inclining

Example Sentences

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Inclining her head, she quietly replied: "I understand."

From Mother by Gorky, Maksim

Inclining more to artistic illustration than to abstract thought, its gifts, in the hierarchy of the nations, are eminent and precious.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward

Inclining her ear to the door, she listened.

From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Marlowe, Amy Bell

Inclining sideways, so that their long hair falls far over, they glide this way and that; one foot continually in the air, and their fingers thrown forth, and twirling in the moonbeams.

From Omoo by Melville, Herman

And the golden stars in infinite legion, Sang loudly, and softly, in glad recognition, Inclining their crowns of fire;...

From Astronomy for Amateurs by Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice)