The vanguard had simply been swept off the scene, and I saw them spurring up the slope with the cattle surging after them.
I learned from the host that a courier had galloped through an hour before, spurring southwards, and cried out from the saddle that the bare-legs were only five miles from Derby when he left.
In between the shots, the serjeant wheeled round, and raced off down the lane for dear life, spurring and flogging like a maniac.
Spurring his horse up to the lowest part of the ramparts, he actually leaped him over and landed in the very midst of the astonished defenders.
The glance over my shoulder that I took to observe this also showed me a strong body of horse spurring from the gate, and I chuckled to myself as I thought we had gained a mile's start and that they had to deal with Castor.
Five minutes later, I was spurring to Rome, my following at my heels.
Prince Rupert had sent him spurring with a message to the big rider of a white horse, who was to be found somewhere on the road leading from the north to Banbury; and the password was "A Mecca for the King.
They have told me how it sped at Marston--and, Kit, what of the King, when the news goes spurring south to him?
Proud was their array as they rode on to battle, spurring their horses that they might speed the more.
And the Caliph, spurring his horse, rode against Oliver and smote him in the middle of his back, making his spear pass right through him.
Spurring my horse to his speed, I galloped onward, and now discovered that our troops were retiring in all haste.
The sound of galloping horses approaching us from behind caused me to look around, and I beheld two Indians with guns in hand, yelling and gesticulating wildly as they leaned over their ponies' necks, spurring hard to catch up with us.
Hit the trail, there, Mac," he said, spurring me toward the hotbed of cowboy rascality.
It is much better and more humane than the whipping and spurring which is so grievous to a sensitive looker-on.
Then spurring his horse he rode on them so fiercely that he smote one knight through the body, breaking his spear in doing so.
Then, spurring his good war-steed, he rode upon them with the fury of a lion, slaying two with his spear.
Let us go to him forthwith," said I, spurring my horse into a canter.
Twice the fierce Tuscans, spurring o'er the fields, Drive the Rutulians to their walls in flight.
The fiery old burgomaster flung himself on his mule, and, spurring him to a gallop, he headed not his own men only, but the fugitives.
Presently some mounted officers on the hill wheeled their horses and came spurring toward the column drawn up along the road.
Back from the front on various missions galloped couriers and aides, spurring their horses unmercifully, and driving straight through the mob in utter recklessness.
I wanted to question, the lad, but refrained, spurring my horse ahead so as to remove the temptation.
The next moment I was in the saddle, spurring him up the bank.
The horses were countermanded, and it was not until the next morning that he was again in the saddle, spurring for Williamsburg.
Spurring in that direction he dashed through the bushes and came upon the culprit just as he was pushing his canoe from shore.
Putting spurs to his horse, he set off for the camp at full gallop, the othersspurring after him.
Within ten minutes after receiving the alarm, he was spurring towards the sea-coast.
They had scarcely proceeded twenty miles from Philadelphia when they were met by a courier, spurring with all speed, bearing despatches from the army to Congress, communicating tidings of the battle of Bunker's Hill.
After a time came a man of the neighborhood, Thomas Cheyney by name, spurring in all haste, the mare he rode in foam, and himself out of breath.
They were gently riding in that direction, when a trooper camespurring up his panting horse.
Spurring to a point of land which commanded a view of the British camp, he discovered the actual force of the enemy, and the peril of Wayne.
Washington was instantly in the saddle, spurring to Harlem Heights.
He knew nothing of an enemy being at hand, until he saw Armstrong spurringup with his section.
Within half an hour came expresses spurring to head-quarters, one from Mifflin at King's Bridge, the other from Colonel Sargent at Horen's Hook.
As Pecos rode cautiously down the creek-bed he jumped a bunch of cattle from the shade of the alders and, spurring after them as they shambled off, he saw that they bore the familiar U, even to the young calves.
He leaned over and plucked the bills from Crit's hand; then, spurring back toward the Crossing he left Old Crit, speechless with rage, to follow in his dust.
Then spurring his horse, he was out of sight in a moment.
Spurring frantically and beating my poor Arab with the flat of my sword I kept him at the top of his speed.
Seeing troop after troop of blue-shirts spurring over the divide and down, the Cheyennes, every one of their eighteen hundred, turned in flight.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "spurring" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: encouragement; incitement; insistence; instance; pressing; pressure
