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Clasping in sentence

59 examples of Clasping in a sentence

He sprang from his chair and paced about the room in uncontrollable agitation, with a flush upon his sallow cheeks and a nervous clasping and unclasping of his long thin hands.
The woman drew herself up to full height, and, without a word, flung herself down upon the ground, clasping Kate's feet.
"I trouble you?"Sitabhai laughed, throwing back her head, and clasping her hands behind her neck.
Ah, since the dangers I incur on my own account cannot stop you, think of those you may yourself run!""Me?""Yes; there is peril of imprisonment, risk of life in knowing me.""Then I will not leave you.""Monsieur!" said the young woman, supplicating him and clasping her hands together, "monsieur, in the name of heaven, by the honor of a soldier, by the courtesy of a gentleman, depart!
"Oh, fear nothing, madame!" said the young woman, clasping her hands and weeping herself at the queen’s sorrows; "I am your Majesty’s, body and soul, and however far I may be from you, however inferior may be my position, I believe I have discovered a means of extricating your Majesty from your trouble."
Bonacieux followed him with her eyes, with that long, fond look with which he had turned the angle of the street, she fell on her knees, and clasping her hands, "Oh, my God," cried she, "protect the queen, protect me!"19 PLAN OF CAMPAIGND’Artagnan went straight to M. de Treville’s.
Who art thou?" cried he, clasping his hands.
A Puritan only adores virgins, and he adores them by clasping his hands.
A Musketeer loves women, and he loves them by clasping his arms round them."
She cannot be ready for sea," said Lady Hamilton, in a wailing voice, clasping her hands and turning up her eyes as she spoke.
"You do me justice, James," said Lord Avon, clasping the broad, brown hand which the country squire had held out to him.
Their feathery feet could be seen clasping the slender twigs which supported them.
Spilett!" exclaimed the sailor, seizing the reporter, and clasping him to his breast with such a squeeze that he had never felt anything like it before.
Pencroft, convulsively clasping the butt-end of his gun, restrained his energies, and waited, swearing to himself.
"Not a shekel, not a silver penny, not a halfling--so help me the God of Abraham!" said the Jew, clasping his hands; "I go but to seek the assistance of some brethren of my tribe to aid me to pay the fine which the Exchequer of the Jews have imposed upon me--Father Jacob be my speed!
She was watching the motions of her father with a look of anxious and filial affection, while he paced the apartment with a dejected mien and disordered step; sometimes clasping his hands together--sometimes casting his eyes to the roof of the apartment, as one who laboured under great mental tribulation.
Dolly said, clasping her bony hands with an energetic movement.
The elephant grunted out his satisfaction, and, clasping Passepartout around the waist with his trunk, lifted him as high as his head.
Fogg!" cried she, clasping his hands and covering them with tears.
He broke out suddenly while clasping me in his arms--"Cruel, cruel deserter!
And he repeated, clasping her in his arms:"Mother, do not say that."
"The gypsy!" said Mahiette, suddenly retracing her steps, and clasping her son's arm forcibly.
"Oh! in fact, what a pretty little goat!" said Amelotte, clasping her hands in admiration.
"Oh! for mercy's sake, tell me if he is alive!" she repeated, clasping her beautiful emaciated hands; and the sound of her chains in contact with her dress, was heard.
"Alone!" she cried, clasping her beautiful hands sorrowfully.
"Madam," she cried, clasping her hands and falling on her knees, dishevelled, distracted, mad with fright; "madam!
defend me!""Yes, my love, I am defending you!" replied the mother, in a dying voice; and clasping her closely in her arms, she covered her with kisses.
I said, clasping her in my arms.
I could only reply by clasping Marguerite to my heart.
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