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Example sentences for "shook himself"

  • Hossy, flicked on the ear, shook himself fretfully, whinnied, and returned to his cropping.

  • The vast dog rose, shook himself, yawned, and sniffed approvingly at his trousers.

  • He shook himself, put on his overcoat that he had used as a blanket, and tried to look through the window.

  • The chill of evening was coming on, and rising, he shook himself a little.

  • He shook himself to cast off the spell, and, closing his eyes, sought sleep.

  • He shook himself as though relieving his shoulders of a weight.

  • This, however, made him rouse himself; he shook himself, and started home, paying his carfare with his last nickel.

  • Dithman, who had puzzled Erskine batters all day and had pitched a magnificent game for six innings, shook himself together.

  • It was a close shave, but he reached it ahead of the ball in a cloud of dust, and, rising, shook himself in the manner of a dog after a bath.

  • He picked himself up, shook himself like a dog emerging from water, grinned cheerfully at Carter, and sped back of the line.

  • He shook himself, grumbling under his breath at Mukoki's folly.

  • He shook himself, set his lips tight to get the thought away from him.

  • He shook himself, literally shook himself, to get rid of that wildly impossible idea.

  • That was the instant of reaction, and he shook himself free of it.

  • With the renewed accusation, his anger against her seemed to mount like a wave and sweep him with it, and he shook himself free of her.

  • He shook himself, in anger at the incomprehensible way the whole thing was moving him.

  • He shook himself, looked up and noticed that it was close on nine o'clock.

  • Then in the silence of the room, while the shower of hail was whipping the panes of the great window that looked out on the courtyard, he shook himself disgustedly.

  • He shook himself, and little rivulets fell from his huge boots onto the floor.

  • Once he shook himself, twice he shook himself, three times he shook himself, and each time he did it he got smaller and smaller until after the third time he was as small as a rabbit.

  • He awoke, shook himself, and reproached himself for neglecting his duty.

  • Not a bit," said Bevis, laughing as he shook himself together.

  • There he easily got out, shook himself, and waited for them to come over.

  • For a moment he shook himself clear of all the horses, and led off in the old grand sweeping canter before the French bay, three lengths in the one single effort.

  • Forest King, left in solitude, shook himself with a neigh; took a refreshing roll in the straw, and turned with an appetite to his neglected gruel.

  • He shook himself, pulled his courage and his nerve together sharply, then took off his clothes and splashed himself with water from head to foot.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    allowed myself; ancient name; blue isosceles triangle based; cold countries; considered himself; counter attack; dear chap; eight ships; finite beings; good intention; great attraction; great comet; heartily sorry; house close; nominative case; said the little doctor; seize upon; shook hands; shook himself; shook his; short length; think she; went across; whole heap