River
in sentence
1153 examples of River in a sentence
I call that downright wisdom, not merely as regards the present case, but with reference to our trip up the
river
of life, generally.
George said it was so pleasant to wake up in the boat in the fresh morning, and plunge into the limpid
river.
For clothes, George said two suits of flannel would be sufficient, as we could wash them ourselves, in the river, when they got dirty.
We asked him if he had ever tried washing flannels in the river, and he replied: "No, not exactly himself like; but he knew some fellows who had, and it was easy enough;" and Harris and I were weak enough to fancy he knew what he was talking about, and that three respectable young men, without position or influence, and with no experience in washing, could really clean their own shirts and trousers in the
river
Thames with a bit of soap.
We kept it in the nose of the boat, and, from there, it oozed down to the rudder, impregnating the whole boat and everything in it on its way, and it oozed over the river, and saturated the scenery and spoilt the atmosphere.
They are a mistake up the
river.
Meanwhile, the rain came down in a steady torrent, and the lower part of the town was under water, owing to the
river
having overflowed.
The quaint back streets of Kingston, where they came down to the water's edge, looked quite picturesque in the flashing sunlight, the glinting
river
with its drifting barges, the wooded towpath, the trim-kept villas on the other side, Harris, in a red and orange blazer, grunting away at the sculls, the distant glimpses of the grey old palace of the Tudors, all made a sunny picture, so bright but calm, so full of life, and yet so peaceful, that, early in the day though it was, I felt myself being dreamily lulled off into a musing fit.
Great Caesar crossed the
river
there, and the Roman legions camped upon its sloping uplands.
Perhaps, from the casement, standing hand-in-hand, they were watching the calm moonlight on the river, while from the distant halls the boisterous revelry floated in broken bursts of faint-heard din and tumult.
Years later, to the crash of battle-music, Saxon kings and Saxon revelry were buried side by side, and Kingston's greatness passed away for a time, to rise once more when Hampton Court became the palace of the Tudors and the Stuarts, and the royal barges strained at their moorings on the
river'
s bank, and bright-cloaked gallants swaggered down the water-steps to cry: "What Ferry, ho!Gadzooks, gramercy."
It was difficult to say, for the moment, which was us and which was the Middlesex bank of the river; but we found out after a while, and separated ourselves.
What a dear old wall that is that runs along by the
river
there!
Such a mellow, bright, sweet old wall; what a charming picture it would make, with the lichen creeping here, and the moss growing there, a shy young vine peeping over the top at this spot, to see what is going on upon the busy river, and the sober old ivy clustering a little farther down!
It is, I suppose, Boulter's not even excepted, the busiest lock on the
river.
On a fine Sunday it presents this appearance nearly all day long, while, up the stream, and down the stream, lie, waiting their turn, outside the gates, long lines of still more boats; and boats are drawing near and passing away, so that the sunny river, from the Palace up to Hampton Church, is dotted and decked with yellow, and blue, and orange, and white, and red, and pink.
The
river
affords a good opportunity for dress.
But they were dressed for a photographic studio, not for a
river
picnic.
One golden morning of a sunny day, I leant against the low stone wall that guarded a little village church, and I smoked, and drank in deep, calm gladness from the sweet, restful scene - the grey old church with its clustering ivy and its quaint carved wooden porch, the white lane winding down the hill between tall rows of elms, the thatched-roof cottages peeping above their trim-kept hedges, the silver
river
in the hollow, the wooded hills beyond!
Why was George to fool about all day, and leave us to lug this lumbering old top-heavy barge up and down the
river
by ourselves to meet him?
I pointed out to him that we were miles away from a pub.; and then he went on about the river, and what was the good of the river, and was everyone who came on the
river
to die of thirst?
Harris is what you would call a well-made man of about number one size, and looks hard and bony, and the man measured him up and down, and said he would go and consult his master, and then come back and chuck us both into the
river.
If these men had their way they would close the
river
Thames altogether.
The
river
is sweetly pretty just there before you come to the gates, and the backwater is charming; but don't attempt to row up it.
All the others hide round corners, and merely peep at the
river
down one street: my thanks to them for being so considerate, and leaving the river-banks to woods and fields and water-works.
Even Reading, though it does its best to spoil and sully and make hideous as much of the
river
as it can reach, is good-natured enough to keep its ugly face a good deal out of sight.
Above the bridge the
river
winds tremendously.
Cassivelaunus had prepared the
river
for Caesar, by planting it full of stakes (and had, no doubt, put up a notice-board).
You couldn't choke Caesar off that
river.
Halliford and Shepperton are both pretty little spots where they touch the river; but there is nothing remarkable about either of them.
Back
Next
Related words
Which
There
Their
Water
Where
Could
About
Through
After
Would
Across
Little
Other
Before
People
Along
Banks
Great
While
Between