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Example sentences for "outstretching"

Lexicographically close words:
outspokenness; outspread; outspreading; outstanding; outstretched; outstrip; outstripped; outstripping; outstrips; outta
  1. By an eager outstretching towards Reality, they tell us, we tend to move towards Reality, to enter into its rhythm: by a humble and unquestioning surrender to it we permit its entrance into our souls.

  2. Gotten and holden": homely words, that suggest rather the outstretching of the hand to take something lying at your very gates, than the long outward journey or terrific ascent of the contemplative soul.

  3. Outstretching his hand in the direction of the city.

  4. Looks down, outstretching his arms to the children.

  5. Shouting, laughter, the children are rushing forward, some one is crying; many people are outstretching their hands prayerfully to David.

  6. The church was filled with large monumental figures with white, outstretching wings, that hovered out into prominence above the carvings of the old oak screens, black with age.

  7. And Yefim sighed, and, outstretching his hands, said: "He has a very violent character.

  8. The priest in extending his arms signifies the outstretching of Christ's arms upon the cross.

  9. Thus increased her torments are By the cruel, heartless quire; And with arms outstretching far Leaps she on the glowing pyre.

  10. Pendent there hung from an outstretching bough a fair white lance of ash with point {050}of burnished steel.

  11. Long the search, and unsuccessful, On the blue back of the ocean, On the far-outstretching pastures.

  12. Close to this camp, from an outstretching spur, I obtained another magnificent view.

  13. He felt the warm glow in his cheeks; he felt subtle hands outstretching as if drawing forth his spirit.

  14. A moment more and she was face to face with Democrates, who advanced outstretching his hand and smiling.

  15. The threatened lady fell again on her knees, outstretching her hands and beseeching mercy,—never a more charming picture of misery and contrition.


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