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Example sentences for "shook his"

  • When I had moved farther on, he went up to the place where the wounded bird had fallen, bent down to the grass, on which some drops of blood were sprinkled, shook his head, and looked in dismay at me.

  • Ermine stretched himself, snorted, raised his tail, shook his head, and looked sideways at me.

  • That aspect was so marked that even old Giorgio, spectacled, raising his eyes from the Bible, shook his head as she shut the door behind her.

  • He shook his head a little, refusing, almost touched by the anxious gaze of the President of the Provincial Assembly.

  • He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing.

  • He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward.

  • Joe shaded his eyes with his hand and peered into the corner, but could make out nothing, and so shook his head.

  • After some time John Willet slowly shook his head, and thereupon his friends slowly shook theirs; but no man withdrew his eyes from the boiler, or altered the solemn expression of his countenance in the slightest degree.

  • He shook his head, and so plainly evinced his wish to be alone, that Gabriel could say no more.

  • But no sooner had he done the frolicsome deed than he paused, shook his head at himself and muttered to himself: "Like a boy!

  • As he got out of his litter at the door of his sister's town-house he shook his head, smiling at himself; for he confessed to himself that the whole of the long distance he had hardly thought of anything but Balbilla.

  • He shook his head, but Felix had to go away, and breakfast and dressing restored Fernando to a more tranquil state.

  • Cherry; and Captain Harewood coloured, shook his head, and shuddered.

  • He shook his head, and said I'd better ask you.

  • Mortimer, lifting a replenished glass, shook his head, and drank thirstily in silence.

  • Captain Dan, who had scarcely recovered from his surprise at his caller's identity, shook his head.

  • Daniel, amused in spite of his recent ill temper, shook his head.

  • Captain Daniel looked after her, smiled faintly, shook his head, and again turned his attention to the letter in his hand.

  • She pointed to a pile of bridge timbers, but he shook his head.

  • He shook his head, turned once more to the job at hand.

  • He shook his head, started to wander off in search of the entranceway.

  • He shook his head, driving away dismal thoughts as he lengthened his stride toward the distant valley.

  • He closed his eyes, shook his head, then looked at the dragon once more.

  • He drew the bow to its limit, shook his head.

  • Then he lifted up his face as one awaking, shook his rein, and rode after the others down the long water.

  • But yet he doubted somewhat of the voice when it had passed his ears, so he shook his rein, for he thought it not good to tarry.

  • He was settling himself in his saddle as he spoke, and now he shook his rein, and rode off speedily toward the hill-road.

  • He looked at me a moment an' then he shook his head.

  • He shook his head, an' I felt a cold streak hit my heart.

  • I beat her to the ranch house, but Starlight hadn't got his breath back when she rode in, an' the pinto only took one long breath an' shook his head.

  • The Alexandrian reddened; he shook his head, and replied: "I?

  • Paulus gazed in astonishment at the youth, who up to this moment had always unresistingly obeyed his father and him, and he shook his head as he answered, "So think the children of this world who stand far from the Most High.

  • And he shook his head at the lowering sky with a tolerant smile, which was his way of taking Providence to task.

  • And he shook his head at the evening star, as if he was not quite pleased with it.

  • Guy Oscard smoked his pipe and shook his head.

  • He choked, shook his head, finding further speech for a moment difficult.

  • She liked the tender look, that had in it just a touch of pleased embarrassment with which he shook his head.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "shook his" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    brief time; but the; divine religion; exceeding good; fundamental principle; her was; learn from; magnesium carbonate; ordinary degree; pale reddish; protect themselves; several miles; sexual selection; shook hands; shook himself; shook his; single individuals; small stick; solid foundation; the old; travelling companion; when calling; when riding; wildlife sanctuary