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Example sentences for "raves"

Lexicographically close words:
raven; ravening; ravenous; ravenously; ravens; ravin; ravine; ravines; raving; ravings
  1. The spirit of slavery raves under tormenting gnawings, and casts about in blind phrenzy for something to ease, or even to mock them.

  2. The spirit of slavery raves under tormenting gnawings, and casts about in blind phrenzy for something to ease, or even to mock them.

  3. Discord demented bursts the bounds of Dis; Mad Murder raves and Horror holds her hell.

  4. O what are leagues to the loving hunter, Or the blinding drift of the hurricane, When it raves and roars o'er the frozen plain!

  5. The Grecian chief, th’ enthusiast of his pride, With rage and terror stalking by his side, Raves round the globe; he soars into a god!

  6. Also he shows us all over the house, and Vee raves about it.

  7. While all my thoughts on him are set Grief at my heart swells wilder yet: With doubled might thus Ocean raves When rushing floods increase his waves.

  8. As troubled Ocean heaves and raves When Doom’s wild tempest sweeps the waves, Thus all Ayodhyá reeled and bent When Ráma to the forest went.

  9. I knew his heart would sink and fail, Nor dare her honour to assail, As Ocean, when he raves and roars, Fears to o’erleap his bounding shores.

  10. These woes on which I sadly think Fill, till it raves above the brink, The stream of grief in which I sink,— The flood which naught can stay.

  11. In vain Anubis barks; Mars raves among The combatants; the Furies frown on high.

  12. Fierce Volscens raves with anger, nor espies The wielder of the weapon, nor which way To rush, aflame with fury.

  13. O'er bench and oar, from painted keel to mast, The Fire-god raves at will, and rides upon the blast.

  14. So raves AEneas, victor of the war, His sword now warmed, and many a foeman dies.

  15. Poor Dido, crazed thereby, Raves like a Thyiad, when the frenzied rout With orgies hurry to Cithaeron high, And "Bacchus!

  16. The checked coat, held recklessly aside by a hand on each hip, reveals an incredible expanse of waistcoat, the pattern of which raves horribly.

  17. That silly little Bessie raves about her, and has actually induced Mrs. Wendover to invite her to The Knoll!

  18. Mother fairly raves over the poems," went on Polly.

  19. She raves over everything, cathedral or apron trimming--it's all the same to her.

  20. You are not the only one who raves about her.

  21. The lady who is making yet another correction in her picture is the Countess d'Olbreuse, a butterfly of fashion, who not only raves over painting, but also has a great love for music.

  22. In that dread moment, how the frantic soul Raves round the walls of her clay tenement, Runs to each avenue, and shrieks for help, But shrieks in vain!

  23. O, what are leagues to the loving hunter, Or the blinding drift of the hurricane, When it raves and roars o'er the frozen plain!

  24. One talks about scorpions and life belts; another raves about brass tacks!

  25. He raves and hollers like a maniac; so you decide he isn't crazy but only thinks he is.

  26. Raves not enough: it likes me to be fill’d With greater monsters yet.

  27. He scorns the yielded way; he fiercely raves To break and bruise the ranks in thickest throngs, All headlong bent and prone to present spoil.

  28. If I am the child she raves so strangely of, she knows me not by that most hateful name.

  29. You are a fool, ma'am, or you would never think of attaching importance to what a patient raves about in a fever.

  30. He always raves over the United States, and says we are the greatest country in the world.

  31. Everybody raves over his playing, and I am getting quite impatient for his return, which is expected next week.

  32. The Visage becomes very red, and even almost livid; he can neither keep awake, nor sleep well; he raves for some Moments, and then his Head grows clear again.

  33. One of his Arms is sometimes affected with a sort of Palsy; he raves without Intermission; can neither thoroughly wake nor sleep.

  34. The tormented Patient has not a Moment's Rest, and now and then raves a little.


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