  • If only she had not been married to John Dory, he realised, with a little sigh, that he might have taught her to forget that such a person existed as Spencer Fitzgerald, might have induced her to become Mrs. Peter Ruff!

  • I drew a little sigh of relief, and threw my hat into a corner.

  • Then, with a little sigh of satisfaction, I leaned back in my chair.

  • So I called a hansom, and she sank back in a corner with a little sigh of relief.

  • Betty turned and looked behind her at the lovely flowers and beautifully kept grass and gravel walks, and then she heaved a little sigh as she looked out into the wood.

  • Yes,' said Betty, with a little sigh; 'she put them on and went up to heaven.

  • Betty gave a little sigh, then joined eagerly in giving her brother the delightful information.

  • She lay back on the pillows with a little sigh.

  • He had crossed to her, and her arms were about his shoulders and her mouth was pressed against his; she fell back, with a little sigh, dead.

  • Then Sam Figgis, who was standing with his legs wide apart, said something that Peter could not catch, and a little sigh of excitement went up all round the room.

  • I wish Sir Adam were going to be at Alderwood again," she said with a little sigh.

  • England suits you, I suppose," with a little sigh.

  • She doesn't realise it," said Mrs Derwent, with a little sigh.

  • The milliner shook her head, and gave a little sigh.

  • And amid the shouts and clamor of applause, he stepped back with a little sigh of relief, and put his hand into the Earl's and stood close to him, smiling and leaning against his side.

  • The boy's eyes looked wistful and thoughtful, and once or twice he gave a little sigh.

  • Nothing came of it," she added, with a little sigh.

  • Then she caught a glimpse of his face and gave a little sigh of content.

  • Maggie turned away to the staircase with a little sigh of relief.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "little sigh" 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:
    him when; large families; little ball; little brandy; little butter and flour; little feet; little flower; little flush; little fool; little friend; little grimace; little interest; little knowledge; little known; little love; little nitric; little short; little stock; little surprise; little surprized; little touch; little tree; little turn; little walk; little wind; little work