Peru was not to be conquered, it was to be liberated; he thought only of conquest.
He thought only of the resources for carrying on the work which he had gained by the victory.
He looked upon you as one who desires to tear from him for ever these beloved objects; and forgetting that he was the aggressor, thought only of the injury which he supposed you intended.
He was surrounded, all seemed lost, and feeling that his last hour had come, he thought only of selling his life as dearly as possible.
The visit was unexpected to Guatamozin, and its object a mystery; but he thought only of paying the guest meet honor and respect, for he was still the great king.
Orteguilla was himself in danger, but his suspense was so great that he thought only of escape; each bolt was a welcome messenger, with tidings from friends.
He charmed us so," said the former, "that we thought only of taking you to hear him.
But hethought only of the welfare of the State, and pressed the King to allow him to depart to Flanders.
Orleans, convinced at last that it was impossible to re-establish the day, thought only how to retire as advantageously as possible.
In the mean time, the King and Queen of Spain, distressed beyond measure at the loss of their favourite, thought only of the best means of obtaining her recall.
He bore it well; but after a time finding his army dispersed, his infantry overwhelmed, the ground slipping from under his feet, he thought only of beating a good and honourable retreat.
Michel Menko, moreover, loved her madly; and he thought onlyof winning and keeping the love of this incomparable maiden, exquisite in her combined gentleness and pride.
He loved her so that he thought only of this woman, of her beauty, of the delight of her caresses, of his dream of love realized in the air of the adored fatherland.
He thought onlyof us, and every voyage brought us a memento of the countries he visited, and, what was better, tender caresses and kind words, on his return.
It must be confessed that Paganel, in all this succession of sad misfortunes, thought only of his false interpretation of the document.
The mystery of the Duncan's presence there was solved; and the travelers, so miraculously saved, thought only of revisiting their comfortable cabins and partaking of a good breakfast.
The captain could not be relied upon to restrain them; the miserable man tore his hair and wrung his hands; he thought only of his cargo, which was not insured.
He also caught a glimpse of parts of the other three beyond; but he thought only of the bull, and it was upon him that he kept his eyes fixed.
He thought only of his loved wife and dear children, of the dangers to which he and they were exposed.
He thought only of the loss he had sustained, in the destruction of his fine crops; and this of itself, when we consider his isolated situation, and the hopelessness of restoring them, was enough to cause him very great chagrin.
But Schiller was not thinking of his readers, nor of the possible effect of his words; he thought only of his work.
He thought only of Madame von Kalb, the friend he had not seen for two years--the friend whose dear lips had called him to her side in the hour of his deepest distress.
He thought only of bringing the great dead a last love-offering, and none was there to prevent him.
He hoped that Don Baltazar would have adopted severe measures to prevent this outbreak; when he went he thought only of a reconquest.
When he left Spain, in the year 1794, he thought only of how he might make his studies of service to his own countrymen.
I did not think of Savell; I thought only of Barbara and of what might happen to her.
I thought only of her I had left--wondered why the world was changed in a moment for me, so that no loutish young men who sprawled in the sunlight could poison the woods for me, or spoil the prospect.
Not that he thought only of his costume, like a vain, effeminate boy, but because his mother Pierrette was very careful, and did not like to see his Sunday suit spoiled or spotted with the rain.
In such cases the word material stands for "that which receives any determination," whether it receives it in fact or in thought only.
In such cases the word formal stands for "that which gives any determination," whether it gives it in fact or in thought only.
Under the circumstances I think my behaviour will be thought only natural.
All these instructions were uttered with lightning speed, and I, enchanted with the power my mistress thought she possessed over me, thought only of obeying, without reflecting whether I owed her obedience.
When I put them aside," said Kingsley, holding up a reproving forefinger, "I thought only of myself.
His own troubles were forgotten; he thought only of poor Teddy.
I was young and vain; I thought onlyof holding fast to my good luck!
In that moment of bewilderment, he thought only of Roger, whose life hung by a thread, which his silence would instantly snap.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "thought only" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
