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Example sentences for "scimiter"

Lexicographically close words:
sciis; scilicet; scimetar; scimitar; scimitars; scimus; scintilla; scintillant; scintillate; scintillated
  1. With the shield held forward, as though to guard the doctor, and the scimiter raised aloft, she stood gazing on the trembling crowd.

  2. Dick Oakwood was at home in the saddle and now he drove furiously at the remaining Arab, who was almost on top of Dan with scimiter upraised ready to deliver a fatal blow.

  3. Dan had only a flint knife which he tried to use dagger-fashion, but as he strained upward Abdul raised his scimiter to slash at his head.

  4. With this, he seized the long, golden tresses of the unfortunate woman, entwined them in his fingers, and with one stroke of his sharp scimiter severed her head from her body.

  5. These were but fools," said the Jew as his scimiter fell upon a fourth of these half-armed men.

  6. So said other of the seamen, but The Sword was now making fast to the stone jetty, and Ben Ezra was already out upon it walking shoreward, with his scimiter drawn.

  7. Of the Nubian he made short work indeed, but the Vizier overcame him with his great scimiter and they led him captive to the garden, leaving Ghurri-Wurri cursing on the sands.

  8. He affected high arching eyebrows, a long pointed nose, a drooping mustache, a disdainful mouth, carried a white wooden scimiter about four feet long with a black handle and wore bells on his pointed white shoes.


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