Use having in a sentence
Sentences starting with having
- Having revised the work, I now enclose the errata. [14]
- Having been sent with papers from Kutuzov to the Tsarevich, he looked in on Boris, hoping to find him alone. [2]
- Having sat awhile with her visitors without understanding anything of what they were saying, she softly left the room and went to the nursery. [2]
- Having drunk the wine he lay back murmuring thanks and satisfaction, his eyes closed. [11]
- Having got his will, he was now ready to give that same fortune to the good of Egypt--but not to beys and pashas and eunuchs (and that he should have escaped Mizraim was the marvel beyond all others! [11]
- Having exhausted his whole magazine of praise and glorification, he found he still had one band left over. [5]
- Having accomplished this, what does Mr. Floyd do next? [5]
- Having dismounted he went up to the Emperor with rapid strides and in a loud voice began boldly demonstrating the necessity of sending reinforcements. [2]
- Having myself a well-marked barytone voice of more than half an octave in compass, I sometimes add my vocal powers to her execution of "Thou, thou reign'st in this bosom. [6]
- Having done this, we moved away to other parts of the cemetery, looking at the tombstones, many of which told sad tales enough of those who died far away from home and friends. [11]
Sentences ending with having
- All of him worth the having--was any worth the having? [11]
- Nine years later, when he was twenty-one, I came upon the family in one of the lake towns of New York, and the mother told me about an adventure which her son had been having. [5]
- I couldn't see them, but I could tell where they was by the whisky they'd been having. [5]
- There is only one thing in life worth having. [9]
- I bet he'll get more out of this thing than anybody, more that's worth having. [11]
- A thing not captured by a forlorn hope seemed not worth having. [11]
- It isn't much, but it is all that is worth your having. [11]
- The proposal was audacious--Kingsley could offer no security worth having. [11]
Short sentences using having
- I dislike having to explain. [11]
- Were--were having a little talk. [9]
Sentences containing having two or more times
- They had served with Nicholls in Spain, but not having eaten King Louis's bread, eyed all Frenchmen askance, and were not needlessly courteous to Iberville, whose achievements they could scarce appreciate, having done no Indian fighting. [11]
- Now, having established with his entire party this doctrine, having been entirely successful in that branch of his efforts in your behalf, he is ready for another. [7]
- While I know there are many Democrats, on this floor and elsewhere, who disapprove that message, I understand that all who voted for General Cass will thereafter be counted as having approved it, as having indorsed all its doctrines. [7]
- Sukey, having adjusted the last pin, became hysterical over her handiwork, Millicent Skinner stared openmouthed, words having failed her for once, and Jethro thrust his hands in his pockets in a quiet ecstasy of approbation. [9]
- The fact of the feathers in widely distinct groups having been modified in an analogous manner no doubt depends primarily on all the feathers having nearly the same structure and manner of development, and consequently tending to vary in the same manner. [1]
- While father and son were having their explanation, the mother and daughter were having one not less important. [2]
- Rostov, having finally settled with "Uncle" where they should set on the hounds, and having shown Natasha where she was to stand--a spot where nothing could possibly run out--went round above the ravine. [2]
- The sluggish and perverted mind of the multitude, slow to open to the incursions of reason, having once so opened, having received this book, stands upon it and makes an outcry if it is disparaged. [6]
- Pollux had unhesitatingly owned to having taken the silver quiver and to having been very angry at his master's accusation. [10]
- There was an old story of one having perished here in the winter of '86, and his body having been found in the spring,--whence its common name of "Dead-Man's Hollow. [6]
More example sentences with the word having in them
- Just think of your having had our head translator for a model. [8]
- He was a young man of one-and-twenty or thereabouts; well made, and certainly handsome, though the expression of his face was far from prepossessing, having in common with his manner and even his dress, a dissipated, insolent air which repelled one. [12]
- But, Ruth, do you think you would be happier or do more good in following your profession than in having a home of your own? [5]
- The company, don't you see, must not in any way be suspected with having anything to do with it, no mention of its name as a company, no advertisement of the road on a fly-leaf or cover. [4]
- All day long you hear things 'placed' as having happened since the waw; or du'in' the waw; or befo' the waw; or right aftah the waw; or 'bout two yeahs or five yeahs or ten yeahs befo' the waw or aftah the waw. [5]
- And having seen, you feel now that Egypt must be saved--eh? [11]
- I can't thank you enough for having sent me to Mr. Wetmore, Mr. Beaton. [8]
- I do hope you are all well and having as jolly a time as we are, for I love you, sweetheart, and also, in a measure, the Bays. [5]
- Not having as yet seen occasion to change, it is now my purpose to pursue the course marked out in the inaugural address. [7]
- For some years yet he must continue to earn his daily bread by the sweat of his brow, having absolutely no means, no home, no friend to consult. [7]
- For thousands of years this clan have dwelt in Shechem under strict tabu, and having little commerce or fellowship with their fellow men of any religion or nationality. [5]
- The king, four years since, had ordered a sculptor to execute a sacred image with the lovely features of the newly-married bride of his charioteer, and Paaker had succeeded in having a duplicate made. [10]
- For thirty long years he had been in one sense homeless, his wife having lost her reason three years after they were married. [11]
- In that same year, having left home on one of his last lecturing trips, he met his son, Dr. Edward Waldo Emerson, at the Brevoort House, in New York. [6]
- The Kentucky Legislature would not budge till that proclamation was modified; and General Anderson telegraphed me that on the news of General Fremont having actually issued deeds of manumission, a whole company of our volunteers threw down their arms and disbanded. [7]
- How overjoyed he would have been at the fulfilment of his wish to see him united to Daphne, at least in heart; with what fiery ardour he would have upbraided those who believed him capable of having appropriated what belonged to another! [10]
- Otherwise, any happiness worth having is out of the question. [9]
- But, what was worst of all, he could not regard himself as altogether free from the reproach of having accepted a reward for the service he had so thoughtlessly rendered. [10]
- The men-folks, having worked in the regular hours, lie down and rest, stretch themselves idly in the shade at noon, or lounge about after supper. [4]
- Or, in other words, what effect is popular education having upon the general intellectual habit and taste? [4]
- She is having words with Fischer, the weaver. [5]
- It is no wonder, therefore, that he was not a popular favorite, although recognized as having very brilliant qualities. [6]
- At length, having won back nearly all he had lost, he rose to his feet and looked round. [11]
- Thus a young woman affected with jaundice is mentioned in the German "Annals of Clinical Homoeopathy" as having been cured in twenty-nine days by pulsatilla and nux vomica. [3]
- One notices that without having his attention called to it. [5]
- He went away with vanity flattered by the sense of having been appealed to concerning Margaret, and then he began to chafe at what she had said of Wetmore's honesty, apropos of her wish that he still had a class himself. [8]
- Rostov, in common with the whole army from which he came, was far from having experienced the change of feeling toward Napoleon and the French--who from being foes had suddenly become friends--that had taken place at headquarters and in Boris. [2]
- He was cross with the stupid old man (as he called Rostov), who had made him stay by assuring him that some necessary documents had not yet arrived from town, and he was vexed with himself for having stayed. [2]
- They were discussing with some heat the prospect of having their pay reduced by the fifty-four hour law which was to come into effect on Monday. [9]
- He who rejects with scorn the belief that the shape of his own canines, and their occasional great development in other men, are due to our early forefathers having been provided with these formidable weapons, will probably reveal, by sneering, the line of his descent. [1]
- I write it with pride, that at these suppers I was sometimes asked to speak; and, having been but lately to England, to give my opinion upon the state of affairs there. [9]
- Demetrius watched it with less anxiety; he knew that his Arabs were far superior to the Egyptian breed in staying power, and they also had the advantage of having had a longer rest. [10]
- He was furious with her, furious with himself for having spoken that which might be construed into a confession. [9]
- The chiefs argued with her, and at last persuaded her to go home and prepare for the great work by taking proper rest, and also by having a leech look to a wound which she had received in her foot. [5]
- She carefully followed with her fingers the groove in which the stone lay, and having recalled its shape by her sense of touch, she began her search anew. [10]
- We came along with good winds, having no check, though twice we sighted French sloops, which, however, seemed most concerned to leave us to ourselves. [11]
- Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee- boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam. [11]
- The Widow smiled with a feeling of triumph at having overcome her difficulties and arranged her party,--arose and stood before her glass, three-quarters front, one-quarter profile, so as to show the whites of the eyes and the down of the upper lip. [6]
- She returned home with a bright face, happy in having done her best, and instantly went into the kitchen to see Barbara. [10]
- I hope you will regard the other duties claiming my attention, together with the great length and importance of these documents, as constituting a sufficient apology for not having responded sooner. [7]
- And if the will and letter are not destroyed, then you will have nothing but the consolation of having been dutiful et tout ce qui s'ensuit! [2]
- I cannot understand why you did not deny having killed him. [11]
- I asked her why she had so long resisted me, accusing her of having loved me all the time. [9]
- He guessed for whom were these lamentations, and prompted by the wish to prove the falsity of the accusation that charged him with having entered the house as a spy, he spoke to the widow. [10]
- These men, of whom very few could read and write, had at their command all the most effective verses of their poets having thousands of lines stored in their minds. [10]
- When the scoundrel whom she had called husband, and for whom her contempt had become too deep for hate, sneeringly assailed her family as having been fed from generation to generation from the corn-bin of the Museum, she bit her lips. [10]
- Several young courtiers who were walking in front of their chariots, surrounded them and joined in the laughter and merry conversation, in which the vivacious wife of the chief priest shared, having left her large travelling-chariot to be carried in a litter. [10]
- Is it those who resist the measure, or those who causelessly brought it forward, and pressed it through, having reason to know, and in fact knowing, it must and would be so resisted? [7]
- The great lady, who probably remembered having directed Heinz's attention to Eva at the dance, understood very clearly that they could not fail to attract each other. [10]
- It was she who had sent the horses and sleigh for "Gassy," when the old man, having read the letter that Cassy had written him, said that she could "freeze at the station" for all of him. [11]
- The poor woman, who had no cause to doubt her son, but every reason for relying on his honesty and truth, was staggered, notwithstanding, by his not having advanced one word in his defence. [12]
- Here the tears which so easily rose to his eyes began to flow, and, seeing that Melissa's tender heart was moved by his sorrow, he gained confidence, and reproached his daughter for having kindled Caracalla's love, by her radiant eyes--so like her mother's! [10]
- That blessed clairvoyance which sees into things without opening them, --that glorious license, which, having shut the door and driven the reporter from its key-hole, calls upon Truth, majestic virgin! [6]
- That Greek line, which I do not remember having heard mention of as remarkable, has nearly every consonantal and vowel sound in the language. [6]
- The manner in which he had attempted to rid himself of the rival seemed criminal enough, yet the nocturnal attack had scarcely concerned him personally, and he would not condemn the man who was usually so calm and sensible without having heard him. [10]
- If these powers, which differ much in different animals, are capable of improvement, there seems no great improbability in more complex faculties, such as the higher forms of abstraction, and self- consciousness, etc., having been evolved through the development and combination of the simpler ones. [1]
- I'm just wondering whether the world is getting to think more of having a good time than it is of salvation. [4]
- They didn't know where our car was, and couldn't remember having received any orders about it. [5]
- Augustine, p. 246) where he recounts having captured one hundred Sarmatian virgins, and unmaidened ten of them in one night, together with the happenings subsequent thereto. [5]
- He doesn't know where he is, and is not having a pleasant time; still, it is good enough for him, a good place for his star studies. [5]
- The seat broke when Zekle and Huldy were having what they called 'a ride' together. [6]
- You are right when you accuse me of having laid too much stress upon vain trifles. [10]
- Late one night when the sweethearts had been having a flawless visit together, Sally's interior devil began to work his specialty, and soon the conversation was drifting toward the customary rock. [5]
- I don't read when I'm knocking around like this, having a good time. [5]
- I don't know what, that..." and having uttered this compliment, he again gazed at him in silence. [2]
- I tell you what,' said Codlin, 'for all his having a kind of way with him that you'd be very apt to like, I'm the real, open-hearted man. [12]
- To his mind, what was the good of having riches and power, if you could not also have love, licence and the loot of the conqueror! [11]
- Heinz told her what he knew, and when he at last enquired whether she still regretted having met him whom she feared, she gazed frankly into his eyes and, smiling faintly, shook her head. [10]
- The whole family were poorly and cheaply dressed; and the clothing, although neat and clean, showed many evidences of having seen long service. [5]
- Even if Pierre were not a Frenchman, having once received that loftiest of human appellations he could not renounce it, said the officer's look and tone. [2]
- That's what you were having, --a good time with me,--wasn't it? [9]
- At the Swannanoa were half a dozen bridal couples, readily recognizable by the perfect air they had of having been married a long time. [4]
- If two languages were found to resemble each other in a multitude of words and points of construction, they would be universally recognised as having sprung from a common source, notwithstanding that they differed greatly in some few words or points of construction. [1]
- He and I were constantly on the alert for Mr. Drew, but we sighted the camp without having encountered him. [9]
- If the flats were advertised as having "all light rooms," he explained that any room with a window giving into the open air of a court or shaft was counted a light room. [8]
- The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind. [4]
- He would sleep well and sound, having seen Pretty Pierre for the last time. [11]
- I suppose that wealth and rank have some privileges; but it is the law that the person having been pronounced dead by the physician shall be the same day brought to the dead-house, and lie there three whole days before interment. [4]
- We know how we stand towards each other and can count on each other with glad and perfect confidence, thanking the Almighty for having opened out a new life to us. [10]
- Having ascertained that we can get no more information about Baddeck here than in St. John, we go to bed early, for we are to depart from this fascinating place at six o'clock. [4]
- He knows that we are before an audience having strong sympathies southward, by relationship, place of birth, and so on. [7]
- Thus all the way up the diminishing shaft for fifty feet; then it begins to take the appearance of being closely wrapped, spool-fashion, with gray cord, or of having been turned in a lathe. [5]
- Having forced his way out of the crowd of fugitives, Prince Andrew, trying to keep near Kutuzov, saw on the slope of the hill amid the smoke a Russian battery that was still firing and Frenchmen running toward it. [2]
- Having in one way or another sucked it dry, they look round for another road. [4]
- Looking intently that way one night, he plainly distinguished an eye gleaming and glistening at the keyhole; and having now no doubt that his suspicions were correct, he stole softly to the door, and pounced upon her before she was aware of his approach. [12]
- Having cleared the way Denisov stopped at the end of the bridge. [2]
- As the summer waxed hot we went into the forest at the bidding of my uncle and aunt, who took great joy in seeing their favorite in right good heart and wondrous beauty, Mistress Giovanna having provided her with seemly and brave apparel. [10]
- Happy as Petya was, he felt sad at having to go home knowing that all the enjoyment of that day was over. [2]
- Princess Mary's self-esteem was wounded by the fact that the arrival of a suitor agitated her, and still more so by both her companions' not having the least conception that it could be otherwise. [2]
- But this thought was unbearable and an inward voice whispered that, having neither father nor mother, he was free to act according to his own will. [10]
- The United States was too much accustomed to employing dollar-and-a-half thieves in all manner of official capacities to regard his explanation of the voucher as having any foundation in fact. [5]
- But my voice was thick, my affection for him having grown-past my understanding. [9]
- From the scuffle-ground was the sign of something about the size of a man having been dragged to the edge of the thicket, where it joined the track of some small-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse, as shown by the road-tracks. [7]
- Except that she was sorry Armand was gone, she rather plumed herself on having separated the Seigneur and his son-- it was something to have been the pivot in a tragedy. [11]
- But his heart was sore; for by-and- by no letters came from his daughter, and the little city, having prospered, concerned it self no more with him. [11]
- Still, her heart was set upon having that monster, and she couldn't give it up. [5]
- Some such query was running in their minds as they talked, while Jethro, having finished his milk and crackers, sat silent at the end of the table with his eyes upon her. [9]
- For Mr. Varney was right,--one could feel enthusiasm for Theodore Watling; and my growing intimacy with him, the sense that I was having a part in his career, a share in his success, became for the moment the passion of my life. [9]
- At which there was rejoicing at Lebanon, followed by dismay and indignation at Manitou, for one of the smaller merged railways had its offices there, and it was now removed to Lebanon; while several of the staff, having proved cantankerous, were promptly retired. [11]
- Her lady-in-waiting, Zoe, was reading to her, not this time from a Greek philosopher but from a Greek translation of the Hebrew Psalms: a discussion as to their poetic merit having arisen a few days previously at the supper-table. [10]
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