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Example sentences for "paleness"

Lexicographically close words:
paled; paleface; palefaced; palefaces; palely; paleocrystic; paleontologic; paleontological; paleontologist; paleontologists
  1. Not one of the party observed the sudden paleness and deep agitation of Katharine, while the sweet notes of this beautiful air were sounding in their ravished ears.

  2. A paleness as of marble overspread the face of Katharine; her eyes assumed a vacant regard; her hand became cold, and from her moving lips no sound was audible.

  3. Many restraining arms were now raised, as the white fury flashed over the judge's pale face, as rare and deadly lightning glares from the paleness of a winter sky.

  4. Then in another instant a scarlet tide swept the paleness from her alarmed face.

  5. The only reminder of it was the more frequent pressure of Miss Judy's hand to her heart, which had always been a weak, soft, fluttering little thing, and a new paleness of her sweet face which merely made its delicate blushes more lovely.

  6. Her clothes streamed with water; her hair, heavy with rain, fell upon her shoulders; her extreme paleness gave her the appearance of a corpse rather than of a living creature.

  7. Her lips scarcely tasted the milk that filled her cup; visible anguish increased the paleness of her sweet, sad countenance.

  8. In the violence of her fall upon the gravelled walk, a flint had wounded her forehead, and the crimson drops that issued from it contrasted mournfully with the frozen paleness of her countenance.

  9. The queen felt an involuntary shudder as she received the ring, whilst Gomez Arias stood in speechless suspense, a transitory, but deadly paleness driving the flush of anger from his countenance.

  10. Fixed in mute astonishment, he stood, as he gazed upon the group, at the foot of the throne; an ashy paleness succeeded the glowing tints of joy yet visible on his countenance.

  11. A ghastly smile was on her lip, and a deadly paleness overspread her features.

  12. Poor Jenny staggered back a few paces, while a deadly paleness overspread her face.

  13. A paleness went over the face of the other bidder, and a quick tremor passed through her frame.

  14. When he looked closely into it, his whole frame became cold and feeble from despair, the hard paleness of mental suffering settled upon his face, and his brain was stunned by a stupor which almost destroyed the power of thinking.

  15. Her paleness still continued; she gazed on him, and, as he gently squeezed her hand, a slight pressure was given in return.

  16. The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal paleness was upon her.

  17. The ashy paleness of my cheek Is scarleted in ruddy flakes of wrath.

  18. The blood the virgin's cheek forsook; A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look.

  19. Defn: Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease.

  20. He stood by to see them dash off, Lady Markland giving him a surprised yet half-relieved look, in the paleness of her anxiety and misery.

  21. She thought it was a ‘sign’ that I was to be elected to a second term of office, and that the paleness of one of the faces was an omen that I should not see life through the last term.

  22. His paleness changed to the ruddiness of manhood; and his feeble limbs felt all the vigor of a hero in his prime.

  23. Here dwell drowsy Cold and Paleness and Shuddering and dreadful Famine.

  24. Her clothes streamed with water; her hair, heavy with rain, fell upon her shoulders, her extreme paleness gave her the appearance of a corpse rather than of a living creature.

  25. Calmly Anna continues to sleep, the lights in the girandoles shedding a mysterious paleness over the scene.

  26. Such intense suffering was expressed in every feature, in her firmly compressed lip, and the ghastly paleness of her check, and the contraction of her forehead, that Dora did not dare inquire the cause.

  27. The features are all gone: there is only the paleness of them left.

  28. A paleness had spread over the young monarch's face, however, which Lorenzo Visconti did not like; but the royal party were soon in the dry deep fosse, and the memorable jeu de paume began.

  29. It was nearly dark, and they could hardly see each other's faces, so that the paleness which spread over Ramiro d'Orco's face escaped the eyes of his companion.

  30. Father Anselmo receded a pace, like one pricked in conscience, and the paleness of his ascetic features took a deadly hue.

  31. The monk threw back his cowl for air, and the act discovered the deadly paleness of his features.

  32. The Bravo appeared, but with a paleness deeper than common on his cheek.

  33. The paleness of the cheek was the same, and the glowing eye which so singularly lighted and animated a countenance that possessed a hue not unlike that of death, scarce varied its gaze while he answered.

  34. He did not show it otherwise, but from the paleness of his face it was plain that he was suffering torments.

  35. Kárpáthy himself was struck by the paleness of his wife; all through dinner the lady was speechless.

  36. She remained for some time motionless; a death-like paleness overspread her lovely features; life itself seemed about to abandon her, and she fell senseless into the arms of her governante.

  37. A fearful paleness came over his cheeks, and his eyes were filled with tears as he embraced his friend.

  38. A mortal paleness spread itself over his face, his strength failed him, and he sunk into a seat.

  39. She looked, and saw the paleness of his face.

  40. There was a consciousness in her mind that it was not all gratitude which moved her, for the deathly paleness of her cheek was now succeeded by a warm blush which denoted a yet stronger and warmer emotion.

  41. The paleness on her cheek was succeeded by the deepest flush of crimson.

  42. She was enabled to avoid puddles by the nebulous paleness which signified their presence, though beside anything less dark than the heath they themselves would have appeared as blackness.

  43. Bonaparte uttered a low cry, an ashy paleness suffused his cheeks; he pressed his lips together, and his eyes flamed out such darts of rage that even Fouche trembled and lowered his gaze.

  44. The Countess Lamotte-Valois of France sank back with a loud sob upon the chair, and for the first time a death-like paleness diffused itself over her hitherto rosy cheeks.

  45. A deathly paleness covered her cheeks, and, almost swooning, she rested her head on the back of the chair.

  46. Louis started, and a deathly paleness covered his cheeks.

  47. The boy trembled convulsively, a glowing red passed over his cheeks, and a deep paleness followed.


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