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Example sentences for "various points"

  • Indian trade at various points in the Mississippi region for about 50 years, for the most part on his own account.

  • Lamalee's at Sandusky, and several smaller ones at various points.

  • There were Chippewa villages along nearly the whole line of both the rivers at various points, including one on an island in the Upper St. Croix l.

  • For several days brisk fighting occurred at various points of our line.

  • In the mean time General Grant massed a heavy force, estimated at eighty thousand men, at various points on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.

  • During the next two days there was almost constant rioting, mobs appearing at various points, both up-town and down-town.

  • A somewhat similar stone occurs in situ at various points, but Dr.

  • Various points, accordingly, such as Salmon river, or one of the rivers flowing into Pictou harbour, are suggested as furnishing features of resemblance and inviting to further research.

  • During all this time the battle had been raging furiously on the center and left of the Union army; repeated desperate assaults had been made at various points, and everywhere the enemy were found in great force behind strong works.

  • Some rather feeble demonstrations were made at various points, but no fighting of a serious character took place on that day.

  • Slight resistance was made by the enemy's cavalry at various points, but no casualties were experienced by Co.

  • About one hour later Branch's division arrived to the support of the rebel general, and vigorous and repeated assaults were made at various points on the Union line; the fighting at Ellison's Mills being of a particularly desperate character.

  • Local engagements at various points on the Kovel-Sarni railroad and in the neighborhood of Smolary likewise terminated in favor of the Austro-German forces.

  • The first sign was increased artillery fire at various points.

  • Most of these occurred on the Stokhod, where the Austro-Germans succeeded in improving their positions at various points.

  • At length, in 1726, the Indians came to terms; and a peace was concluded which lasted for many years, depots being established at various points, where the natives could to their advantage barter furs with the traders of New England.

  • Tenuch's descendants were the Aztecs; Xelhua gave his name to no nation, but his followers settled at various points in the south-east; the others founded the nations which took their names.

  • The sketch alluded to will prove convenient here, since it will enable me at various points to refer intelligibly and yet briefly to events somewhat in advance of their chronologic order.

  • The Germans counterattacked at various points on the fighting front, but were unable to make any progress.

  • The comparative inactivity which had prevailed during most of July, 1917, continued, interrupted only occasionally by local engagements of no particular moment at various points in the different sectors of the entire front.

  • The Indians had been met, and counselled with at various points, at which presents and provisions were distributed, and the peace policy of the Government enforced.

  • In relation to the environment, certain differing philosophical currents of this kind have surfaced to view at various points in this report, if only briefly.

  • The persistent chlorinated hydrocarbons--DDT and its relatives--last for a long time after being released into the environment, concentrating at various points in the natural food chain and often in man himself.

  • Resina shared the fate of its ancient forerunner Herculaneum, whilst Torre del Greco and Portici suffered severely, as we can see to-day by noting the great masses of lava flung on to the strand at various points.

  • It will be noticed that a person standing on the erection is precluded from mapping out the maze therefrom, by reason of the tall topiary upgrowths at various points, designed, no doubt, with this object.

  • In practically all types of maze it became the fashion to relieve the monotony of the walks by placing statues, vases, seats, fountains, and other ornaments at various points.

  • It was cut and crosscut by our old trenches, now held by the enemy, who had made tangles of barbed wire in front of their parapets, and had placed machine-guns at various points.

  • The struggle continued, we delivered minor successful counter-attacks, and on the other hand lost ground slightly at various points.

  • The Canadians had assembled at various points, which became strongholds of defense with machine-guns and bomb stores, and the men held their fire until the enemy was within close range, so that they worked havoc among them.

  • As night closed in, heavy masses of soldiery, horse and foot, with trains of artillery, were seen at various points.

  • Great masses of people gathered at various points.

  • Troops were distributed at various points, so as to secure the city.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "various points" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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