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Example sentences for "rapid pace"

  • We did not stay here long, but left behind all we did not absolutely require, and off we went at a rapid pace.

  • At a signal from the Admiral-in-chief we all got ready, and the first consignment of the Light Division were soon off at rapid pace.

  • He then dragged Ada from the house, and took his course along the fields at a rapid pace.

  • Bill whistled to the horse, and, at a rapid pace, the thieves took the road homewards again.

  • Handing the waterman then a liberal gratuity, and whispering in his ear the word “remember,” he walked at a rapid pace in the direction of the ancient suburb of Lambeth.

  • The Count accompanied him at a rapid pace, deriving no slight consolation under the unhappy circumstances in which he was placed, at the idea of Clemence being fully informed of the cause of his not appearing at the time he had promised.

  • As he passed at a rapid pace, his eyes were bent forward upon the butte, or occasionally turned towards the horseman who galloped by his side.

  • It offered at length-- where the path ran circuitously among loose rocks, and it was impossible to proceed at a rapid pace I was about initiating a dialogue, when I was forestalled in my intention.

  • They are seen urging the animals into a rapid pace.

  • As he spoke, the figure rose, and came towards him with a rapid pace.

  • They were proceeding at a rapid pace, and apparently with fewer attendants than before, though it was so dark (the torches being extinguished) that this was mere conjecture.

  • Seeing the boy scudding away at such a rapid pace, he very naturally concluded him to be the depredator, and, shouting "Stop thief!

  • Oliver, who could hardly stand, made a shift to raise himself upon his feet, and was at once lugged along the streets by the jacket-collar at a rapid pace.

  • Then he turned, and started away at a rapid pace.

  • The two men pushed off the Peterboro and followed the birch canoe down the river at a rapid pace.

  • The river was narrow, swollen; its tremendous current, roaring over rocks and rapids, would carry them along at a rapid pace.

  • Then came the loud ringing of a bell, mingled with the noise of fire-arms, and the shouts of men, and the sensation of being carried over uneven ground at a rapid pace.

  • Oliver, who could hardly stand, made a shift to raise himself on his feet, and was at once lugged along the streets by the jacket-collar, at a rapid pace.

  • Seeing the boy scudding away at such a rapid pace, he very naturally concluded him to be the depredator; and shouting 'Stop thief!

  • So he sent his rough-riders after him, and they proceeded at a rapid pace, and came up with him on the outskirts of Williamsburg, where General Johnston prepared to fight rather than come to breakfast.

  • And it very soon pleased General Lee to march it against Washington at a rapid pace, and over the shortest road.

  • Indeed, I have good authority for saying that they evacuated that stronghold more suddenly than had ever been done before, scampering down the Fourteenth-street road at a rapid pace.

  • Then he took his son by the hand, and went away at a rapid pace.

  • It was by no means easy work, for the train was now rushing along at a rapid pace, swaying from side to side and necessitating great caution, especially when he was stretching across the space which separated the trucks.

  • There was no one in sight, so he mounted his pony again and cantered on at a rapid pace.

  • Seeing the boy scudding away at such a rapid pace, he very naturally concluded him to be the depredator, and, shouting “Stop thief!

  • Fear seemed to lend fleetness to his feet, for though the native spy sped onward at a rapid pace, he could not outdistance his pursuer.

  • The animal needed no second bidding, and at once set off at a rapid pace.

  • He was stepping along at a rapid pace, his nostrils distended, his feet making not a sound as he trod, and all his senses engaged in tracking those who had preceded him.

  • But he had no time to greet him, and, indeed, little opportunity of doing so, for Judge Mainwaring hurried him on at a rapid pace, shouts from the fort having plainly shown them that the escape was already discovered.

  • Steve promptly turned to his right and set off at a a rapid pace, Mac following with the same scared look on his wrinkled features.

  • Three paddles dipped simultaneously into the water and the canoes shot away up the river at a rapid pace.

  • He was too inexperienced as yet to push his canoe at such a rapid pace, even though he could have stood the strain.

  • Swaying from side to side, turning first this way, then that, as a skilful pilot guided her through the safer spots, she raced ahead at a rapid pace, with all steam shut off.

  • The breeze was from the south and very light, and the boys did not hesitate to paddle out into the lake where, with the bows still headed northward, they skimmed along at a rapid pace.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rapid pace" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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