athrill

Example Sentences

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And the attention of us all is athrill with mighty interest.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.

Huddled close to the two owners of the room on the floor were six other girls, all big-eyed, expectant, athrill with interest and excitement.

From Concerning Belinda by Brainerd, Eleanor Hoyt

John Travis said under his breath, his whole frame athrill with subtle emotion, “what makes you think she likes me?” he asked softly.

From In Wild Rose Time by Douglas, Amanda M.

The summer—no sweeter was ever; The sunshiny woods all athrill; The grayling aleap in the river, The bighorn asleep on the hill.

From Songs of a Sourdough by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)

The period I speak of has been athrill with intense activity, for good as well as evil.

From The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics by Macmillan, Newton