Of course she gave him all the meat, patted his faithful old head, and called him "good Ponto.
She trembled in the memory, and he patted her hand.
She patted his cheek, the pat more like a smart slap.
He pattedthe air with his open palm, slowly, carefully, as though he patted an animal that might rise and fly at him.
Androvsky looked down, bent quickly and patted him, as only a man really fond of animals and accustomed to them knows how to pat.
He patted Bous-Bous, who took little notice of him.
He patted Falk's shoulder with a cordiality which did not often pierce the scorn with which he had enveloped himself.
Olle, very much flattered by her attention, patted his wavy hair which, after the many libations, was beginning to stand up again.
The young man patted and stroked the poor creature, which presently dropped her head low, and steamed, as if it were winter weather, high into the cool air.
Mary eagerly protested, and patted the old horse with still greater friendliness and approval as they went riding on toward the town.
Then McKeith lifted up Tommy and kissed and patted him almost as if he had been the boy's father.
He patted the hand on his arm and said, "Tell me how it happened.
John patted him on the peaked head and rubbed him on the broad nose, then opened his mouth and examined his teeth, and finally turned him on his back and tickled his chest, and they were fast friends and comrades forever after.
Drake laughed at their predictions, and Glory patted the creature while it beat its white feet on the ground and the leather of its saddle squeaked.
He put her into a hansom under the lamps outside the station, and her face was lit up, but she patted the dog and said: "You have vexed me and you needn't come to see me again.
He patted the old creature on the head, and Brother Andrew laid hold of it by the loose skin at its neck.
The thing touched her good heart, and she patted the happy darky approvingly on the back.
And we clapped our hands and patted our thighs in time for him, and he began his "double-shuffle.
Tracey Miles, as he sorrowfully patted his rather prominent stomach.
Still—it’s nice in Elizabeth,” and she patted the girl’s round arm.
The spirit cat, with a look of almost human fun, patted Kim's head, the latter awaking with a start.
Curdie took her up, and holding her on one arm, patted Lina with the other hand.
She crept nearer and nearer, and laid her chin in his palm, and he patted her ugly head.
The young miner bowed his head low, patted the strange head that lay at the princess's feet, and turned away.
Then the child wanted also to pat doggy, as she called her by a right bountiful stretch of courtesy, and having once patted her, nothing would serve but Curdie must let her have a ride on doggy.
The tapir had the big footman in charge: the fellow stood stock-still, and let the beast come up to him, then put out his finger and playfully patted his nose.
Elisabeth laughed again as she patted his arm in a sisterly fashion.
Even reigning monarchs now and then like to have their ermine tucked round them, and to be patted on their crowns by a protecting hand.
There were two little girls, the daughters of a neighbor, passing by at the time: she patted them on the head and bade them good-morning.
Sherlock Holmes pushed him down into the easy-chair and, sitting beside him, patted his hand and chatted with him in the easy, soothing tones which he knew so well how to employ.
Sherlock Holmes sat down beside him on the couch and patted him kindly on the shoulder.
He had a dress of little Nell's in his hand and smoothed and patted it as he muttered that she had been asleep--asleep a long time now, and was marble cold and would not wake.
At last Fagin made Oliver try if he could take something out of his pocket without his knowing it, and when Oliver succeeded he patted his head and seemed well pleased.
Judy, as shepatted the pretty creature on the head.
But Belinda could not talk, although she patted Judy's hand with her paw and curled down with her head in the crook of Judy's arm.
They shook his hand, patted his shoulder, and counselled him to leave them.
A man patted him on the shoulder, and gave him a gulp of wine, saying with his shrewdest air: "One may laugh at the devil once too often, though!
Nan impulsively, as shepatted the wheel of her treasure.
Then they rose, patted down their dresses and struck out for the shore, drawing the sled behind them.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "patted" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
