Example Sentences

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Quailing before his glory of intellect, I fainted.

From The War of the Wenuses by Graves, Charles L. (Charles Larcom)

Think you how his bow must rouse the echoes, Quailing triumphing on, secure, sublime!

From Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen by Meteyard, Thomas Buford

Is it this sky's vast vault or ocean's sound, That is Life's self and draws my life from me, And by instinct ineffable decree Holds my breath Quailing on the bitter bound?

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James

Quailing beneath his rebuffs, she flung herself at his feet, imploring him with tears to grant her only request—to remember her, and to pray for her.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

Quailing inside his force shell, Scorio saw his men go, one by one.

From Empire by Simak, Clifford D.