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Sentences ending with comb

His tawny hair was long and tangled, matted now many years past the possibility of being entered by a comb. [4]
We bore down on her, and our carronades raked her like a comb. [11]
Her hand trembled as she braided her young mistress's hair and sometimes, with a faint sigh, she stopped the movement of the comb. [10]
By habit some always stand or sit about a particular hive, waiting for the show of comb. [4]
He stopped there a moment, and made his toilet with a pocket comb. [5]

Short sentences using comb

They'll all comb a body. [5]

Sentences containing comb two or more times

She is not particularly skilful and even less patient over this not very easy task, and presently, when a fresh tangle checks the horn comb with which she is dressing it, she tosses the comb on to the couch. [10]
The comb of many gallinaceous birds is highly ornamental, and assumes vivid colours during the act of courtship; but what are we to think of the dull- coloured comb of the condor, which does not appear to us in the least ornamental? [1]

More example sentences with the word comb in them

Take care with your comb, Thais, you are hurting me! [10]
They comb their wool up to a peak and keep it in position by stiffening it with brown-red clay--half of this tower colored, denotes engagement; the whole of it colored denotes marriage. [5]
When the old woman laid down the comb Uarda drew a long breath. [10]
Here she stopped with a shriek, dropping the comb, for the thundercloud was now directly over the city, and a loud peal, following close upon the flash of lightning, shook the house; but Barbara scarcely heeded the dazzling glare and the rattling panes. [10]
On the tray was a bottle of herb wine, different kinds of vodka, pickled mushrooms, rye cakes made with buttermilk, honey in the comb, still mead and sparkling mead, apples, nuts (raw and roasted), and nut-and-honey sweets. [2]
Lempriere drew himself up with a slashing attempt at composure, but ended by flaming from head to foot, his face shining like a cock's comb, the perspiration standing out like beads upon his forehead, his eyes gone blind with confusion. [11]
All along the underside of every branch and twig is a comb of little icicles--the frozen drip. [5]
Nothing led him to it except the irresistible zeal of my devout sister," answered Els, smiling, as she continued to comb her fair hair. [10]
Do you like to comb up Sundays, and all that kind of foolishness? [5]
In low water these neat narrow-edged dikes project four or five inches above the surface, like the comb of a submerged roof, but in high water they are overflowed. [5]
With the first sweep of my comb out came the fatal fish-hook from where it had been all those months nestling, and I fell fainting into the arms of my remorseful father! [5]
With golden comb so lustrous, And thereby a song sings, It has a tone so wondrous, That powerful melody rings. [5]
Even as Tully parted the briers and brambles when he hunted for the sphere-containing cylinder that marked the grave of Archimedes, so did I comb the grass with my fingers for my monumental memorial-flower. [6]
The bow is ornamented with a steel comb with a battle-ax attachment which threatens to cut passing boats in two occasionally, but never does. [5]
Janet's eyes fell on the bureau, marked the absence of several knick-knacks, including a comb and brush, and with a sudden sickness of apprehension she darted to the wardrobe and flung open the doors. [9]
Only you need not have bought me this," she added, unable to suppress a smile as she gazed admiringly at a gold comb set with pearls, of a kind then just coming into fashion. [2]
Come, we will light candles for Jean, and comb his hair back sweet, and masses shall be said, and--" Again the woman interrupted, quieting him. [11]
The boat ran in lightly between the steep dark shore and the comb of reef that looked like a host of stealthy pumas crumbling the water. [11]
Out of a hillside toward the upper end of the town, projected a wall of reddish looking quartz-croppings, the exposed comb of a silver-bearing ledge that extended deep down into the earth, of course. [5]
The bureau also held Mr. Mulhaus's bottles of medicine, a comb which needed a dentist, and a broken hair-brush. [4]
In a moment he came back, bearing in his arms a mirror, a bottle of hair-oil, a couple of bottles of perfume, a comb and brush, some variegated bath towels, and an American flag. [11]
From the glass frame hung the half of a comb by a string--but if I had to describe that patriarch or die, I believe I would order some sample coffins. [5]
But the mental firmness which she had regained did not last; more than once her hand faltered while the comb was dividing the wealth of her golden tresses. [10]
He dried my features with a towel and was going to comb my hair, but I asked to be excused. [5]
Listen; from that day to this not a month goes by that I do not comb my hair. [5]
She assumes a crushing dignity and goes on serenely practicing with her fine-tooth comb and quoting poetry just the same as if you were not present at all. [5]
When Huck is complaining to Tom of the rigorous system in vogue at the widow's, he says the servants harass him with all manner of compulsory decencies, and he winds up by saying: "and they comb me all to hell. [5]
Job holds his comb rather high. [9]
A common bone comb lay near the glass, and beside it a beautiful brush with an ivory back and handle. [11]
I had tried before to cut it out for you, for you complained yesterday that your hair was all in a tangle because you had not a comb, so I tried to carve you one out of bone. [10]
Then he snatched away the towel, brushed it lightly about my face, passed his comb through my eyebrows once more, and gaily sang out "Next! [5]

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