anticipant

Example Sentences

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The bride, seeing these two dying animals, and hearing the cries of anticipant ravens in the empty heavens, runs for home and father.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was mounted on the box seats very high up, where it looked conspicuously happy, and sounded a little hysterical; and it was packed, tight and warm and anticipant into every available seat.

From A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

He said "Now" with a little sucking in of breath and a thin anticipant smile and spun on his heel.

From Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 by Various

Motion stirred there; the pair of them laughed like anticipant children when two wide-winged moths swam into sight and floated toward them, eyes glowing like veiled emeralds.

From Pet Farm by Aycock, Roger D.

Inside the great temple the people of Nedra were singing and chanting with anticipant joy; outside the world was smiling benignly.

From Nedra by McCutcheon, George Barr