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Example sentences for "molesting"

Lexicographically close words:
molest; molestation; molestations; moleste; molested; molests; molestum; mollah; mollahs; molle
  1. Served him right for molesting the poor thing.

  2. To enliven which weary stuff in rattled the Prince of the power of the air, and an imp that kept molesting him and buffeting him with a bladder, at each thwack of which the crowd were in ecstasies.

  3. Tourville tells me how fast thou mendest: let me conjure thee not to think of molesting this incomparable woman.

  4. It was blockaded four times by the Dutch (who were continually molesting the treasure fleets) in the first half of the 17th century.

  5. On promising to cease from molesting Phineus, their lives were spared.

  6. They believe also that the bodies of these excommunicated persons often appear to the living, whether by day or by night, speaking to them, calling them, and molesting them.

  7. Some days after this the printer's house was again infested in this manner, the ghost giving slaps, throwing stones, and molesting the domestics in divers ways.

  8. Her remark was evidently part of that frightening policy which keeps the natives from molesting the tribe.

  9. In the meantime the Mexicans belonging to the train gathered up all the Mexicans they could find scattered through the country, and without molesting the partner of Service, started out to hunt him.

  10. The doors of this room were never locked and most every one who came to this house knew that Maxwell kept large sums of money in the "bureau drawer," but no one ever thought of molesting it, or if they did, never did it.

  11. Caleb Powell being complained of for suspicion of working with ye devill to the molesting of William Morse and his family, was by warrant directed to constable, and respited till Monday.

  12. In conclusion, Lord Roberts stated that British soldiers were prohibited from entering houses or molesting the civil population.

  13. He exchanged a home by the river for one higher up; secure in some elevated cliff, the Neolithic man lived, away from molesting beasts.

  14. The man of the Paleolithic Age crept into any cave that offered shelter from the storm and molesting beasts.

  15. Williamson told him we were friendly; that we had passed through his village without molesting it, that we had put a guard there to secure the property his people had abandoned in their fright, and that they might come back in safety.

  16. In the Keystone State the troopers had helped themselves to whatever they chose to take, but they had carefully refrained from molesting property on their way through Maryland.

  17. Least of all could he harbour any thought of molesting an august assembly which he regarded with profound reverence.

  18. They were very properly forbidden to assemble with barred doors, but were protected against hostile intrusion by a clause which made it penal to enter a meeting house for the purpose of molesting the congregation.

  19. It was a hint which they were well capable of understanding, and, we hoped, would prevent their countrymen from molesting us.

  20. Dick was allowed to sit on the deck, while I stood near him, no one molesting us.

  21. Orders were sent out to Don Antonio Navidez, governor of Florida, to forbear molesting the Carolineans; and the British governor had also instructions to cultivate the friendship and good-will of the Spanish subjects and Indians of Florida.

  22. In consequence of which, Governor Archdale issued orders to all Indians in the British interest, to forbear molesting those under the jurisdiction of Spain.

  23. Do, in the name of Sport, which every sound-minded Englishman loves, after all, await a fitter opportunity for molesting a defenceless Woman.

  24. It is not alone that we wish to prevent Indians from molesting the whites, it is also to prevent the whites from molesting or doing harm to the Indians.

  25. Everyone knows her and her work, and there is no danger in the world of anyone in any way molesting her, even if he were stealing a few of McLean's gold-plated trees.

  26. He slipped under the line at every passing, and went to make sure that nothing was molesting them.

  27. They are prohibited from firing on any bird or molesting anything that you want to protect, but there they remain, and this time it is useless for you to say one word.

  28. The children hereabout seem to take to her as little as I do, for I had to drive away some who were molesting her.

  29. He bade on at the Tappit Hen, flinging his siller about in the way that made him a king at Cullew, but no molesting Miss Ailie and Miss Kitty, which all but me thought was what he had come to Thrums to do.

  30. Still there was no fear of their molesting the little captive, which was tied up to a wheel of the waggon, and from that time became one of the occupants of the camp.

  31. He is said to have met Indian ships at this time without molesting them, which was afterwards cited to show that his intentions were then honest.

  32. They at once sent word to the master of the Benjamin that they had no intention of molesting him, unless he hindered them in getting provisions, in which case they would sink him.


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