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Example sentences for "outspanning"

Lexicographically close words:
outskirt; outskirts; outspake; outspan; outspanned; outspeed; outspoken; outspokenness; outspread; outspreading
  1. Outspanning nearly all the hot afternoon, we made a long trek in the lovely moonlight until nearly twelve o'clock before "tying up.

  2. We soon had the good things we had brought with us transferred from the cart to a grassy knoll, and our charioteer outspanning and knee-haltering the horses, let them wander away and graze.

  3. This done, he once more changed the wet handkerchiefs, and went out to find Jack outspanning the cattle, and talking in a loud voice to his wife.

  4. Then, immediately after breakfast, the oxen were inspanned, and, pushing forward a little more rapidly than on the first day, we forded the Great Fish River shortly after noon before outspanning for the midday halt.

  5. Unless he saw the boys outspanning he would not get off, and if one of the hens ventured out he would rush back at her in a great state and try to bustle her back into the coop.

  6. On the first occasion of our outspanning here I had the curiosity to mount this slope, reflecting as I did so that although rough it would be quite practicable for a wagon.

  7. This, then, we did, outspanning that evening by the hot but beautiful river which was still haunted by a few hippopotamus and many crocodiles, one of which we shot before turning in.

  8. For the rest, life was pleasant enough as we moved along easily-- outspanning during the heat of the day for several hours--and then trekking on until dark.

  9. Under all the circumstances I was not sorry to be back over the border, but I decided to trek on a good bit before outspanning lest Dolf Norbury should yet find means to play us some bad trick.

  10. Outspanning in the evening near a large pond, we disturbed, as we approached, several hundred ducks, which kept us employed until dark in adding to our larder.

  11. Close to Mamahahuie, a kraal on the Walfish Bay road, is an outspanning station.

  12. Max went into the shop; Nathan followed him after outspanning the horses.

  13. He pulled up within a few yards of Old Schalk's camp, and, while Piet Noona was outspanning the mules, he untied the tin box and carried it at once into the mat-house.


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