darted

Example Sentences

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Darted snails, however, laid fewer of them—which was hardly surprising, because they lived for an average of 44 days whereas their undarted confrères managed 60.

From Economist • Mar. 10, 2015

“Liquid streams—celestial nectar, Darted through the ambient sky,—” Said the captain; “liquid, ay, liquid is the word.”

From The Lighthouse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

From tree to tree, from flower to flower, the child Darted through leafy lanes, when, all at once, A scream roused Linda.

From The Woman Who Dared by Sargent, Epes

Master Blue-Jay unable Longer to control himself, Darted like a lance of blue steel At the red coat.

From The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems by Noe, Cotton

The velvet mullen raised its yellow head, The buttercups like precious ore were spread: Like golden shuttles flung by spirit hands, Weaving invisible their magic strands, Darted quick orioles in joyous bands.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 by Various