Hamilcar had desired the taking of prisoners, but the Carthaginians obeyed him grudgingly, so much pleasure did they derive from plunging their swords into the bodies of the Barbarians.
And Pat obeyedas if he were five instead of fifteen.
Jim obeyed and presently the General's friend went out.
Come in here," ordered Tad, and Billy obeyed with evident reluctance.
Had all obeyed the orders of young Butler they might have escaped with no serious consequences, but in the excitement of the moment and swallowed up in the darkness of the night in Smoky Pass, the boys were quickly separated.
I have only been in town a few hours, and obeyed my aunt's summons to the opera as a means of keeping myself from Ben's house till the morning.
The concealed enemy obeyed without an instant's hesitation, and when he stepped into the path, Archie saw that it was Antoine Mercedes.
Carlos had obeyed the first part of the order, but just then it seemed that that was all he could do.
He rejoiced sincerely in the weal, and deeply felt the woes of others, and his ready hand obeyed the dictates of his loving, liberal heart.
She enraged quite tremendously, calling aloud to be obeyed without delay.
Excitedly, the men obeyed him; they were not used to gun fire, and it is certainly exciting to be shot at.
Mr. Becker obeyed this order, and as the flag fluttered down the captain received an account of the crew's misdoing from the mate.
Taken by surprise, the guests, resolute men though they were, obeyed the command.
They obeyed him as they could, and in a few hours more there was less fury in the blast and a slight rise in the barometer.
They obeyedhim (there was death in the green eyes and smile), all but one.
Before the order was obeyed or another word spoken the ship struck, and a shriek of human terror followed, as the foremast went by the board with a fearful crash.
Perhaps it was that, in the unconventional freedom of the hills, the man obeyed more readily his impulse.
And the virgin obeyed the command of the saint, and, living a holy life, at length she rested in the Lord.
And they obeyed the commands of their father, and, being aided by his prayers, they restored the torn and mangled boy not merely unto life, but unto his former health and unto his beauty and his strength.
Sir Donald Sinclair obeyed the command so suddenly that his horse's front feet tore up the turf as he reined back, while his sharp order to the troop behind him brought the company to an almost instantaneous stand.
As the prisoner obeyed instructions, Flemming rose to his feet and began feeling in his pockets, drawing forth, at last, a large brown ball.
MacDonald promptly obeyed the command, and the king seated himself, throwing one leg over the other and leaning back in comfort.
Captain Weatherby had been prepared to detail seamen, who would have obeyed him unquestionably, to carry the great magnate who owned the ship and the other two below if they had hesitated a moment in complying with his command.
Mr. Gersey will come aft as second mate, to be obeyedand respected accordin'.
You're a cool one," laughed the man, but he obeyed the order.
I don't know what there is before us, and I don't mean to give an order which is not likely to be obeyed till I have explained its meaning.
All right; I will do that," replied Percy, as he obeyed the order.
The engineer, though he was one of the army of the disabled in whole or in part, obeyed the summons of the bell, and the propeller ceased to revolve.
They've gone for him," Katerina Ivanovna shouted to him, he obeyed her shout and was silent.
The order was obeyed somewhat reluctantly, all going out to the adjoining room.
Mildred, addressing Rupert as they obeyed the order.
In with you," said Siegenthal, and when Gurn had obeyed he turned to go.
Lady Beltham obeyed mechanically; she glanced at Gurn, who paled a little, and answered the President.
When a clerk entered the private office and announced that old Jasmin had obeyed the summons that he had received, Darena burst out laughing.
Ernestine obeyed her mother; she went sadly to Louise's room, where she found her finishing her toilet.
The others obeyed the hint, and a moment later were on their way to the drawing-room.
Klea once more bent over the remains of the anchorite, she hung the amulet he had given her for her journey round his neck, and then silentlyobeyed her lover.
All haveobeyed it excepting those holy men consecrated to Serapis, whose vows forbid their breaking their seclusion, and Irene, the water-bearer.
Publius obeyedand entered the spacious antechamber of the venerable cave, hewn out of the rock and now dimly lighted.
Nevertheless she obeyed him, pressing open the door with an impatient movement of her head.
Tessibel placed the small boy in the box, then she and Myra obeyed Mrs. Longman's fretful demand that they draw up and eat.
The man obeyed his stern voice, and, after the boat had cleared the rocks, he steered her directly across the line of fire from the Rondeel towards his vessel.
The seamen, with that instinct which teaches men the presence of a master spirit, without questioning his authority, moved with more alacrity, and obeyed his orders without hesitation.
Like a crew of demons, yelling and shouting menaces of death, mingled with horrible execrations and oaths of vengeance for their slaughtered comrades, they obeyed the energetic and sanguinary orders of their chief.
The new Pope obeyed his master, established himself in Avignon, and the King to all intents and purposes had taken the Pontificate captive and lost no time in using it for his own ends against the Empire, his hereditary foe.
Romans obeyed their leader so long as he could lead them well--no longer.
They obeyedhim reluctantly, and falling back to one side or the other, opened a way across the room to the door.
Every one was hurrying to hear and to learn and to tell; to take arms if he had never used arms before, to advise if all his life he had obeyed orders, to do anything and everything but his daily work.
Such regulations as may be required, in the judgment of the President, to insure regularity of returns and to protect the United States from any fraudulent practices shall be observed and obeyed by all in office in the State militia.
To the last man, so far as known, they have successfully resisted the traitorous efforts of those whose commands but an hour before they obeyed as absolute law.
His orders will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "obeyed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
