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Example sentences for "unhitched"

Lexicographically close words:
unhinge; unhinged; unhistoric; unhistorical; unhitch; unhitching; unholiness; unholy; unhomely; unhonest
  1. Having unhitched Pucker and turned the old animal loose to feed, she went indoors to change her singed and dirty garments, and incidentally to wash her face.

  2. The cooks started a fire and prepared a meal, while the teamsters parked the wagons, unhitched the tired mules, watered and fed them, and then picketed them on the prairie to graze and rest.

  3. So he unhitched her and swung the mate into place.

  4. Whistling blithely, he unhitched the team, led them back into the corral, returned to the wagon again.

  5. Whereupon he unhitched the horses and led them all back into the corral.

  6. They unhitched the animals, putting halters on them, and led the eager steeds toward the inviting water.

  7. He unhitched one of the lines, and more for the sake of killing time than for any set purpose, began to construct a gaudy salmon-fly with a few frayed threads of cloth from his tunic.

  8. He thrust his hand within the armoire and unhitched the white tunic from its peg.

  9. The load commenced to glide so quickly as we were leaving the crest of the mountain that Correll and McLean unhitched from the hauling line and attached themselves by the alpine rope to the rear of the sledge, braking its progress.

  10. They unhitched Jerry that he might graze, and kindled a fire to boil some eggs.

  11. The blur lifted; he steadied himself, and stood watching the doctor as he unhitched his horse and got into the buggy.

  12. The cobbler raised his eyes and muttered an inarticulate something from his peg-filled mouth, and watched Hoag as he went out and unhitched his horse.

  13. He proceeded silently about his task, unhitched Dobbin, led him to his stall, and made him comfortable for the night with feed and bedding.

  14. He unhitched the horse and led him into the stable.

  15. We jumped to the ground, unhitched the mules quicker than it had ever been done before, and tied them and my horse to the wagon.

  16. One of the men unhitched the animal and said: "I'll lead the horse.

  17. NausicaƤ's brothers came out and welcomed them, and unhitched the mules.

  18. When they came to the place where the river was flowing bright and clear, they unhitched the mules and let them browse along the bank.

  19. They climbed into the seat after William had lowered the buggy top and unhitched the horse from the post.

  20. He unhitched the excited team from the carriage, drove them to the fence and tied them securely, then went back to find the wheel and the "nut" whose failure to hold its place had done all the mischief.

  21. One by one, voters, mumbling their amazement, unhitched their horses and started along the highway in the direction the fugitives had taken.

  22. The three men unhitched each his own team, and drove slowly, in single file, along the mushy highway.

  23. They quickly unhitched their horses from the wagons and rode ten miles to Bowie where they gave the alarm and spent the night.

  24. The horses were unhitched and the wagon partly unloaded, when all hands by a united pull and push succeeded in getting the wagon up the hill.

  25. The drivers had evidently unhitched their teams and, mounted upon the horses' backs, were riding furiously in a cloud of dust down the road towards Bowie.

  26. Hurriedly, she unhitched Ben and Betty, hung their bridles on the hames, and turned the team loose to graze.

  27. Socrates unhitched the horses, and soon it was time for luncheon.

  28. Occasionally they are unhitched and allowed to get into the water for a rest and a bath.

  29. I unhitched and led my horses up into the cover of the pines.

  30. We orto have gone with `em," said Uncle Peabody as he unhitched the horses.

  31. The two men talked together a moment, unhitched their horses, got into their buggies and drove away.

  32. At one point in the mountains, beyond Salt Lake City, the trail was so narrow that the oxen were unhitched and led single file around the cliff, while the wagons were taken apart and lowered down the precipice with ropes.

  33. My father, who had seen the fire come over the hills, as he was driving from town, had unhitched the horses and riding one of them as fast as possible, reached home in time to watch the hay stacks.

  34. He unhitched and tethered the pony, and, according to his crude notions of what a camp should be, began to make his preparations.

  35. She unhitched her horse, rolled up her picket rope, and stood waiting with disturbed face.

  36. I unhitched Peg, sponged her foot, and tied her to a tree.

  37. He unhitched his horse, tied her up to the fence, sat down by the wood pile, and lit a pipe.

  38. He unhitched Pegasus, tied her to a tree, and gave her a nose bag of oats.

  39. Turning out of the road we went into park, unhitched our hungry horses, and awaited developments.

  40. So great was the loss of horses, there having been over a hundred in this battery killed in battle, that during the last year of the war they were unhitched from the guns after going into action and taken to the rear for safety.

  41. Illustration] Then, when Uncle John and little John had had their breakfast, they came out of the house, and Uncle John put little John up on the high seat and he unhitched the horses and climbed up on the high seat beside him.

  42. So he went into the house and Uncle John unhitched the horses from the wagon and put the wagon in the shed.

  43. So Uncle John unhitched the horses and backed the wagon up to the sidewalk.

  44. No sooner was that surprising pony unhitched than he ran back to the pump.

  45. Go, Rocket," he called, pitching each one of them into the air as he spoke, and after circling about him they flew back to their perch under the eaves of the barn while Bobby unhitched Dandy.

  46. It was a red letter day in the circus, when Polly first managed to climb up on the pole of an unhitched wagon and from there to the back of a friendly, Shetland pony.

  47. You seem to have unhitched your brain and left it in the umbrella stand.

  48. The only difference between their respective silences was that Billie's was thoughtful, while Bream's was just the silence of a man who has unhitched his brain and is getting along as well as he can without it.

  49. The miller had more to say, while he unhitched his horse, but he led him out without getting any more favorable reply about the trade.


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