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Example sentences for "vouchsafing"

Lexicographically close words:
vouches; vouching; vouchsafe; vouchsafed; vouchsafes; voudra; voudrais; voudrois; voudroit; voulaient
  1. And without vouchsafing a word to the French ambassador, Eugene entered his gondola.

  2. The king received all this adulation as a matter of course, and, without vouchsafing any reply, turned to his confessor.

  3. He entered the hotel, and, without vouchsafing a word to the astounded valets, ascended the staircase that led to his own private apartments.

  4. Drawing his stately figure to its full height as he spoke, he gazed at his diminutive adversary with a look of haughty contempt and, without vouchsafing a word in farewell, turned his back upon him.

  5. Without vouchsafing the unfortunate man even a glance or a word, she entered the nursery before he reached her; but he, feeling that he must follow her at any cost, laid his hand on the lock of the door and tried to open it.

  6. And, without vouchsafing an explanation, she left the table, and remained perhaps ten minutes away.

  7. He went out, manifestly quite proud at having performed what he called an act of paternal authority, without vouchsafing a glance at his daughter, who had sunk back upon a chair; for she felt overcome, the poor child!

  8. But without vouchsafing to utter a word, or even turn her head, she continued her way towards the house.

  9. The waiter promised obedience, without vouchsafing any misgivings as to the possibility of his disclosing what he did not know.

  10. Without vouchsafing a glance at Melissa, he swallowed one of the alleviating pills left him by Galenus, and hid his face in his hands.

  11. Mary had relapsed into her old silence, and automatically continued the work in hand, vouchsafing no reply.

  12. Tait, vouchsafing no reply to this speech.

  13. Without vouchsafing a look in Claude's direction, he prepared his fishing tackle and began industriously to whip the stream.

  14. Val walked on, throwing the man a significant look of warning, but vouchsafing no other reply.

  15. She passed up the stairs, vouchsafing no other word.

  16. I am glad it fits," she said hurriedly, scarcely vouchsafing a glance toward Lily Rose as she caught up her hat, and hastened as fast as the street-cars would take her to Colette.

  17. While he was saying this, Colette slipped past without vouchsafing so much as a glance in their direction.

  18. He waved his hand toward tile ambassador, bent his head slowly and haughtily, and left the reception-room without vouchsafing another glance to Count Andreossi.

  19. The whole of this time I only saw two individuals, rustics, who passed by my encampment without vouchsafing me a glance; they probably considered themselves my superiors, as perhaps they were.

  20. She then got up, and without vouchsafing a word, took a seat a little way off.

  21. Without vouchsafing word or glance to any in the assembly, the stranger strode to the Branstock and thrust a glittering sword up to the hilt in its great bole.

  22. Then placing the candle on a stand and vouchsafing no further words, he shuffled off in the darkness, leaving the two standing there.

  23. Twice the Duke paced the chamber without vouchsafing a word to either, then paused by the round window that overlooked the Thames.

  24. With these words, and vouchsafing no look on her lord, she moved away towards the largest tower or cell, in which the single and rude chamber it contained had been set apart for her.

  25. She passed the large round of honeysuckles, her favourite resort, without ever vouchsafing it a glance, yet Gulchenrouz could not help snatching off a few shoots in his way, though he ran as if a wild beast were behind.


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