A wide road led through the middle of it; but what seemed strange was, that on one side there were no inhabitants in the lodges, while the other side was thickly inhabited.
I was in a strange country, and knew not how far I had to go.
While he was gazing at this strange sight, and wondering what it could mean, a voice addressed him from the ground.
I became convinced that I was lost; and I was alarmed by the reflection that I was in a country entirely strange to me, and in danger from strange Indians.
The Indians dispersed, and as they went made strange noises, as of wolves and owls, and other wild beasts, to the end that they might not lose one another, and if followed they might not be discovered by the English.
If a strange male approaches the cabin, a battle immediately ensues.
In the midst of this severity, the crews were infected with "a strange and cruel disease," the natural consequence of a too licentious intercourse with the natives.
The chief, when he drew near the headmost vessel began "to frame a long oration, moving all his body and members after a strange fashion.
Midnight, in a country village, finds almost every one in bed, but such was the uproar among the animal creation, made by this strange interloper, that out of bed they soon come.
Strange to say, the best quality was known as Royal Irish linen.
Many of their vehicles were of strange archaic shape, and might have done service in Kilkenny when William the Silent was the guest of another Lord Ormonde in the days of long ago.
Can she truly like the strangepartner that fate Apportions her, lumpish, unlovely, and late?
They fascinate My fancy to a strange degree; And meditating much of late There came two serious points to me.
Africa had appeared strange to us compared with Europe and America; Asia seemed still more so.
It is strange how easily people in the course of time get used even to the most unpleasant circumstances.
It seemed very strange to us all, and he regarded it as an ill-omen, sold the place shortly afterward, and went with me to America the following spring.
Right here I wish to state, that a more faithful friend and a more noble character cannot be found; he has always been a help and a comfort to me in the many and strange vicissitudes which we have shared together.
They were strange looking; I never saw any like them before.
The new, unknown country lay before us, and it seemed the more strange as we did not understand a word of the English language.
Early the next morning my host awoke me with the news that the owner of the cottage had arrived before daylight, anxious to communicate a strange accident.
It is a strange and beautiful picture to look at for a little while.
On one side was a high plank fence, behind which I heard some strange sounds.
In the land of the pyramids everything seemed strange and wonderful, and different from anything I had seen before.
One strangefact was deeply impressed upon my mind during the time of my command in Northeastern Arkansas, namely, the genuine regret and sorrow among the returning rebel soldiers over President Lincoln's death.
It may well seem strange that such a man should have gone into business with such another as John Turnbull; but the latter had been growing more and more common, while Marston had been growing more and more refined.
The last three words she spoke with a strange expression of mingled scorn and jest, then paused, and seemed to have said all she meant to say.
But, just as she opened it, the outer door closed behind the strange musician, and she had not even learned his name.
Bewildered and annoyed, Mary stood motionless in the middle of the room, and presently heard a man, whose voice seemed not quite strange to her, greet Mr. Redmain like an old friend.
She felt as if the spirit of her father had descended on the strange workman, and had sent him to her.
Her face was set and colorless, and strange to look upon.
A strange shiver went through Mary, and seemed to make her angry.
And now at last Mary understood at least this specimen of his strange music, and was able to fill up the blanks in the impression it formerly made upon her.
You must have strange senses, Mr. Redmain, that give you evidence where they can't possibly know anything!
A strange fear came upon her, and she drew back with a shudder.
And here a strange thing, yet the commonest in the world, appeared; had her own marriage proved to Letty the most blessed of fates, she could not have shown more delight at the idea of Mary's.
All the while he was listening to catch any strange sounds coming from the vicinity of the corrals or the bunk house.
Perhaps it was strange that with all this racket taking place those in the ranch house had not issued forth as yet, to ascertain what it meant.
In this way he hoped to see for himself just what strange things were taking place up here in what was once the finest cattle country, barring none, in all the Wild West.
It might seem strange that the Walkers would thus openly attack a ranch, when by such action they ran the risk of being classed as genuine outlaws, if any one could be found bold enough to complain about them to the proper authorities.
The others managed to keep close enough together to exchange occasional remarks; and as they were constantly growing more curious concerning this strange freak of the broncho, it can be understood that they did more or less talking.
At least he was not in need of further explanations in order to understand just what that strange panic among the cattle stood for.
Still, there did not seem to be anything unusual happening; at least Adrian, holding out there in defense of the hay, failed to hear any strange racket, such as would very likely have accompanied a trial of strength between the two parties.
Mr. Havisham had been expected to arrive in the afternoon, but, strange to say, he was late.
A great many strangenew thoughts passed through the old nobleman's mind.
He could not but feel puzzled by so strange a state of affairs, which could put his "Dearest" in one house and himself in another.
II There was never a more amazed little boy than Cedric during the week that followed; there was never so strange or so unreal a week.
And after many strange things had happened, they knew each other well and loved each other dearly, and were married, although their marriage brought them the ill-will of several persons.
And strangeas it appeared to every one, good results did follow.
It makes a person feel a strange feeling when he has to stay all night in another person's castle instead of in his own house.
The events which followed these strange occurrences not only justified the apprehensions of the old planters but also changed the course of history in the New World.
A strange thing about the story of the proprietary is that the people who lived within it had very little understanding as to what it was all about.
But this strange gentleman had no hunting trip in mind to-day.
He was happiest there alone because he could not fit in with thesestrange Northern Neckers.
Of all those sorts great abundance, and some other strange kinds, to vs unknowne by name.
The woman, Sardelia, watched the boat with interest for it was a strange boat, and no doubt with a little uneasiness since those were dark times.
Strange that he should be caught, when he has so long and safely used that electric light pencil of his.
It was strange how that sky-blue uniform of the poilu merged into the dark shades of the night.
But the strangefigure did not move, and not a sound did Rabbit hear but the chirp of a cricket.
The Spider Man soon grew tired of thisstrange diet, for it did not satisfy his hunger to live always on water.
When they reached Raven's village they were told that a strange baby was indeed there; the child was described to them, but he was kept out of sight, and Raven would not tell how he had happened to come there.
They laughed at such a strange sight, and as they approached him the boy said, "Hello!
As he looked at it, in a twinkling it disappeared, and in its place was a strange little figure like a little man, no bigger than his thumb.
After many days a wayfarer who had come far from the Great Water in the west brought them news that a strange child was living far to the westward in the village by the sea.
But there was no explanation of the strange sound.
Then the old man knew that the little fellow was one of the strange fairy people of the mountains, of whom he had often heard.
As she sat there in thought she heard a strange cry coming from the sand dunes behind her.
And ever after the night of moonlight by the lake when the youth with the magic wand received the strange gifts, the Indians have decorated their war clothes with fur and quills and feathers from the animals and the birds.
She was one of those good women whom Nature provides to receive the burden of other people's secrets, as the reeds did long ago, only that no chance wind could steal them away, and send them singing into strange ears.
Thus alone, their mufflers still on, their hands clasped in hers, they breathlessly listened to her strange tale.
But what are we to say of the strange infatuation of the young lady?
Unless you mean to tell him of Bale's strange fancy; and a pretty story that would be to set afloat in Golden Friars.
The foundation of all this had been laid in the nursery, in the winter's tales told by its fireside, and which seized upon his fancy and his fears with a strange congeniality.
The end of thisstrange courtship was that he married her; and she came home to Mardykes Hall, determined to please everybody, and to be the happiest woman in England.
It seems strange you should not remember that venerable and kind old farmer whom you talked with so long that day.
Sir Bale abstractedly drew near, and looked over his wife's shoulder on the full-length portrait that stood before him; and as he did so a strange expression for a moment passed over his face.
The gloom of the master of the house made his very servants gloomy, and the house itself looked sombre, as if it had been startled with strange and dismal sights.
In other things, however, Sir Bale was shrewd and sharp, a clear and rapid man of business, and although this was a strange whim, it was not so unnatural in a man who was by nature so prone to suspicion as Sir Bale Mardykes.
Sir Bale, recovering from his sort of stun which the sudden and strange visit had left, "that's a cool old fellow!
You may suppose she was curious to see him, having heard for years such strange tales of his doings.
The strange sound they had heard from the midst of the forest, like the rumble of a storm or the far-off trembling of a furnace, had quite ceased.
With a strangefeeling of curiosity, disgust, and awe, he drew near.
Now in his dream he fought with a strange people, and was wounded.
It was a very strange song, and he sang it a long time.
It was very large and handsome; strange medicine animals were painted on it.
The strange person then took Mik-a'pi's hand, and made him feel of his own right hand.
His bow, shield, and other weapons were of strange make.
All the people were laughing at her on account of her strange dress,--a goose skin around her head, and a badly tanned robe about her.
From their raids into these distant lands, they sometimes brought back arms ofstrange make, lances, axes, and swords, of a form unlike any that they had seen.
After a time, he called his people together in council and told them of the strange things the beaver had taught him, and the power that the beaver had given him.
His hair was very long, and he wore clothing made ofstrange skins.
At last they took courage, and started to look around and see what they could learn about this strange thing.
As soon as he went out, they began to talk about this strange person.
During the day the topics for conversation are about the hunting, war, stories of strange adventures, besides a good deal of good-natured joking and chaffing.
Now in the middle of the night he was in the lodge singing, when suddenly the people heard a strangevoice in the lodge say: "Well, my chief, I have come.
Here in this isolate cup it was difficult to conceive of an anterior existence; I thought of myself, as in some strange manner indigenous to and part of the weed.
By some strange freak it spared the entire coast north of Santa Barbara.
No wonder a strange and conflicting spirit animates our people.
Strange as it sounds, it was not my part in protecting the world from the philosophy of equality, nor my ramified properties, which gave me my unique position.
If it was an hallucination and not theStrange Lady herself.
Walking thus reflectively, head down, I looked up suddenly--straight into the face of the Strange Lady I had driven from Los Angeles to Yuma.
The small illprinted newspapers carried advertisements promising the gratification of strange lusts.
Meanwhile life went on with a smoothness strange and gratifying to those of us born into a period of strife and restlessness.
You have chosen a strange way of earning a living, my friend," I ventured at last.
But this period of smug selfcongratulation was soon succeeded by a strange nostalgia which took the form of romanticizing the lost land.
Invincibly armored by somestrange spirit he kept on and on, although by now I could not understand--in those moments when I could think about anything other than the grass--what new material he could find for his film.
You know in spite of all the Labour Governments and strange doings in Parliament, there are still pretty strict laws against poaching.
How strange was it, too, that it should have devolved upon me to pay him these last rites.
With a strange dread of what this might mean, I still resolved to let the event take its course; and, feigning deepest sleep, I lay back against the wall and watched her well.
Certainly, misfortunes do cast their shadows before them, for I felt that strange and overwhelming sense of depression that never is causeless.
What strange and wondrous narratives did they recount as we wandered over that swelling prairie!
It is a strange thing to find oneself in a foreign land, thousands of miles from home, alone, and at night; the sense of isolation is almost overwhelming.
Of course you do, as well as what brought you here with a horse, in so strange a place for a horseback excursion.
Dunning, with a broad grin, as he came up and recognized the secretary in such a strange plight and attitude.
And strange and fearful were the sights and sounds which their encampment exhibited during the night of storm and darkness that followed.
Ah, Bart, Bart, your religion, as you term it, is a strange one!
Well, let it go," said the foiled and somewhat mortified maiden to herself, after the disappearance of her strange visitor.
I know not; I know not why it should be so; but lately my bosom has become disturbed by strange misgivings, and my mind perplexed by dark and undefined apprehensions.
Things are getting to a strange pass among these deluded people, that is certain.
At first, a slight exclamation from the gentlemen, a half shriek from the ladies, then a momentary pause, and then one universal burst of uproarious laughter, followed this strange denouement of the little plot of the playful countess.
It's pesky strange he should hang back in a woman affair so!
It was strange to hear him declaiming long speeches from Macbeth or Hamlet, and to think that he was by profession a pugilist.
The strange qualities of radium, especially its brilliance in the dark and its power of illuminating some other bodies, attracts the attention of the entire world.
It is a letter from one of my friends, but he has written it in some strange language.
An engine-house seems a strange place for a child’s home, but Billy soon thought it the pleasantest place in the world.
There was a strange boy with him,” cawed an old crow.
It would have been strange if they had not recognized him, for where was there another such sweet-tempered, happy countenance, and who else possessed such a pleasant, genial voice?
In the excitement caused by the fire, nobody noticed a strange dog hurrying through the halls and up the stairways, and Jack soon reached the upper story.
If a dog happened to be taking a nap on the floor or on the sidewalk, instead of stepping to one side so as not to disturb him, he always growled, “It is strange dogs always manage to lie just where they are most in the way.
So it was not strange that Maysie, in spite of a happy and generous nature, had taken advantage of the situation and become a little wilful.
He always before seemed so glad to see Sam and greeted him so affectionately that Sam didn’t know what to think of the change in Billy’s manner, which was shy, as if a strange boy had come to see him.
It is a verystrange thing,” said Sam, thoughtfully.
The lame pigeon soon began to act in a very strange manner.
The trees grew very close together; and, what between scanty soil and the mountain winds, their large trunks had contorted themselves into manifold strange shapes.
Poor Meyrand is madly in love with this girl; and it is strange to see how passion mixes itself up with his supercilious air of indifference.
Now seen and now lost to his sight, the party continued to advance, and yet his strange companion did not make his appearance.
It is not strange that some of our dreamers should grudge you your place there, should cherish ideas of expansion by walking in your footsteps.
The plaintive strains of old instruments made the strange appeal of all folk music.
A strange thing was the preservation untouched of the room in which the Emperor Meiji rested thirty years ago.
It seemed strange to see buckwheat at the flowering stage reached by the crops seen in Fukushima several months before.
It seemed strange to find that in this up-to-date and efficient institution the biggest implement for cutting grass which was in use, a sickle of course, had a blade no longer than 8 inches.
There is something haunting in the strange little refrain, though it is difficult to hum or whistle it.
I have made note of his Western books but not of the classics and strange mystic writings of Chinese and Korean priests in piles of thin volumes in soft bindings of blue or brown.
If England were to become Buddhist it would sound strange or exotic, but Japan is free to become what she may.
They had, under the strange leadings of what both their Christian and Moslem faith recognized as a Divine Providence, been more to each other than they could have been had their lives drifted in the same channel during all these years.
Upon my return to the company I found my fair captive gone, and under such strange circumstances that I can see that these good fellows may be honest in what they have stated.
A tide of feeling strange to him poured through his soul.
Strange and sanguinary as had been the events accompanying his desertion of the Turks, he had taken this step only after a deep moral struggle.
It seems strange that the world should have so generally forgotten George Castriot, or Scanderbeg, as the Turks named him, whose career was as romantic as it was significant in the history of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Strange spirits seemed to breathe themselves in succession through his frame.
The things he used to muse about when a child, his feelings then, his purposes, his religious faith, all came back to him, and with a strange strength and fascination.
The door swung, and a band of strange men stood in the opening.
His face has a strange look, as if another's soul had taken lodging behind the familiar lineaments," the Sultan remarked to Kalil as he scanned the culprit closely.
Were it not that I am sustained by some strange invisible spirit, I too would have yielded long ago.
Let me act alone; obeying that strange voice which will justify me, if not before men, at least at the last day of the world's judgment.
As we sat sipping tea, after doing our best with the cakes and water-melons, we heard strange gurgles in the kitchen, and then Cheon appeared choking and coughing, but triumphantly announcing that he had found the wealth in his first mouthful.
No one but me for a while," Jack said, with a strange ring of ownership in his voice, telling that it is a good thing to have a horse that is yours, and yours only.
Darwin had proved all unsatisfying bustle and fluster, and the trackless sea, a wonder that inspired strange sickness when travelled over.
We heard nothing further from him until that strange rustling hour of the night that hour half-way between midnight and dawn, when all nature stirs in its sleep, and murmurs drowsily in answer to some mysterious call.
Here, so lost, so strange am I, so wild is everything.
For Carl Brenner," he said, and thought how strange it was that there was now no Carl.
There are many passages of thrilling interest, and, in spite of the painfulness of the theme, the book has a strange fascination.
This seems to the mourner a strange thing, and a hard.
She loves the place, and feels lost and strange anywhere else.
A strange asylum for a Confederate soldier, was it not?
For they all considered Pedro a man of strange and varied experiences.
It seemed to have no regular time, and the harmony was new and strange to her old-fashioned ears.
The little city was near; but the weight of a dead body grown cold isstrange and mighty, and it was late evening before he entered the gate, carrying his motionless burden.
The world has outgrown them, and there is no place now for their strange fashions, their practical jokes, and carefully cultivated eccentricities.
Very much at your service, gentlemen," answered the strange figure in the dressing-gown.
What he says is true," said his master; "but it would have been strange indeed if I had hesitated to sacrifice a frail life and failing health in a cause for which I freely surrendered all that youth had to offer.
His dull eyes were shining, his parchment face was quivering with excitement, and his strangemusical call rang out above all the hubbub.
It was strange to see Jim with his uncle and his aunt, for he seemed to be of another race and breed to them.
My uncle was much disturbed by the strange loss of his valet, the more so as it was his custom to go through a whole series of washings and changings after even the shortest journey.
His speech was clear and plain, with none of those strange London ways which had so amazed me.
It was strange to see the gleam and passion fade out of the man's face, and the demure mask of the valet replace it.
Imagination plays us strange tricks, and though I have as steady a nerve as a man might wish, I cannot answer for what I might see if I were to stand under that blood-stained ceiling at midnight.
The disappearance of the Englishman and Reinecke's strangemovements had intensified their suspicions, and Mwesa had stolen out to discover what the German had done with his guest.
Wondering at this strange performance, Tom looked inquiringly at Reinecke, who shook his head and signed to him to be on the alert.
Strange fate, that had made him for the second time the captive of the man he had wronged!
The negro's story, told in his strange English, took a long time in the telling, so roundabout was the course of the narrative, so much broken by explanations and cumbered by trifling details.
But the incident had a strange sequel two days afterwards.
It was strangethat this humble negro had once been a chief.
The track wound in and out through the scrub, and presently among forest trees; and it had evidently been traversed before, for no one absolutely strange to the country could have found so well the easiest passage through the scrub.
He is captured and taken to Quebec, where he finds his brother in strange circumstances, and escapes with him in the dead of the winter, in company with a little band of stout-hearted New Englanders.
He went on to explain that there were strange doings at the plantation.
Dropping to his knees he unwound the handkerchief from Tom's injured ankle, pinched off a small portion of the plastic medicament, and rubbed it gently over the joint, muttering strange words.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "strange" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
