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Example sentences for "pranced"

Lexicographically close words:
pralaya; pram; pran; prana; prance; prances; prancing; prandial; prandium; prank
  1. Coggan, and they all stepped down from the bank on which they had been standing into the road, and the rider pranced into the midst of them.

  2. The child nodded her head and pranced over the brown, stubbly ground with dancing feet, her cheeks aglow and her eyes flashing with satisfaction.

  3. John, as they formed a ring and pranced gayly about the fragrant tree.

  4. Finding his Master seated at the dinner table, he kicked up his heels and, with a loud bray, pranced giddily around the table, upsetting it as he did so.

  5. He was feeling very vigorous indeed, and pranced around loftily, holding his head high.

  6. Then Richard swung his wife into the saddle, and Rollo pranced gleefully as he took the road with his precious burden.

  7. As he pranced along his thin line, scornfully erect, voices arose from the grass beseeching him to take care of himself.

  8. Joel pranced up to the first desk he saw, of which the room appeared to be full, and found himself by the side of a young man, with a very large head of tow-colored hair, who was doing his best to find the bottom of a long column of figures.

  9. He'll never be ready, Ben," and now he beat his woollen mittens together as he pranced up and down the hall.

  10. And despite all Ben's efforts he pranced off with a final jump that defied pursuit.

  11. The king had taken his place; his countenance was not so placid and cheerful as before; his white steed snorted and pranced impatiently.

  12. Before the six white horses of the princess's gilded car pranced the two white tournament steeds which the king had been so displeased at missing from Sorretslov castle.

  13. George patted him, and Carlo wagged his tail and pranced about in the shape of a reaping-hook.

  14. Then she pranced away; then she pranced back.

  15. Black Eagle felt it, and as he pranced proudly down the track there was lifted a murmur of applause and appreciation which made his nerves tingle strangely.

  16. Halterless and shoe-freed, Chieftain pranced about the pasture for all the world like a two-year-old.

  17. Also, there pranced back as nigh horse of the truck a big gray with one slightly swollen hind leg.

  18. Skipper pranced out into the roadway and gathered himself for the sport.

  19. Thereupon the strawberry roan, who had looked fit for a girthsling three hours before, tossed his head and pranced daintily out of the arena amid a ringing round of applause.

  20. The dispirited bobtail looked up as a well-mated pair pranced past.

  21. A few of them stung his horse, which pranced promptly back to the safety line.

  22. Other patterns of Macutian gallantry and fashion pranced and posed.

  23. He was himself so nervous and excited that he became desperate and after an hour of tedious waiting, during which time he pranced around impatiently, he decided to attack the hated Pinkies and rid the country of them.

  24. She waited until the snubnosed sextette had pranced haughtily away and then she came out, followed by all the pets, and found her way to the servants' quarters.

  25. Her pride pranced with an assurance, a certainty, that was at once baffling and unbaffled.

  26. But even with this heavy load the horse pranced all the time, and was scared at everything he saw.

  27. He pranced about and would hardly stand still near the dead buffalo.

  28. A sound of pity here and there was drowned in the general noise; the guards called out for open room, and horses pranced and bore back the eager spectators.

  29. He came down, springy-quick, graceful, and then he pranced into line with the other horses.

  30. He pranced out there beyond the crowd of men and horses.

  31. We visited the larger animals in turns, and whenever there was a seat the Squire thoughtfully pressed me to sit down, while the children pranced about to let off the steam of their enjoyment.

  32. The children caught at the last sentence, naturally applied it to their own plans, and pranced with renewed impatience.

  33. The world could never be wholly uninteresting while Rodney pranced about in it, cutting the air with gestures like that.

  34. A week or two ago he had rather liked that voice and its owner, a gay, irresponsible, good-hearted little creature who pranced in the front row of an up-town pony ballet.

  35. Now that the Baron's courage had returned, no heraldic lion ever pranced more bravely.

  36. Jerry pranced and curvetted, and finally shot forward his rider, or rather his burden, headforemost, a distance of several feet into the water.

  37. Our horses pranced and bounded, and could hardly be restrained as the balls whistled among them.

  38. The griffin pranced with rage, and his remaining might Exerted to resume his old-accustomed flight.

  39. The steed that bore him pranced haughtily along, and with its proud hoof kept the thronging multitude at a distance from its princely rider.

  40. I'll get it," said the Scarecrow; and at his command the Sawhorse pranced into the bushes.

  41. The warriors, who had been rather confused by these incidents, now formed their ranks again, and the Sawhorse pranced across the room to Dorothy and took a position beside the Hungry Tiger.

  42. Following close behind the chariot Dorothy saw her old friend the Scarecrow, riding calmly astride a wooden Saw-Horse, which pranced and trotted as naturally as any meat horse could have done.

  43. He pranced up to the mirror again, fuming every step of the way, and surveyed himself in dismay.

  44. Fisher's big glasses, shining as the little doctor pranced back and forth, unable to keep still.

  45. Joel flung down the towel, and pranced to the door.

  46. During the past two months you have pranced along the streets with your head in the clouds.

  47. For--" and then she pranced off upon that wearisome old story about the blown-up Territorial bore of le Grand Couronné.

  48. Hawkins pranced alongside and fumbled feverishly, first with that knob, then with this little wheel.

  49. Another fellow pranced up, waving a many-looped rope over his head.

  50. He stood for a minute in the little entry, surveying the living-room absently, while Pansy pranced about his feet.

  51. Edith and Bob voted Max a nuisance because, in his agony of impotence, he pranced restlessly about the bedroom, lashing his tail in one tempo and pointing his ears in another.


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