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Example sentences for "looking away"

  • They make one very sad,' she said, looking away.

  • No, nowt of ony account,' said David, looking away.

  • Serious enough," said he, looking away with an abstracted gaze, "to put a sudden end to my Australian career.

  • You never forget yourself," said Mrs. Thornton, with slight agitation, looking away as she spoke.

  • She spoke mournfully, looking away, her voice insensibly took up a cadence, and the words seemed to fall of themselves into rhythmic pause.

  • According to Denny the god of sleep reigned supreme in those stately, white-paneled chambers, looking away, across the valley and the long lines of the elm avenue, to the faint blue of the chalk downs rising against the southern sky.

  • She took my hand, and for a moment softly stroked it, looking away.

  • Albergo d'Italia Una," said the old Garibaldino, looking away for a moment.

  • She has been like that before," suggested Nostromo, looking away.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "looking away" 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:
    doubt they; forward pass; found that; good title; its nature; looking around; looking earnestly; looking fellows; looking forward; looking gentleman; looking hard; looking house; looking like; looking little; looking much; looking out; looking over; looking rather; looking straight; looking unto; looking very; moral insanity; parallel motion; penny postage; she hath; when the door opened