You dear old rollicking roarer,” he said, seizing Barney’s hand with a fervor that attested his liking for the big-hearted Irishman.
Certainly,” said Gorse, and seizing his ax he hastened to chop away at the tree indicated by Hale, which was nearly one foot thick, and about twenty feet or so in length.
Yes, sir,” said Browning; and seizing a torch from a socket in the wall, he made a desperate leap past the Steam Man into the darkness.
Hartley threw out his hands and leaped from his bunk, seizing an axe that lay upon the floor.
Seizing his hat he shambled off toward the beach where the boat was in process of construction.
To prevent his companions from seizing his weapons, Fid drew them from his pocket and bolted off with them round the deck.
Even while engaged in his task, Paul's watchful eye had detected True Blue seizing the cutlass, and when he followed Mr Brine he guessed his object.
Paul, starting up andseizing the Frenchman by the hand.
Paul, seizing True Blue's hand in his eagerness, "they are going to board, and here I lie with my ribs stove in.
Paul Pringle, almost beside himself with joy, seizing his godson in his arms and giving him a squeeze which would have pressed the breath out of a slighter body.
Seizing a favourable opportunity, he accosted his captain with the resolution of despair, and told him point blank that he would not be eligible for the team.
Macnooder, seizing the rope, made it fast to the skeleton.
Other masters, like Tapping and Baronson, trusted to their intuitions, seizing upon the boy whose countenance betrayed a lurking apprehension.
The opportunity of catching some of these animals, so valuable to the Esquimaux, was not to be lost, so, seizing their spears and lines, they hurried down to the beach.
We half-expected to see him jump up, and, seizing the oars, pull away from us.
Come here, massa;" and seizing me by the shoulder, he dragged me forward away from the rest of the people.
It was a lump of grease; and his valet, seizing it, rubbed my face all over with it.
He being sent ashore, a council was held among the masters, the consequence of which was, the seizing the quarter master, whom they carried to Captain Woodes Rogers.
They came into the bay of Defarr, where they found a ketch at anchor, which the people had made prize of, by seizing the master and boat's crew ashore.
My philosophy being unequal to so severe a trial, I turned upon my tormentor, and seizing him by the throat, dashed him to the ground, and left him there speechless.
Montalais sprang towards it, and, seizing it with her left hand, passed it behind her into the right, concealing it as she was speaking.
The second wanted to assist his comrade, but Raoul, seizing him by the middle, threw him out of the window, whilst D'Artagnan pushed his man down the stairs.
Seizing my shirt, she tore it away from my breast, and with her paw upon the fragment, ripped it in a hundred pieces.
Sir Dudley, jumping up and seizing him by the throat with both hands, while he roared out the words with a savage vehemence that startled all the room.
Adapted forseizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc.
The act of seizing and carrying away by force; violent seizure; robbery.
The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of things by force; spoliation; pillage; plunder.
Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force.
A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence.
Your conduct in seizing these public enemies was marked by intelligence, ability, decision, and firmness, and has the emphatic approval of this Department.
Then, a spirit of desperation seizing her, she sprang up the low steps, grasped the doorknob, then stepped resolutely inside.
Seizing a hammer and chisel, Nicholas Fischer pried off the lock of a large, round-topped trunk.
Seizing the astonished boy by the arm, she dragged him to a corner of the room.
Briant, seizinghis loaded musket, and looking towards the captain for permission.
To this speech the captain replied by seizing Tim Rokens by the collar and dragging him fairly into the parlour.
At this it rushed, drove its hammer-like skull through the light material of which it was made, and then seizing the broken ends in its strong jaws upset the canoe, and began to rend it to pieces in its fury.
Done," exclaimed Glynn, springing up and seizing the captain's hand.
At the same moment Glynn cut the line that fastened the two canoes together, and seizinghis paddle, urged his craft up the river as fast as possible.
I should be glad, Professor Challenger," said he, "if you could see your way to make any remarks which may occur to you without seizing me by the chin.
Therefore, he who considers both of these states will recognize great difficulties in seizing the state of the Turk, but, once it is conquered, great ease in holding it.
The causes of the difficulties in seizing the kingdom of the Turk are that the usurper cannot be called in by the princes of the kingdom, nor can he hope to be assisted in his designs by the revolt of those whom the lord has around him.
Adam, seizing both her hands and holding them tight within his own.
We'd better take these," she said, seizing one in each hand and following Dodo into the corridor.
And glad we are to see you, lad," said the doctor, seizing his hand and shaking it warmly.
Edith, seizing a book that dangled by a cord from Judy's waist.
Late that afternoon Molly rushed over to the Commune office, and, seizing a pencil and paper, began to write.
It must be a sweet personal satisfaction," remarked Edith, seizingthe book and thrusting it into the pocket of her ulster.
All hands work ship," called the boatswain, and Lieutenant Kell, seizing his trumpet, directed the furling of sails and the lowering of the propeller.
Then, seizing their opportunity, they killed the king, drove out the people, and took possession of the country.
Nothing try, nothing have," cried Trevor, seizing an axe and chopping away at the branches.
Donald suddenly detected some trick or other, and rushing out into the open air, seizinghis gun as he went, declared that he would play no more, and would be revenged on the rascal who had cheated him.
On their reaching the beach the crew of the other boat were ordered into her, and then seizing the white man they carried him into their boat.
On account of the softness of the felt this could only be accomplished by passing the arm over the head and seizing the crown as a conjurer would a pocket-handkerchief.
She did not stop to consider what she was doing, but, seizing a large stick, the handle of a brush that happened to have been broken, she stationed herself at the top of the landing.
But the woodman recovered from the surprise in a moment and, seizing him by the throat, was forcing him out again, when, with a low cry, Una sprang forward and laid her hand on his arm.
But Jack took no more notice than if he had been deaf, and seizing his hat staggered from the room.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "seizing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
