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Example sentences for "sang"

Lexicographically close words:
sane; sanely; saner; sanest; sanft; sangar; sangaree; sangars; sangfroid; sanglant
  1. He listened to the river Dart as it sang its wild way to the sea, the only song among those rugged hills.

  2. Down in the valley the East Dart sang its way to the sea.

  3. The waters sang as they tumbled over the granite rocks and swirled beneath the bracken and heather which overhung the peat banks.

  4. Already the thought of the dance was in their heads, and its tripping in their feet, and they sang through the lanes.

  5. And Loveday's heart, as she walked the three miles from the fishing village to Bugletown, sang to her of joy and hope and triumph.

  6. At first the boys sang a good deal, new songs and old.

  7. As the bonfire dwindled to an immense heap of glowing coals, a deep semi-circle gathered, sitting above it on the hill, sang the songs of the hike, and called for solos from favorite singers.

  8. There were others among us who got pretty weary; but on the other hand there were plenty, I am glad to say, who were not tired, and whistled and sang most of the way, to the advantage of those who felt weary.

  9. The marble floor was swept By many a long dark stole As the kneeling priests, round him that slept, Sang mass for the parted soul.

  10. Footnote 1: On the death of St. Guthlade, his sister Pega recommended his soul to God, and sang psalms for that purpose during three days.

  11. On the day of his interment, the Archbishop of Sens sang the requiem.

  12. The morning was beautiful, and in this early springtime the birds sang on the trees and the sunbeams shone through the misty glades, like curtains of golden gauze.

  13. Aramis immediately complied, and sang the song in a very lively manner.

  14. She sang Rosina's song in the Barbiere di Siviglia as she had never sung it in her life, and for the first time the words pleased her.

  15. Instinctively the Primadonna sang the last bars, though no one heard her in the din, unless it was Schreiermeyer, who stood near her.

  16. I was in the Metropolitan in New York when you sang in the dark and prevented a panic.

  17. He had a daughter passing fair,” sang Mrs. Corklemore, without thinking.

  18. I then sang "For Auld Lang Syne" as a parting farewell.

  19. We sang "God Save the Queen" and cheered Hay and the Commandant, who made a very nice speech, saying he hoped to shake hands with us outside.

  20. All kept the tune, as far as I could hear, and all played or sang as loudly as they could bang, toot, or shout.

  21. And listening thereat he heard a voice within, which sang so sweetly that it seemed no earthly thing, "Joy and honor be to the Father of Heaven!

  22. In the past all was at the choice of others; they chose, they digested, they read aloud for us and sang to their own tune the books of childhood.

  23. There are four young ones in the nest, and they're nearly ready to fly," sang out the investigator from above, and the parents corroborated every word from the poplar.

  24. Juan Fernandez, for example," I added, as a couple of lines sang through my recollection.

  25. Still no help came--but still the sacred bird sang on.

  26. The two birds sang their best, but the scepter lay motionless in the king's hand.

  27. And what they sang was "Tantum ergo Sacramentum.

  28. It's forty years since I heard a hymn sung in a kitchen, and it was my mother, God rest her, that sang them.

  29. This duel made a great stir, and in those days they sang songs about it.

  30. Mr. Ricardo might have been sitting on a coal fire from his jumps and twistings; Hanaud stolidly enjoyed the music, and when Joan Carew sang her famous solo his hands clamoured for an encore louder than anyone's in the boxes.

  31. Ethel, they sang that psalm the first Sunday I brought your mamma home!

  32. May was no musician, but Mr. Wilmot could not regret certain tones that now and then burst out in the chanting, from the very bottom of a heart that assuredly sang with the full melody of thankfulness, whatever the voice might do.

  33. He knew by these tokens that he possessed a power over this splendid woman that none of the other men could wield,--she had lowered her eyes to no other but him--and all the man in him sang exultantly under the knowledge.

  34. All through the Territory the leaders preached, prayed, and taught nothing but war; the poets made songs only of war; and the people sang only these.

  35. She stood transfixed, something within her responding to the hidden singer, as she had once heard a closed piano sound to a voice that sang near it.

  36. Often this was not until sunrise, even with the lullabys they sang "to put them to sleep.

  37. They sang another hymn, and when that was done, the little bent man arose and came hesitatingly forward to the baize-covered table that served as a pulpit.

  38. And then, while their attention was distracted, a bullet sang over their heads.

  39. Pan was widely worshiped in olden times, however; and the ancients not only decked his altars with flowers, but sang his praises, and celebrated festivals in his honor.

  40. During the festive meal, bards sang of all the heroic deeds accomplished by great men; and Pelias, by judicious flattery, stimulated Jason to attempt similar feats.

  41. The maidens sang merry lays as they wound their long garlands; and their joyous voices and ripples of silvery laughter attracted the attention of Pluto, just then driving past in his dark chariot drawn by four fiery coal-black steeds.

  42. An old negro preacher lifted his voice in a homely prayer, the women sang a weird hymn, and then they filled up the cavity.

  43. They had been talking of a journey made the year previous upon the same vessel, when the ocean sang a new sweet song.

  44. As he sang the words, the girl smiled into the faces of the company.

  45. The Duchess had learned to sing "Rockaby Baby" and now she lifted her thin, piping voice, the player readily following, and sang sweetly all the verses she could remember.

  46. She came and sang at Christmas, to the prisoners, the glorious hymns of her church, and she sang to me.

  47. When the idol of the older Paris came to the footlights for the sixth time to bow her thanks for the ovation given her, she smiled and sang in German a love song, indescribable in its passion and tenderness.

  48. I sang a solo in a concert; he led the orchestra; I sang to him.

  49. The little vehicle rocked and swayed, and, underneath, the wheels sang a monotonous warning rhyme.

  50. In this search I had always the assistance of Mr. Morgan, and at first his money defrayed all expense; but shortly afterward he influenced a leading opera master to give me a chance, and I sang in Paris as Cambia, for the first time.

  51. What she sang I do not know for I could not understand the language, but I presume it was some ancient chant that she learned in Kendah Land.

  52. He never sang a secular song again during the whole of his life.

  53. All sprang to their feet and sang the chorus of Rule, Britannia!

  54. Of course you cannot eat your cake and have it: but Mrs Penhaligon arrived just in time to stop a fight between 'Bert and Matthey Matthew's ugly boy, who sang in the Church choir, and hoped it would rain.

  55. It seemed to take the audience by surprise: but they shuffled to their feet and, after a few bars, sang the anthem very creditably.


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