set astir

Example Sentences

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She broke forth abruptly, her cheeks flushing, her eyes brave and bright, the subject nearest her heart on her lips, in the sudden influx of courage set astir by the mere contemplation of it.

From The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories by Murfree, Mary Noailles

I like to Fletcherize them with my mind, and with those senses which my mind can set astir.

From Sunlight Patch by Harris, Credo Fitch

For, of course, only by and through them could these wild rumors have been set astir.

From The Brass Bound Box by Horne, Diantha W.

My finger tips, my lips, my nodding head are the points where I part with full control, though indefinitely beyond these I can forecast changes which the automatic agencies, once set astir, will induce.

From The Nature of Goodness by Palmer, George Herbert

The country, however, which had once been set astir could not be pacified so easily.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro