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Example sentences for "reining"

Lexicographically close words:
reinforced; reinforcement; reinforcements; reinforces; reinforcing; reino; reinos; reins; reinstate; reinstated
  1. At that moment a rider covered with foam and dust and blood dashed up to the group and, reining his steaming animal to its haunches, leaped to the ground.

  2. As they passed the handicap mark, another shrill, defiant yell came floating back to where Kitty sat reining in her impatient Midnight.

  3. She had never been prettier than when, reining in, she looked back at Jake as he came up!

  4. Indeed, the real parting came when, reining in at fifty yards, he looked back over his shoulder.

  5. Reining in suddenly, he asked, "D'you ever take a drink?

  6. Reining in, he would proceed at a gait that would keep the animal running to the end.

  7. Then sweeping past the officers who were with them and reining up their steeds, in a second they were face to face.

  8. Then reining in his horse, Godwin fell back behind the litter, while Wulf wondered, and Rosamund watched him with dreaming eyes.

  9. Now he galloped quickly out of the firing-line, reining in ahead of the foremost of the ammunition waggons--that driven by Jacob Snyman.

  10. I think I'll follow your example then," returned Greenoak, reining in his horse so as to bring it abreast of the foremost of the ammunition waggons, ahead of which they had been riding.

  11. In place of the moonlit balcony was the figure of this young stranger swaying with his horse down between the hollowed shoulders of the Pine Mountains and reining up suddenly to sweep his broad hat low in front of her.

  12. They came to these, followed the road out of the desert through a narrow gap, and passed into the Mountain Meadows, reining in their horses as they did so.

  13. These are useful lessons, and, together with reining back, should be taught to all horses and all horsemen.

  14. On sides depend reining back and passing; on reining back and passing depend closing and dressing, and consequently the power of acting in line.

  15. With reining back and passing (and they are easily acquired) irregular cavalry might move with the precision of regular cavalry.

  16. Prince, suddenly reining up, and speaking in a tone of mingled surprise and alarm, "you see, Sir Thomas?

  17. Whitewing did not speak at once, but his reining up at the moment his friend broke silence showed that he too had observed the signs.

  18. Reining up suddenly, he said-- "What does my brother counsel?

  19. Mr Harvey's face flushed, and he was on the point of reining in his horse, and riding up to chastise the insolent Boer, but the thought of the distance of country yet before him checked him.

  20. But he was gradually tailed off, and at last, reining in his horse, he sat in the saddle and enjoyed a good laugh at the strange trio in front of him, with their long, straggling legs and necks.

  21. Here is our panorama again," said Claverton, reining in on the top of the hill, whence they had enjoyed the view that morning.

  22. The listener's face wears a ruthless look as two horsemen enter the glade and, reining in, peer cautiously around.

  23. Working apparently alone, he has kept himself entirely free from flurry and excitement, reining in every now and then and taking a deliberate shot at long range, almost invariably bringing down one of the foe.

  24. It was Alwa, saluting with drawn sabre, reining back a pedigreed mare to get all the spectacular emotion out of the encounter that he could.

  25. Ali Partab, reining from an amble to a walk and watching half-reverently.

  26. The storm of dark horsemen was headed by Many Bears in person, and it was barely two minutes more before he was reining in his pony in front of the two "pale-face Lipans.

  27. And in a few seconds more the old man was reining in his panting mustang among the startled and gloomy-faced miners.

  28. While it still seemed some distance away, suddenly the singer rode upon them; and reining up his horse, called the song into his surprised throat.

  29. Reining her horse back, she wrenched it free.

  30. Reining up in masterly fashion, he sprang lightly to earth and taking his wife in powerful arms, lifted her down, pausing to kiss her in midair, and then she had run forward to clasp Diana in eager embrace.

  31. Before me was a winding road fringed with dripping, sombre trees and reining Wildfire to a standstill, I found that the wind had greatly abated its fury.

  32. I rode slowly, and but a few paces before reining up my horse.

  33. We saw it was the scout Garey; and, once more reining up, we awaited his approach.

  34. Mount, reining in his horse, which had begun to rear at the noise of the drum.

  35. Reining up at the door, he called Doubledick forth.

  36. He turned into the drive leading to the latter, but instead of reining up at the front entrance, he passed round the house to the back, and having again awkwardly dismounted, he rapped on the kitchen door.

  37. Andy, reining 'round his horse, that fretted to follow, swung down and caught up Pete's hat on the run.

  38. At once Hugo fell back, reining his horse alongside the mule and a half pace in advance; whereat old Bartlemy smiled in approbation.

  39. Humphrey, reining in his stained and bleached horse.

  40. Through the center arch rode Bara Miyan, now reining into a canter.

  41. Every rider leaned far back in his pearl-inlaid, jewel-crusted saddle, reining in his horse.

  42. If the barbarity of the practice of tight-reining the heads of wretched horses needed any exaggeration, its superlative absurdity was evidenced in the horses which I saw labouring up this hill.

  43. Swift they rode, the throng parting before them; knee and knee together they leapt the palisade, and reining in their horses, paced down the lists and halted before the pale and trembling captive.

  44. Then reining in his charger, he lifted his vizor and spake in voice deep and strong.

  45. Now, reining in his eager beast, Beltane looked upon that stern array, and as he looked his eye kindled and his heart swelled within him.


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