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Example sentences for "tossing"

Lexicographically close words:
torus; toss; tosse; tossed; tosses; tossings; tost; tosto; tot; tota
  1. They don't have porridge for breakfast," said Tiza, tossing her head, when she and Milly were out together.

  2. And every night the black water seemed to burn and flame, and it hissed and bubbled and groaned as if there were evil creatures tossing underneath.

  3. About the same time, the sun went fairly down and the breeze whistled low in the dusk among the tossing pines.

  4. Nor was this all, for the sound of several footsteps running came already to our ears, and as we looked back in their direction, a light tossing to and fro and still rapidly advancing showed that one of the newcomers carried a lantern.

  5. As I continued to thread the tall woods, I could hear from far before me not only the continuous thunder of the surf, but a certain tossing of foliage and grinding of boughs which showed me the sea breeze had set in higher than usual.

  6. Soon cool draughts of air began to reach me, and a few steps farther I came forth into the open borders of the grove, and saw the sea lying blue and sunny to the horizon and the surf tumbling and tossing its foam along the beach.

  7. The Cruise of the Coracle IT was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.

  8. Next morning Gladys drove her guest into Troon, and at sight of the great sea, its breast troubled with wintry storms, tossing and rolling in wildest unrest, Teen appeared for the first time really moved.

  9. Huldah, tossing up her head with a peculiar, free motion which belonged to her in times of excitement.

  10. The salutation between Mr. Weller and his friends was strictly confined to the freemasonry of the craft; consisting of a jerking round of the right wrist, and a tossing of the little finger into the air at the same time.

  11. Wearied with tossing upon a sleepless couch, he rose at the first call of the reveille bugle; and ordering his horse to be saddled, he rode forth from the camp, in hopes that a ride would afford some distraction to his thoughts.

  12. He had only a vague remembrance of ugly dreams, in which he appeared constantly surrounded by armed men, and as if he was tossing about on a stormy sea!

  13. She had seen the torches go tossing out from the gate with a trail of shadowy figures following.

  14. He paused, staring hard at the flame of one of the candles, and tossing the chain up and down in his palm.

  15. He was picking up letters and papers, and tossing them aside, stopping now and again to scribble notes upon his tablets.

  16. Rouge and rose-wreathed hair made Death more ghastly still, but the mob was satisfied, and tossing him a diamond buckle for his pains, they swung off again, the head before them.

  17. And once again after the procession had passed, he did fruitless battle with a tossing human sea.

  18. With a bound and a shivering cry, Nari was cowering beside her, the little craft tossing on the waves at the force of the leap.

  19. He put the instrument out of his reach, tossing it on a cushion a little distance away.

  20. Some strong man, you are," said Judkins, tossing up a bigger one.

  21. Come along," said the woman, suddenly, tossing her head back.

  22. After all, thought Henry, tossing wakeful and wide-eyed in the warm dawn, after all he was proving himself a good journalist.

  23. Joe, growing indignant, and tossing on his hat.

  24. Later, tossing in my bunk, I be-thought me of the little drab book, lit a candle, and fetched it.

  25. I clawed at the tossing hull and landed in a heap.

  26. Jest you keep on tossing them stones over," commanded Howeley, as if the troopers could understand every word.

  27. Will monsieur sanction the tossing of stones on the heads of the enemy?

  28. There, John, unlock it," tossing him the key.

  29. Yes, here is a letter for you, and one for Elsie," tossing them across the table as he spoke.

  30. Gone with the recollections of the clotted cream was my visions of diamond tiaras, tossing plumes, and long folds of brocades and laces sweeping the marble floors of palaces.

  31. Then I got the guitar, and sang as the horses trotted merrily on, with music in their footsteps, music in every jingle of their harness, and poetry in their proudly tossing manes.

  32. It had been a sultry, cloudy day, but the banks of cumulus looked very unsettled, rolling and tossing about for no apparent reason, for the wind was almost nil.

  33. This game requires great skill and strength, and it is seldom indeed that more than one man succeeds in tossing the caber fair and square.

  34. This was intolerable to Betty's lover, and, after tossing all night in a tumult of indignation, he again sought her father.

  35. I'm completely worn out," declared Susan, throwing herself down upon a grassy knoll and tossing her bonnet aside.

  36. Lasse knew how to treat a horse to keep it from catching cold, and began to rub Pelle's naked body with a wisp of straw, while the boy lay on the bed, tossing about under the rough handling.

  37. The bull uttered a short roar, turned Lasse over on one side, and dashed off over the fields at a gallop, tossing its head as it ran, and bellowing.

  38. Uncle Frank and Daddy Martin were tossing the snow away from the drift by big shovelfuls.

  39. Once in a while they had a glimpse of their father or his uncle tossing the snow to one side.

  40. Tossing about, she increased her "She has screamed on purpose," feverish bewilderment of declared Abbot [?

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