Jean Valjean pushed it open far enough to pass through, stood motionless for a second, then closed the door again and turned to Marius.
He stood motionless, and did not relax his hold on Montparnasse.
He stood motionless, by the window, staring out; moved by the histrionic emotionalism that was almost his soul to stiffen his shoulders like a king's.
For a moment he stood motionless, one hand gripping the box, the other holding the letter in air--a statue of a man.
He stood motionless on the farther curb, staring at it.
He stood motionlessin the middle of the long room, eyes staring, the muscles of his face strained out of shape, hands clenched tightly.
Then putting his note-book back into his pocket, he stood motionless for a moment, his lips moving as though in mental prayer, picked up his hat, and walked on again with a firm step towards Mannheim.
He stood motionless, trembling, breathless; his knees ready to give way beneath him; everything black before his eyes.
Two minutes passed, and these four persons, each absorbed in his own thoughts, stood motionless as statues carved at the four corners of a tomb.
For a moment he stood motionless, roaring, kicking up the dust with his hind feet, and lashing his sides with his tail.
Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
Young Jolyon, who had taken Holly up in his arms, stood motionless at the corner, looking after the cab.
An old horse, not yet taken up from grass, stood motionless, resting a hind-leg, with his face turned towards the footpath.
He stood motionless; his face was wearied by sleeplessness and suffering, his eyes sunk; on his temples there were yellowish spots; the delicate color of his face had become waxlike; he looked like a flower that is withering.
Ketling was so changed that he was barely able to make a low obeisance to the ladies; then he stood motionless, with his hat at his breast, with his eyes closed, like a wonder-working image.
But I stood motionless, saving my spear and my strength for any who might try to force an entrance.
We stood motionless, petrified; how long I know not.
The guard that followed gathered close in the rear, the guide made a curious upward movement with his arm, and when we stood motionless repeated it several times.
He stood motionless, breathless, without the courage to run away, rubbing lucifers against the damp wall in such anxiety that his hand trembled.
Her head sank slowly upon her breast, and for moment after moment she stood motionless, silent.
Helpless to save himself, he stood motionless, erect, and watched Allen start from the room.
He stood motionless, his tongue wet his lips, a hand felt his throat.
She promised and waved at him from the platform as he stood motionless, staring after her.
Honora, closing the door, stood motionless in the hall, and presently the footsteps and the laughter and the sound of carriage wheels on the gravel died away.
For a moment he stood motionless, speechless, staring at her, and then he seemed to sway a little and to choke.
He stood motionless, looking at her, a glitter of sternness in his eyes.
He watched her disappear into the room beyond, Columbus in close attendance; then for a few seconds his hands went up to his face, and he stood motionless, pressing his temples hard, feeling the blood surging at fever heat through his veins.
He stood motionless, with hands clenched at his sides, and watched her.
He rested his arms on the mantelpiece and laid his head down upon them, and so stood motionless, in utter silence.
This thought, perpetually recurring, so oppressed him, that he stood motionless, till he was roused by the voice of Sir Ulick O'Shane.
The boat rowed nearer and nearer, and reached the spot where Harry stood motionless.
All was tumult in my mind: one moment I stood motionless in utter despair, the next struck with some bright hope.
We alighted hastily, and I stood motionless, my heart jumping quick and hard in the hope and fear that Dorothy was within, my eye fixed on the coach door.
A pony, smaller than the one he had ridden from Fort Steele, stood motionless in the shadow, awaiting the return of his master.
Realizing that this was a critical moment, he stood motionless, with his weapon still at a dead level.
The bull, after running and limping with painful steps which made the crowd howl with indignation, stood motionless, so as not to prolong his martyrdom.
In one of his evolutions, the bull, tired by the muleta, stood motionless.
He stood motionless, his finger ready to press the trigger, following every movement of his foe, until the latter receded.
He stood motionless, his arms folded, and his eyes fixed on Berkow and his wife with an expression which boded them little good.
Whether he really were trying to force on a conflict, or only obeying the instincts of his own rebellious nature, he stood motionless, and made no sign of giving way.
He stood motionless so many moments, and the King never stirred, but only pressed closer and closer against his bosom as though he knew that this was his eternal farewell to his master.
He stood motionless in the shadow, his head still dropped upon his breast, his breathing loud and slow and hard.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stood motionless" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
