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Example sentences for "tuk"

Lexicographically close words:
tui; tuik; tuis; tuit; tuition; tuke; tulares; tulasi; tule; tules
  1. She was pesterin' him ter show her de stuffed owl what he done brung home frum Ryburg, an' he jes tuk her wid him ter show her.

  2. Dey tuk us to where dere was a heap of white folks down by the court house and we'd be there in lots and den de whites 'ud bid for us.

  3. My mama tuk him in the cabin and put him on a pallet.

  4. When dinner was over, Massa John tuk a nap and I had to fan him, and Lawsy me, I'd git so sleepy.

  5. She tuk a big tub on her head and a bucket of water in her hand.

  6. In Latyn tong rycht thus he said him till; ‘I tuk neuir man, that enemy was to me: ‘For Goddis saik thi lyff I grant to the.

  7. Wallace on fute tuk him with gud entent: 295 The horss he straik, or that he fra him went; His houch sennownnis he cuttyt all atanyss, And left him thus besyde the standand stanys; For Sotheron men no gud suld off him wyn.

  8. Leyff I thaim thus, the duk and Wallace baithe, And spek sum part how Scotland tuk gret scaithe.

  9. With outyn wordis mair He kissyt hyr, syne tuk his leiff to fayr.

  10. Willyham Wallace, or he was man of armys, Gret pitté thocht that Scotland tuk sic harmys.

  11. Wallace than passit, with mony awfull man, On Patrikis land, and waistit wondyr fast; Tuk out gudis, and placis doun thai cast.

  12. Fra Crawfurd Jhon the wattir doune thai ryd; Ner hand the nycht thai lychtyt apon Clyd: Thar purposs tuk in till a quiet waill.

  13. Towart the toune thai drew with all thair mayn, Cursand the pess thai tuk befor in playne.

  14. Syn, a pure preyst, is mekill to commend; “He tuk in thank quhat thing that God him send.

  15. A gret manteill about his hand can ta, And his gud suerd; with him he tuk na mar; Abandounly in barrace entryt thar.

  16. At his commaund the watter thai tuk than.

  17. With king Eduuard full mony yer thai baid; In Brucis wer agayne come in Scotland; 755 Stirlyng to kepe the toune off thaim tuk on hand.

  18. Providens helpt rite along, but it tuk 50-year-old Injianny hickory & whit-leather 2 pull through sum ov the tite plasis.

  19. What bizniss wuz hit o' your'n whether I tuk likker in or not?

  20. I tuk him 2 a house, & laid it down strong 2 him that he must stay inside all day, and 2 make sure I bargained with the woman 2 keep him eating as much as she could.

  21. They always 'lowed they never tuk a dollar off him; they jes' got a long range shot at him!

  22. I have tuk a bigger nug than you and nicked his kicks into the bottom of his gizzard till his liver-lights fell into my mauleys.

  23. They told him the tavern was full, an' he would be better tuk care of at a good woman's little farm close by.

  24. The women give each other their babies to hold while they tuk turns a-shouting.

  25. He's a ben in everything else, and has tuk to hosses.

  26. I was turned out o' my church; I turned my back on de Lord; whiskey tuk hold o' me, Samson.

  27. He never tuk his foot off," said the negro, warily, "to let me see it.

  28. The guerrillas an' bushwhackers tuk it out on the old hotel, sure!

  29. Half the Tyrone, knowin' the ould place, tuk ut up: so we called ut Silver's Theatre.

  30. Did ye iver hear how Privit Mulvaney tuk the town av Lungtungpen?

  31. I tuk ut as pleased me best an' my first kiss wid ut.

  32. So I tuk him away into the jungle, wid the Burmese Interprut'r an' my clanin'-rod.

  33. So I tuk him by his greasy throat an' shut the speech out av him.

  34. The Tyrone tuk a little orf'cer bhoy, but divil a bit was he in command, as I'll dimonstrate presintly.

  35. Six black divils in pink muslin tuk up the palanquin, an' oh!

  36. You han't heerd as how Master Holtspur ha' been tuk a prisoner, and carried away by the kewreseers o' Captain Scarthe?

  37. Well, Master Henry, since I must tell ye the truth o't, I woant deny but I tuk some on 'em from him.

  38. I’m nothing but a poor widow, and my boys has got no larnin’, and old Simpson tuk ’em in.

  39. They got so bad—the owls did—that they tuk the old hens as well as the young chickens.

  40. I'm glad to hear you've tuk to your boats," said Captain Cephas, with an approving glance upon his friend.

  41. But I've tuk to my boats, cap'n, I've tuk to my boats.


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