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Example sentences for "sooner heard"

  • Kamrasi no sooner heard of this than he took the cows and kept them himself.

  • We camped at the little settlement of Kizoto, inhospitably presided over by Phanze Mukia ya Nyani or Monkey's Tail, who no sooner heard of our arrival than he sent a demand for his "rights.

  • Lumeresi no sooner heard of the presents I had given them, than he flew into a passion, called them imposters, abused them for not speaking to him before they came to me, and said he would not allow them to go.

  • She no sooner heard of this instance of disobedience, than she reprimanded him, and ordered him to recall his commission to Southampton.

  • All which the deputy of the Podesta had no sooner heard, than, being a harsh man, he straightway took Martellino aside and began to examine him.

  • Philip no sooner heard it but he fell down in a swoon, and about half an hour was spent before they could bring him again to himself.

  • As for Gaius Duilius, he no sooner heard of the disaster which had befallen the commander of the navy than handing over his legions to the military Tribunes he transferred himself to the fleet.

  • On the subject his mind was soon made easy by his old friend and comrade Reschid, who no sooner heard of his arrival in Cairo than he hastened to him and embraced him heartily.

  • Osman Bey no sooner heard it than, fired by spite and jealousy, he shook his jereed in the air, shouted the name of Hassan, and bore down upon him at the full speed of his high-mettled Arab.

  • They no sooner heard Clotaldo's heralds pronounce this embassy in their country, which was Denmark, than they set out to try whether they might not be fortunate enough to deliver the three princesses from the enchanted tower.

  • Conde Lozano no sooner heard of Don Diego's elevation than his heart was filled with rage and envy, which blinded his reason.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sooner heard" 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:
    another when; but what; college girls; double time; future happiness; get away; horizontal strata; loaded with; many species; matters not; mental qualities; mile road; moral government; national policy; never expected; over here; properly understood; really quite; sincerely hope; snow shoes; sooner arrived; sooner done; sooner gone; sooner had; sooner heard; would grant