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Example sentences for "relapsed"

Lexicographically close words:
rekindling; rekte; relaciones; relaid; relapse; relapses; relapsing; relate; related; relatedness
  1. Ayrton had become animated while he was speaking, but soon relapsed into his former indifference.

  2. The two children then relapsed into silence, gazing out into the dark night, and giving way to long reveries, interrupted occasionally by a question or remark from one to the other.

  3. As she was a relapsed and as Lutheranism was the object of special severity, this mercy shows ample consideration for spontaneous confession, but the event proved that the patience of the Inquisition might be tried too far.

  4. On the other hand, it was expressly stated that the grant did not exempt the property of those who relapsed or committed offences subsequent to reconciliation, nor did it relieve them from prosecution in person or fame.

  5. The poor wretches on board, who had for a moment believed themselves saved, relapsed into their agony.

  6. She relapsed into a weak giggle, and Hyacinth stooped for the bottle of smelling-salts, which had rolled under the sofa.

  7. More than once he made an effort to begin, but the old man, who brightened a little during their meal, relapsed again into dreaminess, and did not seem to be listening to him.

  8. Again he relapsed into a fitful slumber, filled with dreams and visions of the past.

  9. Theodora made no reply, but relapsed into her former state of thoughtfulness.

  10. Then the night relapsed once more into silence, and in intermittent pauses large drops of rain could be heard, splashing from the height of the roof upon the ringing flagstones.

  11. Otto had relapsed into his former state of apathy.

  12. But no sooner had he encountered Eckhardt's gaze than he uttered a cry of dismay and would have relapsed into his swoon, had not the Margrave grasped him by the shoulder in an effort to support the weak, tottering body.

  13. Then everything faded from her vision, like a landscape shrouded in mist and she relapsed in twilight dreams of a past that had gone forever.

  14. He again relapsed into a swoon; he heard Eckhardt's questions, but lacked strength to answer.

  15. She relapsed into her dark mood and the dismal thoughts again passed through her mind, one by one.

  16. In the third month he relapsed into his old habit of taking an afternoon nap.

  17. When he relapsed into moody silence Mr. Letts cleared his throat and spoke.

  18. Mr. Foss quailed at the challenge and relapsed into moody silence.

  19. Then she relapsed into silence, plucking idly at the shred of cambric she held between her fingers.

  20. The bell jangled and pealed and clattered reverberatingly from the gloomy house, and then, with a jarring of wires, relapsed into silence.

  21. He seemed to have relapsed into the preoccupied mood in which Desmond had found him that morning.

  22. There his first care was to submit himself to the hands of the barber who, after a glance at his client's bandaged head, muddy clothes and shaggy beard, coughed ominously and relapsed into a most unbarber-like reserve.

  23. As lunch progressed the latter relapsed into a sulky silence; she glanced surreptitiously at Mariana's apparel; and consumed cigarettes with a straining assumption of easy indifference.

  24. She relapsed into silence and a chair; and he sat with gaze fixed on the hickory in the fireplace, burning to impalpable, white ash.

  25. There was also a grandfather-clock which had suffered an abrupt resurrection of four minutes' duration when it was recently lifted out of the furniture-van, but had now relapsed into the silence of years.

  26. Very often," he repeated, but as Guy would neither contradict nor agree with him, Mr. Godbold relapsed into meditation upon the justice of his observation.

  27. The Chinese cook was severely cross-questioned, but relapsed into idiotic smiles and plentiful "No savee's".

  28. He stroked his beard and relapsed into thought.

  29. Wearied out of conjecture and complaint, her mind relapsed into the old native, childish submission.

  30. He has again relapsed into silence, which continues till he catches sight of an object on the left bank, conspicuous against the sky, beside the moon's disc, now low.

  31. Both have relapsed into abstraction--each dwelling on his own bereavement.

  32. The other men, startled at first by the apparition of the tresses, had relapsed into listlessness.

  33. The same replies were forthcoming from Counts Liechtenstein and Puchta, and the emperor, having heard each one, relapsed into silence.

  34. Mother and daughter now relapsed into silence, for the deputies, their heads despondingly held down, were to be seen making their way through the crowd.

  35. Little had been said by either one, but whenever their eyes met, each read in the glance of the other that he was dearly loved, and then they smiled, and relapsed into silence.

  36. Now the voice was laboured, as if the speaker were panting for breath, and the careful pronunciation relapsed wildly into the older and ruder forms of solecism.

  37. The speaker, in his abstraction, relapsed abruptly out of judicial dignity into mountain crudity of speech.

  38. The man whom local pride proclaimed a statesman to be reckoned with would stand a relapsed son of the vendetta with blood-soiled hands and an inconsistency-smirched record.

  39. Christianity had been extirpated in Northumbria by the sword of Penda, and the people had relapsed into heathenism, very few remaining who still clung to the faith as taught by Paulinus.

  40. The supposition was not a pleasant one, and Mr. Carter looked grave for a minute or so; but he quickly relapsed into a grim smile.

  41. He relapsed into the contemplation of this book now; but he muttered to himself ever and anon in undertones, and his mutterings had relation to Henry Dunbar.

  42. And as he knelt down by her, and took her tenderly in his arms, she relapsed into the unconscious state from which his entrance had momentarily roused her.

  43. She no sooner relapsed into the woman than he became a son.

  44. I have indeed seen but too much of it lately," said Eveline; and relapsed into the melancholy mood from which the novelty of the scene had for a moment awakened her.

  45. And seemingly, without expecting a reply, he relapsed into silence.

  46. Each of us in turn got out a few constrained words, and then relapsed into silence.

  47. I would not do Aunt Mary the injustice to doubt that for a moment," replied Charles, rather bitterly; and they relapsed into silence and smoke.

  48. He spoke slowly and with difficulty, his voice dropping until it was scarcely audible, and after these last words he relapsed into silence.

  49. He had relapsed into his most tranquil and uninterested air, and sat down.

  50. The veiled lady heaved a deep sigh, and relapsed into her former silence.

  51. The old man again relapsed into deep thought; whilst Aase and Skirmen exchanged some tender words, without disturbing him.

  52. The learned chancellor was silent, and again relapsed into thought.

  53. His majesty seemed about to rise, but again relapsed into deep thought.

  54. He was silent, and again relapsed into deep thought.


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