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

He rear'd his chest Sublime amid the temple; and around Darted his eyes, which shone with living fire.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

That was Tinker's bark— Unheeded, he had follow'd in the dark, Close at his master's heels, but, swift as light, Darted before them now.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 by Various

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

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