Use depth in a sentence
Sentences ending with depth
- She was a woman of more impulse and constitutional good-nature than depth. [11]
- How did they throw sand out from such a depth? [5]
- They had many moments of intimacy during that fort night, though none in which the plumb of their conversation descended to such a depth. [9]
- It was as dead blue as indigo there, because of the immense depth. [5]
- In a long, broad corridor she had to walk on a narrow path, bordered by sphinxes; and there she clung tightly to her guide, for on one side of the foot-way yawned a gulf of great depth. [10]
- She was, withal, a person of resolution--of resolution taking the form of unswerving faith in herself, a faith persisting even when she was being carried beyond her depth. [9]
Sentences containing depth two or more times
- At the junction of the Ohio the Mississippi's depth is eighty- seven feet; the depth increases gradually, reaching one hundred and twenty-nine just above the mouth. [5]
- Yet there is great depth beneath, or there were no eddy; and where there is depth and the eddy there is danger--always. [11]
More example sentences with the word depth in them
- I must tell you all now, out of the depth of this trouble through which I am passing. [6]
- And she, too, with the subtle senses of a disembodied spirit, must have had a yearning towards him, for she had perceived all the depth and fervor of his passion. [10]
- Everywhere were receptions, which though they embarrassed Pierre awakened a joyful feeling in the depth of his heart. [2]
- He said it was so weak that it was transparent an inch in depth around the edge of the cup. [5]
- She knew it was a proof that in the depth of his soul he was glad she was remaining at home and had not gone away. [2]
- At noon, looking up to it from the street, above the gray houses, the color and depth are marvelous. [4]
- A few miles up this river, the depth of water on the banks was fully eight feet, and on all sides could be seen, still holding against the strong current, the tops of cabins. [5]
- It was not until then that she guessed at the depth of his wound, and knew that it was unhealed. [9]
- It was not until later reflection that he realized Mr. Bentley might, by an intuitive sympathy, a depth of understanding, have drained something of his state, since the incidents which followed were to be accounted for on no other grounds. [9]
- As carts passed under the great archway, its depth multiplied the sounds so powerfully, the echoes were so fantastic, that folk believed them the roarings of fiendish spirits. [11]
- Well, she used to sit at her doorway and lament the sorrows of the world with a depth of passion that you'd think never could be assuaged. [11]
- One couldn't come to any harm, whether he ran it right or not; and as for depth, there never had been any bottom there. [5]
- Her voice seemed to ache with the plaintive depth of the song, and the soft night filled its soul with melody. [11]
- All objects seen through it had a bright, strong vividness, not only of outline, but of every minute detail, which they would not have had when seen simply through the same depth of atmosphere. [5]
- The depth of their indignation was shown by the fury with which they had assailed the house of her grandfather, Didymus. [10]
- We frequently selected the trout we wanted, and rested the bait patiently and persistently on the end of his nose at a depth of eighty feet, but he would only shake it off with an annoyed manner, and shift his position. [5]
- Return, return, to the right levels, the right heights, the right depth, the right measure! [10]
- I marvelled at the pith and depth of his observations; for though I agreed not with him once in ten times, I loved his great reflective cleverness and his fine penetration--singular gifts in a man of action. [11]
- I speak of the north shore of Tahoe, where one can count the scales on a trout at a depth of a hundred and eighty feet. [5]
- Paulus groaned from the lowest depth of his breast and murmured while the tears ran down his cheeks, "He too has fought the fight, and he too has striven in vain. [10]
- The depth of the gorge, the sweep of the sky line, and the reposeful aspect of the scene to the sunny south made this view both grand and charming. [4]
- The trail down the five hundred feet of sheer depth always tested Venters's nerve. [13]
- Suddenly we hear the deep underground reverberation that reveals the unsuspected depth of some abyss of thought or passion beneath us. [6]
- The depth of the channel was twenty-two feet, the width one hundred and sixteen feet; multiply these and you have the square-feet across the water of the draw, viz. [7]
- He glanced at the cables in silence, while Krool watched him narrowly, covertly, with a depth of purpose which made his face uncanny. [11]
- For she felt that she could turn to Starling; he alone, apparently, had measured the full depth of her trouble; nay, had silently predicted it from the beginning. [9]
- I was truly sorry for Farrar, for I knew the man, the depth of his nature, and the scope of the shock. [9]
- It had a singular depth of significance, therefore, for him; he knew how hardly her color came. [6]
- Crushed and trembling she drew back into the inmost depth of her rocky chamber, starting at each flash that illumined the darkness. [10]
- They followed every sentence with the keenest attention, and Cleopatra's language grew more impassioned, gained greater power and depth, the more plainly she perceived the unfeigned, enthusiastic admiration paid her by her listeners. [10]
- And in the same breath and with the same depth and sincerity, I grieve for you. [5]
- Before the depth reached his middle he was half-way over; the current would permit no more wading, now, so he struck out confidently to swim the remaining hundred yards. [5]
- The cry of 'quarter twain' did not really take his mind from his talk, but his trained faculties instantly photographed the bearings, noted the change of depth, and laid up the important details for future reference without requiring any assistance from him in the matter. [5]
- Something new and powerful, rising from the inmost depth of the soul, a passion of devout exaltation, rang in her voice which he had not perceived during the first rehearsals. [10]
- She noticed the pleasant depth of his voice, and said to herself that Henrica would like to hear it. [10]
- Were there no other prizes save those known as greatness of character and depth of human affections? [9]
- By winding-roads--which were often cut to so great a depth between perpendicular walls that they were mere roofless tunnels--we drove out a mile or two and visited the monument which stands upon the scene of the surrender of Vicksburg to General Grant by General Pemberton. [5]
- And the head of them is always likely to be filling up, little by little, so that the marks you reckon their depth by, this season, may not answer for next. [5]
- She seemed part of the woods, its wild simplicity, its depth, its colour-already Autumn was crimsoning the leaves, touching them with amber tints, making the woodland warm and kind. [11]
- In the depth of my soul something cries out: 'He is not true. [11]
- Towards the back of Mr. Renault's residence, a wide area was sunk to the depth of a tall man, which was apparently used for the purpose of getting coal and wood into the cellar. [9]
- The dark experiences of life leave their mark and give such natures that touch of mystery which allures even those who have high instincts and true feelings, as one peeps over a hidden depth and wonders what lies beyond the dark. [11]
- A broad sort of humour was written upon every feature; in the full, quizzical eye, in the width of cheek- bone, in the broad mouth, and in the depth of the laugh, which, however, often ended in a sort of chuckle not entirely pleasant. [11]
- In the course of an hour or two the drill would reach a depth of two or three feet, making a hole a couple of inches in diameter. [5]
- The river is not always allowed to spread over its whole bed--which is as much as thirty, and sometimes forty yards wide--but is split into three equal bodies of water, by stone dikes which throw the main volume, depth, and current into the central one. [5]
- Probably there is no esoteric depth in literature or religion, no refinement in intellectual luxury, that this favored city has not sounded. [4]
- She reflected a moment, then pursued the thought further: "But there must be bigness in him, as well as presence of mind and depth of heart--yes, I'm sure his nature is deep. [11]
- But suddenly the mist closed in again upon the scene, a depth of darkness passed his eyes, and he heard a voice say: "Speak--speak to me! [11]
- She had the kind of pertinacity that sever admits being out of depth, the happy buoyancy that does not require to feel the bottom under one's feet. [9]
- On this ground Joseph Alexeevich condemned my speech and my whole activity, and in the depth of my soul I agreed with him. [2]
- As soon as it was dark we filed out from the depth of the forest where we had been hidden and began the march. [5]
- When they had, in the depth of winter, to cross deep and rapid rivers, pass among mountains six thousand feet high, pierce dangerous thickets, and find food in a country forsaken even by birds, we can realize their hardships. [5]
- Yet it has in it the breadth of life itself, the depth and passion of all our human struggle in the world-a little story with a vast horizon. [4]
- There was that in Ingolby's mind, a depth of desire, a resolve to stake two lives against the chances of Fate, which made him look at Fleda now with a revealing intensity. [11]
- She was handsome in almost a mannish sort of way, being of such height and straightness, and her brown eyes had a depth and fire in which more than a few men had drowned themselves. [11]
- The depth of his pleasure in the things he saw was likewise a revelation to her. [9]
- And the woman, her knees refusing any longer to support her, sank into a chair, helpless, and saw him go, and knew in that moment the height of a woman's joy, the depth of a woman's despair. [4]
- Her grief and heart-piercing cries were terrible evidences of the depth of her attachment for her lost husband, and a considerable period elapsed before she could regain the command of her excited feelings. [5]
- The horses' hoofs have bored holes in these rocks to the depth of six inches during the hundreds and hundreds of years that the castle was garrisoned. [5]
- Once, when he had touched on this topic with his mother, he discovered, to his surprise and somewhat to his satisfaction, that in the depth of her soul she too had doubts about this marriage. [2]
- Then the vessels had the right depth of water. [10]
- The true woman had spoken; all outer modish garments had dropped away from her real nature, and showed its abundant depth and sincerity. [11]
- Yet the eye had more depth and force, and the body was more powerful and vigorous than it had ever been. [11]
- The prairie life had given a shining quality to her handsomeness, an air of depth and firmness, an exquisite health and clearness to the colour in her cheeks. [11]
- At last the grave was dug, and, sprinkling its depth with leaves and soft branches of spruce, the dwarf drew the body over, and lowered it slowly, awkwardly, into the grave. [11]
- To dig a grave in the rock was impracticable, but the loose stones were scooped away to the depth of a foot or so, the body was deposited, and the stones were replaced over it. [4]
- With sailors, the girth of the neck and the depth of the instep are greater, whilst the circumference of the chest, waist, and hips is less, than in soldiers. [1]
- The depth was from two to six feet. [5]
- I have fished for trout, in Tahoe, and at a measured depth of eighty-four feet I have seen them put their noses to the bait and I could see their gills open and shut. [5]
- A strange look flashed across her face, and the depth of her eyes was troubled for a moment, as to the face of the old comes a tremor at the note of some long-forgotten song. [11]
- You see, the first and most important detail is the length, then the breadth, and then the depth; the depth of that boat was [consults again] --the Admiral says it was a flat boat. [5]
- It is thirty-six feet in diameter, hollowed out to the depth of ten feet, four feet thick at the center, and two feet nine inches at the edges, and is estimated to weigh two hundred tons. [4]
- Down, and still down, he went, into this profound grave; when he had reached a depth of eighty feet he passed under another bend in the crack, and thence descended eighty feet lower, as between perpendicular precipices. [5]
- They cut right down through the coral, to any depth that is convenient--ten to twenty feet--and take it out in great square blocks. [5]
- There was no depth, no life, in that; only the shadow of a man was there those hundred times. [11]
- In the lowest depth of thine own misery--and this has been the most delicious morsel of my vengeance--thou wast forced to see me--me, Phanes shedding tears that could not be kept back, at the sight of thy misery. [10]
- What clearness, what depth of learning, what a subtle sense of humour this splendid old man possessed! [10]
- He measured the depth of his own rather by what he felt they might be, than by that of any abysses they had yet sounded. [6]
- It is a depth beyond which we cannot go. [9]
- A top-dressing of culture on a field with no depth of soil may for a moment stimulate the promise of vegetation, but no fruit will be produced. [4]
- She had a contralto voice, and she sang with a depth of feeling and a delicate form worthy of a professional; on the piano she was effective and charming, but into the 'cello she poured her soul. [11]
- Now these scenes, condensed into a narrow compass, again passed before her mental vision, but only to reveal more distinctly the depth of misery of this hour. [10]
- I wear white clothes in the depth of winter in my home, but I don't go out in the streets in them. [5]
- The older memories came up but vaguely; an American finds it as hard to call back anything over two or three centuries old as a sucking-pump to draw up water from a depth of over thirty-three feet and a fraction. [6]
- It assisted us, by comparison, to comprehend and appreciate the great depth of the basin --it looked like a tiny martin-box clinging at the eaves of a cathedral. [5]
- Mrs. Eddy's known and undisputed writings are very limited in bulk; they exhibit no depth, no analytical quality, no thought above school composition size, and but juvenile ability in handling thoughts of even that modest magnitude. [5]
- He had seen and known in her something higher than Philip might understand--a simple womanliness, a profound depth of character. [11]
- Also, he had an eye for Mitawawa, and found favour in return, though to what depth it took a long time to show. [11]
- The houses are all built between these mounds, and hence are all flooded to a depth of eighteen inches on their floors. [5]
- Like his father, Alexander was intent on the bloody struggle--gazing upward with breathless interest as the combatants tried to fling each other into the yawning depth below them. [10]
- America never had a President who found such words in the depth of his heart. [7]
- Gifted Hopkins, being a poet, felt that it was so, to the very depth of his soul. [6]
- Though this is a matter of ichthyology, I suppose; and if it is, it is out of my depth, and so my opinion is not valuable, and I don't claim much consideration for it. [5]
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