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Example sentences for "turned sharply"

  • But presently he appeared to make up his mind, and continued his leisurely walk as far as the Pont Neuf, where he turned sharply off to his right, still whistling, Tournefort and Chauvelin hard upon his heels.

  • But seemingly a halt within those hospitable doors did not form part of his programme, and a moment or two later he turned sharply on his heel and strode rapidly down the Rue de l'Oursine.

  • Frank flushed scarlet, as he turned sharply to the man, whom he now recognised as one of the Guards who entered the drawing-room with the officer.

  • He took a few steps down, and the man followed; but before the landing was reached, he turned sharply round, and began to ascend rapidly.

  • No, no," he added, with a shudder, as he turned sharply on his boy.

  • He turned sharply back, after nearly walking into the arms of one of his enemies, and was nearly at the top once more, when he found that the man whom he had tried to avoid was there too waiting.

  • He turned sharply, for during the latter part of the conversation they had been standing still, and Louise and Pradelle had come over a stretch of sand with their footsteps inaudible.

  • He turned sharply, to find Madelaine at his elbow, her hood drawn over her head and tightly secured beneath her chin.

  • He turned sharply, and there was Mrs. Howett, a pathetic little figure in black.

  • Reaching the end of the street he turned sharply to the right, crossed the road, and a few seconds later dived into an alley.

  • Reaching the Castello del Carmine we turned sharply to our right, passed up the Corso Garibaldi for some considerable distance, and eventually branched off to the left.

  • He was brought back to himself in the midst of the semi-darkness by a low, catching sigh, and he turned sharply round to see behind him, as in another frame, the outlined figure of Edie.

  • He turned sharply, for he was already at the door.

  • But it was a woman's voice, full of irony and sarcasm, and he turned sharply, to see that the Contessa sat back in her chair with a strangely angry light in her dark eyes, gazing at Lady Grayson.

  • The next minute I had overtaken him, and he turned sharply with a joyful look in his eyes.

  • He turned sharply, and for an instant his cheek was against the kindly hand with the old boyish gesture of affection.

  • He turned sharply to look at it, some inexplicable emotion twitching his dark face.

  • And then he turned sharply at a knock on the door behind him to see a lean, lank man enter who peered at him curiously through screwed-up eyes as though he had never seen anything like him before.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    advanced state; dear master; direct perception; good action; haue done; invisible hand; like him; shall vote; sugar industry; turned about; turned abruptly; turned aside; turned down; turned from; turned himself; turned his; turned into; turned loose; turned over; turned round; turned toward; turned upon; turned upside; ultra vires; under favourable; want none