He is a troubadour by instinct; he has little or nothing of Scandinavian local colouring, and succeeds best when he is describing the scenery or the emotions of the glowing south.
He is the idol par excellence of persons who have nothing to lose whether he succeeds or fails.
He finally succeeds in making one which seems to be almost endowed with life, but only to be informed that it is no better than a toy, and that he has wasted his time on a thing which has no practical value.
Powers knows nothing scientifically of the human frame, and only succeeds in representing it, as a natural bone-doctor succeeds in setting a dislocated limb, by a happy accident or special providence.
He rarely succeeds in laying down a fundamental principle, still more seldom a correct one.
As a result of these conflicts the will is partially weakened, there is an incapacity for resolution, first in the realm of love alone; then later succeeds a diffusion or displacement of the mechanism all over the field of activity.
Alexander, after reading the despatches, "and Colonel Johnston, who succeeds him, will be here in a few days.
And if any army succeeds in penetrating this valley, tell the government to see that it has provisions and forage in store, for they will find here only a charred and barren waste.
Thunder is the noise which succeeds the rush of the electrical fluid through the air.
To this end I arranged that every month should have its specifick pleasures, which would be welcomed as we welcome each flower that succeeds in its season.
Ace, King, Queen, Knave, Ten came in sequences as month succeeds to month.
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There is a something invisible, inaudible, and yet intelligible to our inmost soul that tells us restoration succeeds to dissolution, and life succeeds to death; and this something I call a mysterious intercourse with the spirit world.
Well, they may not have had a misunderstanding, but if Ellen succeeds in understanding him through the present crisis she'll prove herself a remarkable woman.
She certainly succeeds in making a hero of me, doesn't she?
Thus day succeeds night, and night succeeds day, in the ceaseless struggle of hope and discouragement, of life and death, amid the externally placid tenor of my Pennsylvania nightmare.
Thus vision chases vision, memory succeeds memory, while the interminable hours creep towards the afternoon, and the station clock drones like an endless old woman.
Then succeeds Salamis, which is about 70, and according to others, 80, stadia in length.
One site succeeds another diversified with numerous most remarkable bays, and large peninsulas.
Sometimes, she has the courage to assure the Duchess that she really is grown handsomer, and actually succeeds in making her believe it.
Every one succeeds in American plays and stories--if not by good thinking, why then by good looks or good luck.
It is usually a weak book, no matter how readable, because ordinarily it has only the elements of popularity to go on, and succeeds by their number and timeliness instead of by fineness and truth.
If it were now to die, 'Twere now to be most happy: for, I fear My soul hath her content so absolute That not another comfort like to this Succeeds in unknown fate.
These are assailed by Lucifer, who succeeds in alluring them to vice, and they change their modest raiment for the dress of gay gallants.
Whoever succeeds in clearing candle is guaranteed a happy year, free of trouble or anxiety.
Guest who firstsucceeds in biting apple gets prize.
When a man does all he can, though itsucceeds not well, blame not him that did it.
All means are justifiable so long as one succeedsin imitating life.
He only succeeds in putting into his mouth half the contents of his plate; and he does not drink, he precipitates the liquid into his throat, and the descending nourishment is in a constant struggle with the ascending words.
If King Caesar succeeds in holding a boy, this boy stays in the centre with him and assists in catching the other players (always counting ten before a captive is secured).
The child inside then attempts to break through, and if he succeeds in breaking any of the clasped hands the one who first gives way has to take the place in the centre.
If another boy succeeds in getting his place he becomes King, and repeats the doggerel (G.
The game is for him to catch one of the players, who is blindfolded in turn if the blind man succeeds in guessing who he is.
If this one succeeds in getting between the Homes three times after all the others have been caught, he is allowed to choose the one to go Click in the next game; if he fails, he has to go himself.
The boy who succeeds in getting both buttons in begins first next game, and takes a button as prize.
If he succeeds in doing this, he can select a boy to run across from one den to the other, which that boy must do, King Caesar trying to catch him.
If he succeeds in doing this, the one then left out becomes the Miller.
If he succeeds in catching them, they all with the Fox try to dodge the Hen, who makes an effort to regain them.
The object of the Clapper is to hit the one running on the right side of the line, which, if he succeeds in doing, makes him the Clapper, and the Clapper takes his place.
The Giant rushes when he thinks all the children have knocked, and if he succeeds in catching one before they reach a place of safety (appointed beforehand) the captured one becomes Giant.
The first one who succeeds takes for himself the same number of marks as there are crosses in the word, and then writes the name of anything he chooses in the same manner.
If hesucceeds in this, the boy who had not his stick (for the stick is the Cat) in the hole to which he had run is put out, and must take the ball.
When he succeeds in doing so the one captured joins him (by holding hands) and helps to catch the other players.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "succeeds" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
