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Example sentences for "rall"

Lexicographically close words:
rald; rale; ralement; rales; raley; rallied; rallies; rally; rallying; rals
  1. It is Ordered, sentenced and decreed, that to the aforesaid Conrte of Election the seu'rall Townes shall send their deputyes, and when the Elections are ended they may p'rceed in any publike searuice as at other Courts.

  2. And how many years have you been in the habit of taking snuff?

  3. The Hessians were defeated, and sent flying toward Princeton, and Colonel Rall was mortally wounded.

  4. Rall roused his men, and placing himself at their head gave battle to the Americans.

  5. These fired immediately, and the sound woke Colonel Rall and his officers who were sleeping off their debauch.

  6. Colonel Rall was at Trenton, New Jersey, with 1,500 Hessians, soldiers whom England had hired from Germany.

  7. The Earth's a Theefe, That feeds and breeds by a composture stolne From gen'rall excrement: each thing's a Theefe.

  8. Supported on either side by a sergeant, Rall walked painfully forward to where Washington was seated on his horse, and, handing his sword to him, asked that mercy should be shown his men.

  9. Colonel Rall leaped from his bed, and, hastily donning his clothes, strove to collect and form his men.

  10. Rall was carried to a building, where, as he lay on the bed, he was visited by Washington, who expressed his sympathy for his sufferings, which soon were terminated by death.

  11. Well-attested tradition says that Colonel Rall and his troops were, as Washington supposed they would be, yet under the influence of a night's carousal after the Christmas holiday.

  12. I was informed that the portrait of Rall was painted from a description given by a person who knew him, and who pronounced the likeness good, as he remembered him.

  13. On the left Colonel Rall reclines upon a couch, and behind him, supporting his pillow, is his servant.

  14. On the morning of the battle, Rall was at the house of Abraham Hunt, who traded with friend and foe.

  15. Colonel Rall died in the front room in the second story, immediately over this window.

  16. Colonel Rall fell mortally wounded; and the main body of his troops, attempting to retreat, were captured.

  17. And didn't Rall say the Americans wouldn't dare to come against him?

  18. It was very kind, and I hope Rall appreciated it.

  19. Rall drew back his two regiments as if intending to reach the road to Princeton by turning Washington's left," continued Mrs. Travilla in reply.

  20. What you got out of that wreck es knawn to a bra' many, f'rall they're afeard for to spaik et out, down sous.

  21. I'm no cheeld, f'rall I do look like one to a stranger, I dare say.

  22. RALL Some o' those ragamuffin rebels might be on this side of the river.

  23. RALL Well, that's good news--my men will be glad to see that beef!

  24. RALL Thanks--hm--how many did you say there were?

  25. RALL (chuckling) Well, Honeyman, what do you expect o' soldiers?

  26. RALL (laughing) That ought to be enough to scare 'em away from you!

  27. RALL No, just a thousand men, that's all!

  28. RALL If we had some boats we'd soon make short work of them.

  29. Trenton was left in charge of Colonel Rall and his brigade of Hessians.

  30. RALL Better keep a sharp lookout if you go down that way.

  31. Rall and Knyphausen encountered the most serious obstacles, and met with the most obstinate resistance.

  32. The British recoiled, but moved up again to the attack, while Rall came around more on the left, and after a brisk fight, in which the militia facing Rall failed to stand their ground, they succeeded in compelling McDougall to retreat.

  33. At Trenton they stationed Colonel Rall with a body twelve hundred strong, composed chiefly of Hessians.

  34. Rall despised Washington's troops, and would throw up no intrenchments around Trenton.

  35. The Hessians moved forward from King's Bridge against Rawlings' position, Rall on the right nearest to the Hudson, Knyphausen a short distance to his left nearer the King's Bridge road.

  36. Not knowing which way to turn next, Rall held his ground, like a wounded boar brought to bay, until a bullet struck him to the ground with a mortal wound.

  37. Footnotes: [1] Harris says that Rall had intelligence of the intended attack, and kept his men under arms the whole night.

  38. They ran to this effect: [Sidenote: Rall the object.

  39. The isolated situation of Rall and Donop seemed to invite attack.


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

    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    rally round the flag; rally them