hovered
Example Sentences
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Far away, Tossed like a feather, black against the sky, Hovered a tiny craft, its unknown lines Marked it as stranger, and the maidens all Curiously watched its coming to the shore.
From The Rose of Dawn A Tale of the South Sea by La Farge, John
Out flew a sunny and smiling little personage, and Hovered about the room, throwing a light wherever she went.
From Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People by Ostertag, Blanche
Hovered thy spirit o’er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life’s journey just begun!
From The Christian Home by Philips, Samuel
It was the lovely moon that lovelike Hovered over the wandering, tired Earth, her bosom gray and dovelike, Hovering beautiful as a dove....
From Poems New and Old by Freeman, John
Tall the linden-tree, and near it An old hawthorne also grew; And wood-ivy like a spirit Hovered dimly round the two, Shaping thence that bower of beauty which I sing of thus to you.
From Lives of Girls Who Became Famous by Bolton, Sarah Knowles
