sudden inclination
Example Sentences
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She put her hand up to her throat with a gasp to keep down the sudden inclination to cry out.
From The Firm of Girdlestone by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Of course," she added, with a suppressed yawn that poorly concealed her sudden inclination to tears, "of course I don't care.
From The Beloved Woman by Norris, Kathleen Thompson
The sudden inclination passed, and there remained nothing but an overwhelming sense of disappointment, by which I was crushed for a few minutes, while still the doctor's mocking laughter sounded in my ears.
From The Lady of the Ice A Novel by De Mille, James
The Onondago had no difficulty in following the trail, which led us, at first, for some distance in a line towards Ravensnest, then made a sudden inclination in the direction of the hut.
From Satanstoe by Cooper, James Fenimore
Thereupon Miss Westlake's horse developed a sudden inclination to go very slowly.
From The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story by Brown, Arthur William
