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Example sentences for "sooner arrived"

  • He then sailed as a cabin-boy for Spain; where he had no sooner arrived, than he ran away from the vessel, and hired himself to a driver of mules.

  • The human form has no sooner arrived at its state of perfection, than it begins to decline.

  • We were no sooner arrived at this place, than we were struck with a scene of magnificence which exceeded our expectation, though formed as we thought upon the most sanguine foundations.

  • To please this childish king, Bombay was sent with two other of my men, and no sooner arrived than a cow was placed before them to be shot.

  • Bombay no sooner arrived in the palace, and saw the king upon his throne, than Mtesa asked him why he came?

  • Here we no sooner arrived than a host of Wakungu, lately returned from the Unyoro war, came to pay their respects to the king: they had returned six days or more, but etiquette had forbidden their approaching majesty sooner.

  • She no sooner arrived at Athens, but by letters from Antony she was informed of his new expedition, and his will that she should await him there.

  • King James no sooner arrived at Dublin than he assembled the magistrates and council of the city, and in a short speech resigned them to the fortune of the victor.

  • Governor Cornwallis no sooner arrived in this harbour than he was joined by two regiments of infantry from Cape Breton, and a company of rangers from Annapolis.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sooner arrived" 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:
    bonnie lassie; but sometimes; case occurring; could swim; critical study; double flowers; during their; his face; intimate friends; iron door; larger portion; last volume; made over; over the fire till; protected cruiser; similar character; single day; sooner arrived; sooner done; sooner gone; sooner had; sooner heard; then went; thou proud; twelve days; you dare