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Example sentences for "troubled look"

  • Something in Uncle Alec's face touched Rose to the heart, and when he held out his hand with that anxious, troubled look in his eyes, she was moved to put up her innocent lips and seal the contract with a confiding kiss.

  • Archie, with a troubled look, while Charlie settled down in a remorseful heap among the table legs.

  • His face was flushed, and there was a troubled look in his eyes.

  • Dorothy came slowly into the room, and with a troubled look in her eyes.

  • Life is always uncertain," Ralph answered, with a troubled look in his eyes, "whether a man is a soldier or a farmer.

  • Not seriously ill, I trust," said Emma, with a troubled look in her sympathetic eyes.

  • He had been up since sunrise, strolling through the park, with a troubled look on his face, for he was extremely sorry for himself, though very glad for Jerrie, whose sworn ally he was and would be to the end.

  • It might have happened that occasionally he fixed a troubled look on his clothes, but if Roland Reed noticed it he did not make any comment.

  • You may tell him to come in," he said, with a troubled look.

  • We'll see," he said, with a troubled look.

  • Miss Dora gave him a troubled look, but took no further notice of his speech.

  • But this was a knotty undertaking, and when he finished, quite unassisted by Bob, Dale's face held a troubled look.

  • Marse John," the old darky approached with a troubled look, "you never used to go on dese heah trips widout Zack!

  • Bob's face went white with anger, but the older man's held a troubled look.

  • The old gentleman told him and, while his face still held a troubled look, he nodded as though understanding--not only the word, but the delicacy imposed on him.

  • She had heard all the conversation, and there was a troubled look on her face, as she said: "What is an impostor, papa?

  • The count met his glance with a troubled look; but Olvir passed by, and signed to Liutrad.

  • Her enjoyment was at its height when Olvir, hand in hand with Rothada, glided up beside her, a troubled look in his dark eyes.

  • Liutrad turned quickly to his earl, with a troubled look, as though he dreaded some rash outburst.

  • His free hand lay upon her glossy head, but his eyes were raised in a troubled look to where Olvir, in his burnished mail, stood calm and beautiful as Forseti, son of Balder.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    fireless cooker; getting out; improved earth; just proportion; little ashamed; many dangers; nearly straight; neither indeed; often thought; particular object; particular time; primaries black; safe place; should tell; showing himself; small detachments; the name; the president; this family; troubled look; what has brought thee; you mustn