sudden inclination
Example Sentences
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Thereupon Miss Westlake's horse developed a sudden inclination to go very slowly.
From The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story by Arthur William Brown
As for Alice, she felt a sudden inclination to draw back, herself.
From At Large by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
The wheels, if such they were, seemed to turn with smoothness, and they felt a sudden inclination in the seats on which they were sitting.
From The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet by Kenneth Ward
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 James Fenimore Cooper
"It's cruel hard o' me," returned Joseph, betraying a sudden inclination to whimper.
From Aunt Rachel by David Christie Murray
