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Example sentences for "telegraphed"

Lexicographically close words:
telegony; telegraft; telegram; telegrams; telegraph; telegrapher; telegraphers; telegraphic; telegraphically; telegraphing
  1. As regards the mystery of the house at Harpur Street, I telegraphed that same evening to Noyes, to whom we related the whole story, first obtaining his pledge that none of us should be dragged into the double tragedy that had taken place.

  2. They had telegraphed to Peterborough, he said, but of the nature of the message he knew nothing.

  3. I had telegraphed twice to Noyes, Hammersmith Police Station, but had received no response.

  4. My theory is that they've telegraphed to some of their friends who are awaiting them in Peterborough, and that they mean to make a secret search tonight when all the villagers have gone to sleep and everything is quiet.

  5. We had telegraphed to the rector, and he called upon us, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour.

  6. I have telegraphed to Auckland," explained Mr. Hirpington.

  7. The Secretary of War at Washington telegraphed to McClellan that the Union armies under McDowell, Banks, Fremont and Shields were to be consolidated in one great army under McDowell which would crush Jackson utterly in the valley.

  8. He telegraphed later to the Secretary of War at Washington that a force of several thousand rebels gathered in the mountains was pushing Kenly hard.

  9. My father telegraphed to Mr. Baxter, who is in London, to book our passages and to choose our cabins this morning.

  10. Why had Baxter telegraphed to him that "the train was laid"?

  11. I understand exactly now why Baxter came for you, why he telegraphed that the train was laid, why I was drugged in Plymouth, why you were sea-sick between Naples and this place, and why we were both kidnapped!

  12. Of course, in my own mind I had quite settled that it was the person to whom he had telegraphed from Bournemouth--in other words Nikola.

  13. At the end of that time he read another speech by the same statesman, and telegraphed to his agents: "Give Bodkin a free hand.

  14. He brooded in this fashion for several months till one morning, after reading the speech of a certain statesman, he telegraphed to his agent to come down and bring Bodkin.

  15. He telegraphed to the whaling ports of New England, and sent messages to San Francisco and Alaska, to know if a group of sea lions and other specimens of the phocine tribe could be secured.

  16. Soon afterwards, I telegraphed to my daughter who was boarding at the Atlantic House in Bridgeport, asking her to engage a room for me to lodge there the next night, on my way to Boston.

  17. He immediately telegraphed to me, in the cipher we had agreed upon, that he had signed an engagement with Jenny Lind, by which she was to commence her concerts in America in the following September.

  18. I telegraphed that fact to the committee who were expecting me, and told them to be patient.

  19. The doctor from Ajmere arrived during the day, made an examination and telegraphed a report to the Chief Commissioner at Ajmere.

  20. It was a piece of luck for me that I camped here yesterday and telegraphed for my letters," he said.

  21. The writer shows that had the information been telegraphed from the point which it actually did reach about 10 a.

  22. So when the boat landed at Kansas City I telegraphed to some of my friends in Leavenworth that I would arrive there in the evening.

  23. Tony had telegraphed to let her know of his safe arrival.

  24. Don Clemente had telegraphed to Selva that he would reach Rome the next morning at ten o'clock.

  25. Jeanne, seated opposite Giovanni, asked him in a low tone if he had telegraphed to Don Clemente.

  26. And then I went to the post-office, and I've telegraphed for Sir Henry Venner to come down by special train.

  27. Graham was most unwilling to retire without having achieved something decisive, and on the 26th he telegraphed that he strongly recommended crushing Osman before the expedition should be withdrawn.

  28. On the 24th Sir Evelyn Baring telegraphed that the recent success of the Mahdi was a source of danger to Egypt proper, and that the danger would be greatly increased if Khartoum fell, which seemed not improbable.

  29. The same day Wolseley telegraphed to Lord Hartington as follows:-- "The sooner you can now deal with Osman Digna the better.

  30. On the 20th August Lord Lyons telegraphed Lord Granville as follows, omitting irrelevant passages:-- "We communicated to M.

  31. On the 15th November, Lord Hartington telegraphed to Lord Wolseley to know how the information in Gordon's letter affected his plans.

  32. As early as October 26th he had thought of the possibility of such a movement, and had telegraphed to Burnside, "Do you hear of any of Bragg's army threatening you from the south-west?

  33. November 12th Burnside telegraphed to Grant: "We will endeavor to hold in check any force that comes against us, until Thomas is ready.

  34. At ten o'clock that night Grant learned of Burnside's return to Knoxville, and telegraphed to Halleck, "Burnside speaks hopefully.

  35. Returning to Sioux City, he telegraphed to another agent, who had a large number of the cases growing out of the robberies, to come on at once.

  36. He therefore telegraphed his superiors that he had discovered Dodge and that the latter was ill at the St. Charles Hotel.

  37. A poem by Hoffmann von Fallersleben was telegraphed from Weimar, and at the Princess's request was solemnly read aloud by Herwegh in a strangely altered voice.

  38. I telegraphed to my wife to let her know my decision, and to have my study in readiness.

  39. I telegraphed at once to Sydney, and got a reply that there was no person of the name of Sal Rawlins known to the Sydney police, but they said they would make enquiries, and let me know the result.

  40. At first I was not allowed to visit the prison, but the Governor-General of Korea telegraphed his permission.

  41. Mr. Root had already telegraphed to the American Minister at Seoul to withdraw from Korea and to return to the United States.

  42. I heard the hour from a neighbouring church; and I recalled the detective's words, "I have telegraphed for your friend, Roderick.

  43. The detective had immediately telegraphed to the Admiralty, and to Roderick, who had reached my hotel to find that I had already left.

  44. But the unexampled cunning of his left arm was his little secret; and, acting upon this knowledge, he telegraphed to his first wife at Steynham that Dr.

  45. Indeed, all I can say is, that finding the marquise in London one evening, you telegraphed for me to attend on her, and I joined you.

  46. I have telegraphed to him; he is at one of the Baths in Germany, and will come assuredly, if there is a prospect of finding you here.

  47. He telegraphed to Roland, and mentally gave chase to the message to recall it.

  48. And you have telegraphed to the chief of police, or the sheriff, or whoever it is that wants Smith?

  49. He has probably telegraphed to Lawrenceville before this.

  50. In other words, you think he has gone over Kinzie's head and has telegraphed to Lawrenceville?

  51. They telegraphed another high if queer-sounding honour from Si-an.

  52. They were signed in French that same day, and the next telegraphed in Chinese word for word to the Court at Si-an.

  53. But on the other, the Peking side, there was nothing but hard and dreary work, since every word that the Chinese Commissioners said was telegraphed back to the I.

  54. The bishop had telegraphed to them to turn away their priest, but when they saw him, they received him joyfully, and crowded round him to know what the bishop had really said.


  55. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "telegraphed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.