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Example sentences for "sombrero"

Lexicographically close words:
sombra; sombras; sombre; sombrely; sombreness; sombreros; sombres; sombrous; somdel; somdy
  1. Mr. Wright sent over to that mart whereof he was proprietor, and presently a pearl-gray sombrero appeared.

  2. The rider waved his sombrero in farewell.

  3. Inasmuch as he had left the crutch-Winchester with his sombrero at the hat-rack, even an alarmist like the Ground Owl could discover nothing appalling in his exterior.

  4. Daddy Keeler's sombrero went whirling, the dog was shot down at his feet; still he pumped on.

  5. Mr. Holiday pulled his sombrero over his forehead and went out.

  6. While he waited Mr. Masterson removed his sombrero and fastened it back of the cantle by a saddle-string.

  7. Chunky took off his sombrero and waved it at them.

  8. But the face of Tad Butler reflected only mild curiosity as he gazed inquiringly at the dashing horsemen, each one of whom was riding standing in his stirrups waving sombrero and gun on high.

  9. The boy was standing in his stirrups still swinging his sombrero above his head.

  10. One end of Tad's neckerchief had come loose and was streaming straight out behind him, while the broad brim of his sombrero was tipped up by the rushing breeze.

  11. Without taking off his broad-brimmed Mexican sombrero he threw himself down by the piece of canvas on which the dinner had been laid, helping himself to a slice of bacon which he ate from his fingers in a most democratic fashion.

  12. He doffed his sombrero gracefully and sat regarding them smilingly.

  13. Here, hit my hat," commanded Tad, tossing his sombrero into the air.

  14. The fat boy sat leaning forward, his sombrero tipped forward until it covered his face, leaving only the point of the chin exposed.

  15. Professor Zepplin's sombrero was snipped from his head.

  16. Stacy's pistol stuck in the holster and by the time he had freed the weapon the sombrero was only some seven or eight feet from the ground.

  17. That hole was in your sombrero before he shot," scoffed Ned Rector.

  18. Almost ere the words were out of his mouth, the sombrero was shot from his hand and went spinning out to the rear.

  19. And she tore the wide-brimmed sombrero from her head.

  20. The edge of his sombrero touched the top of her head, and she felt herself being taken under its broad brim with a sense of everlasting shelter.

  21. It stopped and a big man wearing a California sombrero and a pair of six-buckle boots leapt out and led the way to the Lost Burro.

  22. She was dressed in a corduroy suit, with a broad sombrero against the sun; and as she came up the slope she leapt from rock to rock in a heavy pair of boys' high boots.

  23. Men bet and lost all the gold they had brought with them, then sold horse, serape, and sombrero to the men who neither drank nor gambled, but came prepared for close and profitable bargains.

  24. His white velvet sombrero was covered with plumes.

  25. Roy put his sombrero on and drew the string tightly back of his head.

  26. At the same moment Bub Quinn stalked into the middle of the set, a sombrero planted firmly on his head, a long cowhide whip in his hand.

  27. Squillace objected or pretended to object to the kind of dress especially affected by the people of Madrid: a slouched sombrero and an all-enveloping cloak; and he gave orders to change it.

  28. He wore a long cloak and a wide sombrero hat.

  29. As he passed nigh, however, he raised his eyes and looked out from under his wide sombrero hat full into Drake's face.

  30. He caught up a sombrero and jammed it jauntily on his head.

  31. The wind became a blast, jerking the brim of his sombrero up and whistling in his hair.

  32. Wilder's tall, thin figure was in the lead, bending forward in the saddle like a sapling in a gale, the wide, limp brim of his sombrero flapping in the wind.

  33. He raised his revolver as the hat left the judge's hand; there were three quick reports, and he sprang forward and caught the descending sombrero on the muzzle of his pistol.

  34. Homer mounted his horse, and laughed and swung his sombrero as the other turned away a blushing face.

  35. He wore a Mexican straw sombrero tied down over his ears with a red bandanna, a red flannel shirt, a long linen coat, huge spurs, and sheepskin chaparejos.

  36. Gonzalez also waved his sombrero to the company, and coiled his rope anew.

  37. Yet, before leaving, he had drawn a piece of chalk from the band of his sombrero and made a big cross upon the dusty chest.

  38. He stood with legs far apart, arms folded, an old sombrero pushed back on his head, a riding crop in hand, and an air of a king.

  39. When he neared the place where his sombrero lay he saw Johnny in the act of picking it up, and Johnny might take a notion to make a race out of it before giving it up.

  40. Meeker, holding his side because of the pain there from the fall, limped slowly up the hill, waving his sombrero over his head as he advanced.

  41. Hopalong, singing in stentorian voice an original version of "Mary and Her Little Lamb" in which it seemed he aspired to be the lamb, finally came into view with a perforated sombrero in his hand, which he eyed ruefully.

  42. Returning to the body of his friend he sat by it quietly, looking down at it for several minutes, his sombrero in his hand.

  43. Hopalong, grabbing his sombrero and applying the spurs.

  44. Nope; no trouble at all," replied Cross, tossing his sombrero aside.

  45. Suddenly he caught the soft flash of a silver sombrero buckle and fired instantly.

  46. All right; go ahead," Red replied, pushing his sombrero over the edge of the gully where the rustler could see it; and he laughed softly when he saw the new hole in it.

  47. He stared after her until she had ridden around a chaparral and out of his sight, and he slammed his sombrero on the ground and swore.

  48. Doc placed his sombrero over the upturned face and ripped out a savage reply.

  49. In summer he wore calico small-clothes, in winter unmatched articles of velvet or cloth, and an old sombrero without silver.

  50. He took off his sombrero and waved it at the boys, but did not speak until he had crossed the creek and dismounted.

  51. The latter had assumed a travelling dress, with the rich sombrero presented by the duke, and which he had adorned with black and yellow plumes, placing a black covering over the band of brilliants.

  52. For full five minutes the desperate combat was maintained; the sergeant and his little squad crouching behind the nearest rocks and firing whenever head or sombrero showed itself along the heights.

  53. On reaching the Leeward Islands, where Sir Alexander Cochrane was in command of the squadron, that officer heard of what Lake had done, promptly reprimanded him, and ordered him to return to Sombrero and fetch off Jeffery.

  54. He saw several vessels pass, and indeed Sombrero was in the track of merchant vessels, but he failed to make them observe his signals.

  55. Practically everyone seems to have dusted off his best sombrero and come out on the streets.

  56. Well, they are all for you ladies," he pretended now to doff a big sombrero and sweep it across in front of him in the most approved style.

  57. His broad sombrero was cocked to the left and looped on the side.

  58. Nevertheless, Kells had Joan remove the mask and pull her sombrero down, and instructed her to ride in the midst of the group.

  59. When she had put on the mask and sombrero she studied the effect in her little mirror.

  60. He pulled his sombrero well down, shadowing his face.

  61. At present, he sat on his pony motionless, the broad sombrero tilted upward above his forehead as he peered into the amber haze that hung over the western horizon.

  62. I apologize, Master Chunky," announced Ned, removing his sombrero and unbending in a ceremonious bow to the fat boy.

  63. Pick up his sombrero while at a gallop, I guess," replied Tad, shading his eyes and gazing off across the plain.

  64. The boy was bare-headed, having lost his sombrero somewhere in the enclosure, and not having thought to look for it, even if he had realized its loss.

  65. Uttering a series of wild yells and whoops, swinging his quirt and sombrero above his head, the lad rode straight at the herd, his pony seeming to enter into the full spirit of the fun.

  66. Ned Rector rescued a can of pickled pigs' feet from the shadow of a sage brush, while their guide discovered a sombrero that belonged to Stacy Brown.

  67. Poising himself, he swung his sombrero to his companions down in the foothills.

  68. Bud Stevens, far to the rear on the desert, tossed his sombrero in the air, uttering a long, far-reaching yell of approval.

  69. The man in the sombrero and shirt-sleeves was first to come alive.


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