Use messenger in a sentence
Sentences ending with messenger
- But the steps were not those of a messenger. [10]
- He was aide-de-camp to a very important personage, had been sent on a very important mission to Prussia, and had just returned from there as a special messenger. [2]
- The Quartermaster cut the wood, but you'll find no wood cut by that last messenger. [5]
- It may be that he can put hands on the messenger. [9]
- At times, indeed, she betrayed concern about Edward, wondering whether he were comfortable at the mill, and she washed and darned the clothes he sent home by messenger. [9]
- So now she sent her two heralds with a new letter warning the English to raise the siege and requiring them to restore that missing messenger. [5]
- They'll have to send a messenger. [9]
- When the flame of the sulphur splinters kindled by the tinder burned up, first blue and then red, Shcherbinin lit the tallow candle, from the candlestick of which the cockroaches that had been gnawing it were running away, and looked at the messenger. [2]
- His moments seemed numbered, his destruction certain, when suddenly a trumpet-blast sounded, a voice shouted, "Way for the King's messenger! [5]
- And he experienced now an exultation, though solemn and sacred, that her faith had so far been rewarded in the tidings he now confided to the messenger. [9]
Short sentences using messenger
- Here's a messenger from Protarch. [10]
Sentences containing messenger two or more times
- Marmette had sent word to M. Barouche by messenger, but the messenger had missed him. [11]
More example sentences with the word messenger in them
- You ragged ruffians would never have given over the tops in this marsh and moorland, to any but a rightful master, and I know where the Sow is lurking--for the murderer of a messenger is no more to be called a Boar. [10]
- A messenger carried word to Szczepanik in the pavilion, and one could see the distressed amazement in his face as he listened to the tale. [5]
- Mr. Veneer sent word that the messenger should wait below, and presently appeared in the study, where Abel was making himself at home, as is the wont of the republican citizen, when he hides the purple of empire beneath the apron of domestic service. [6]
- Breathless, speechless, dripping with perspiration, and with bleeding lips, the elder messenger sank on the threshold of Amminadab's house, now the home of Miriam also. [10]
- From central station, wires to all the livery stables, messenger stands, provision shops, etc., etc. [6]
- At last the widow paused, saying: "Perhaps the Prince has sent a messenger for Peter. [10]
- The Sainian pirates, who infest the whole Ionian coast, took the messenger captive and brought Oroetes' letter to their master Polykrates. [10]
- The Flemish maid, who had opened the door, announced that a messenger was waiting outside with a letter which he could deliver only to the master or the mistress. [10]
- In a little while all interest was taken up in stretching our necks and watching for the "pony-rider"--the fleet messenger who sped across the continent from St. Joe to Sacramento, carrying letters nineteen hundred miles in eight days! [5]
- John at once went with the messenger, and Paula drew a deep breath as she saw him depart. [10]
- The other messenger was to take the leech back again in the light chariot with the fast horses to the suffering Mukaukas. [10]
- His dreams of vengeance were abruptly broken by a messenger, covered with dust from head to foot; he brought good news: Orion was taken and safely bestowed in the Kadi's house. [10]
- He is messenger, valet, chambermaid, table-waiter, lady's maid, courier--he is everything. [5]
- Such do not use the penny-post, they send a gilded and painted special messenger, and he strides into the Parliament, and business comes to a sudden and solemn and awful stop; and in the impressive hush that follows, the Chief Clerk reads the document. [5]
- Presently he came upon a mounted messenger of the enemy; he struck him down from his horse, flung himself into the saddle, and rushed on towards the camp; as if he were riding to his wedding. [10]
- By the same trusty messenger did Virginia contrive to send a note to Mrs. Brice, begging her to explain her absence to Judge Whipple. [9]
- Go to the town-hall, Janche, and ask if no messenger has yet arrived. [10]
- No sacrifice seemed too great to see Anna again, and what the messenger had accomplished, he too might succeed in doing. [10]
- Then she said to the servant: "Tell the messenger to wait. [11]
- And yet, next to the necessity of waiting at Memphis for the return of her messenger, nothing tied her to the place so strongly as her interest in watching the future course of his life, at any rate from a distance. [10]
- One post ran to meet another, and one messenger ran to meet another; and it was even reported--though on doubtful authority--after the rally in his town the Honourable Jacob Botcher had made the remark that, under certain conditions, he might become a reformer. [9]
- Mr. Bixby, unknown to me, of course, sent somebody down to the forecastle with some mysterious instructions to the leadsmen, another messenger was sent to whisper among the officers, and then Mr. Bixby went into hiding behind a smoke-stack where he could observe results. [5]
- A messenger sent to Jean found that he had already gone to the Ecrehos. [11]
- Pity led him to go to him and, to his astonishment, he recognized the runner and messenger of Kasana's father, with whom he had often talked. [10]
- It was unfortunate to be warmly devoted to a master who had no fear, whom he was obliged to serve as a messenger of love, and who now probably scarcely knew himself whither this love would lead him. [10]
- It's too risky to attack them by oneself, and if we put it off till another day one of the big guerrilla detachments will snatch the prey from under our noses," thought Denisov, continually peering forward, hoping to see a messenger from Dolokhov. [2]
- Suffering no one to accompany him, he carried the sick man to the boat which had brought the Queen's messenger to Rozel Bay. [11]
- It seems as though he has at command a messenger from heaven who brings him thought and decisions. [10]
- Wolf listened to this statement in surprise, and then told the messenger that he would obey her Majesty's command. [10]
- Had Orion charged this messenger to bring her her possessions? [10]
- Since I began this letter, a messenger came to tell me Bob was lost; but by the time I reached the house his mother had found him and had him whipped, and by now, very likely, he is run away again. [7]
- It was at this club that Dyck again met that tall, ascetic messenger from the Attorney-General, who had brought the message to Miles Calhoun. [11]
- It was the third horse which the messenger had killed since he left the Rhine, yet he was sure of arriving too soon; for he had to announce to a father the death of his promising son. [10]
- As they sat there, a messenger came from the commandant to say that the detachment was to start that afternoon for Bompari. [11]
- The next day the weroance, or chief, of Rapahanna sent a messenger to invite them to his seat. [4]
- Fitch Truesdale, of the St. Helen's Messenger, were given a special prominence. [9]
- Sebald, bring forth the ropes.--Now my beauty; answer me three things: Did the messenger wear boots? [10]
- Often he pressed the ring to his heart, and awaited the first living creature that he might meet, regarding it as a messenger from his father;--if it came to him from the right hand as an encouragement, if from the left as a warning. [10]
- The messenger of the Republic was far in advance of the general's. [10]
- Then she permitted the messenger to speak, and when the latter again described the events which had occurred in the city of Rameses, and then announced that the fugitives from Tanis would arrive in a few hours, loud shouts of joy burst from the throng. [10]
- Seeing him hesitate, the messenger showed him the ring of his mother Hekt, who had come into the town on business, and wanted to speak with him. [10]
- You, you are the messenger I mean, the only faithful and trustworthy one far or near. [10]
- At last, however, the long-expected messenger came back and brought for answer, that the new king had only visited Phaedime once, but that during that visit she had, at great personal risk, discovered that he had lost both ears. [10]
- Oh, messenger from the Egyptians--I would . [10]
- After assuring himself that the imperial messenger had fulfilled his commission, he took a hasty leave of him and his daughter. [10]
- The messenger replied that on his way he had bandaged the wounds of a severely injured man with the upper part of his apron, and the chamberlain instantly went to his baggage and gave him a piece of finely plaited linen. [10]
- Prince Andrew felt that either the actions of Kutuzov's army interested the Minister of War less than any of the other matters he was concerned with, or he wanted to give the Russian special messenger that impression. [2]
- The messenger can tell Valdez what he has seen and heard here. [10]
- If we conquer, such things may pass; if not--The messenger tarries long--" Here Barine again entreated him to use the time. [10]
- The Emperor, who still so kindly remembered them, could not always be angry with him; perhaps he might some day send a messenger to seek Pollux and to make up to him by large commissions for all he had made him suffer. [10]
- Ledscha was still standing by the doorpost of the cella with uplifted hand, so deeply absorbed in fervent prayer that she did not perceive the approach of the messenger until he called her. [10]
- He had, therefore, sprung to the acceptance, and sent his humble duty to the Queen by her winsome messenger, who, with conspicuous dramatic skill, had arranged secretly, with the help of a Gentleman Pensioner and the Master of the Horse, his appearance and his exit. [11]
- A messenger was soon on the way to Ridley Court, and in a little upper room Jacques was caring for his master. [11]
- The fever was soon broken, but weakness prevented her journeying to Schweinau on foot, and, as Apel intended to go to Nuremberg the first of the following week, she had been forced to content herself with sending the messenger who had betrayed her confidence. [10]
- He was the soldier whom Gabord had sent as messenger to Voban the night I was first taken to the citadel. [11]
- She collected herself so as not to betray her anxiety to the messenger, and said with downcast eyes: "I will go and look for her. [10]
- A messenger from Slade rode at full speed to inform her of her husband's arrest. [5]
- There was instant silence--a deep hush; then a single voice rose--that of the messenger from the palace--and began to pipe forth a proclamation, the whole multitude standing listening. [5]
- Suppose that he should meet a messenger from the Emperor on the stairs, or it should be rumoured at court that she received such visitors. [10]
- For some time she went on side by side with this messenger, but soon she found that she could not keep up with his hurried pace, and had to fall behind. [10]
- Queen Catherine, when she wanted a salad, was obliged to despatch a messenger thither on purpose.--Hume's History of England, vol. [5]
- The lofty future she anticipated for her people, and which must be realized ere she would permit herself to yield to the desire of her own heart, he believed that he was hearing to them as a messenger of the Lord. [10]
- A messenger was sent to the magistrate's house; he presently returned with the tidings that it had disappeared from among the state archives. [5]
- These letters were sent by the first messenger going south over the Alps, and that they reached Melchior will be seen from the fresh surprises contained in his answer. [10]
- Twice had Porphyrius sent a messenger to assure his mother and daughter that all was well with him, that a powerful party was prepared to defend the Serapeum, and that he should pass the night in the temple. [10]
- He had himself seen off this trustworthy messenger, who could speak no Egyptian and very little Greek, and when his horse was lost to sight in the dust of the road leading to Alexandria he had returned home in a calmer mood. [10]
- I had not seen Mrs. Falchion during Roscoe's illness; but every day Justine came and inquired, or a messenger was sent. [11]
- The messenger was scarcely back again when there came a third hail: "Two more rounding the head, sir! [9]
- The exhausted messenger sank into a pew and did not wake from his stupor, until the communion was over and the king had ordered a Te Deum for the victory of Lepanto. [10]
- The messenger came right into the great Rob Roy Hall of Audience, as excited as he could be, singing out, "Dispatch for Lady Gwendolen Sellers! [5]
- The messenger has ridden off on my bay. [10]
- The messenger had returned from Prebrunn with the news that the singer had taken cold the day before, and could not leave the house. [10]
- Before they could reach it, a messenger came up with them, from the Regent, who desired to be informed as to what happened. [10]
- Where have you put the despatch from the Senate which the messenger brought you just now? [10]
- The Frankfort messenger put down the needle with which he was mending the badgerskin in his knapsack. [10]
- Ephraim had already proposed to go with some of his companions in quest of tidings, when a messenger announced that Hur's men had lost courage at the sight of the well-fortified Egyptian citadel. [10]
- If you have prevailed on yourself to read through this letter, simply answer 'Yes' by my messenger, to relieve me from torturing uncertainty. [10]
- Eagerly as Wolf praised Quijada's noble nature, she commanded him to assure the Castilian, whose messenger he honestly confessed himself to be, that she would die rather than yield to the Emperor's demands. [10]
- The messenger from Philippus appeared in the afternoon. [10]
- The messenger has performed his commission, and the music-master will try his fortune with you another time. [10]
- The novelty Anna Pavlovna was setting before her guests that evening was Boris Drubetskoy, who had just arrived as a special messenger from the Prussian army and was aide-de-camp to a very important personage. [2]
- Two galleys stood out to sea in a westerly direction at the same time: a Spanish one, bearing Don Juan's messenger, and a Venetian ship, conveying the courier of the Republic. [10]
- Susannah had carried out her purpose of sending her food and fruit; but they remained in the outer room, and the messenger was desired to explain that no more were to be sent, for that she was supplied with all she needed. [10]
- Arriving before any other messenger, he pressed through the open door into the dining-hall and called breathlessly to the men, who were holding a council over their wine: "The Spaniards are here! [10]
- There was no other fit messenger to be found, and the lives of Orion and Paula were at stake. [10]
- The Emperor at once received this messenger in his study at the palace on Stone Island. [2]
- A messenger hastened on in advance, the thunder of artillery and fanfare of music greeted the victors, as they marched through the gate. [10]
- You must call on General Halleck, who commands, and whose business it is to understand and care for the whole field If you cannot telegraph to him, send a messenger to him. [7]
- I will send on a mounted messenger to-night, and I will charter a ship for the fugitives by the help of my cousin Columella, the greatest ship-owner of that town. [10]
- He sent one of these by his confidential messenger to the "reputed wife" of Brick Duffy, and the other to the reputed wife of Red McFadden. [5]
- Fitch Truesdale, editor of the St. Helen's Messenger, whose editorials were of the trite effectiveness that is taken widely for wisdom, and were assiduously copied every week by other state papers and labeled "Mr. Truesdale's Common Sense. [9]
- Glinka, the editor of the Russian Messenger, who was recognized (cries of "author! [2]
- The honest warmth of the other gentleman I respect, and I'm truly sorry to be the messenger of such unpleasant news. [12]
- The Great Bastard--him of the ducal house, and governor of Orleans--had been clamoring for weeks for Joan to be sent to him, and now came another messenger, old D'Aulon, a veteran officer, a trusty man and fine and honest. [5]
- On the day of St. Matthias--that is, the twenty-fourth of February, Charles's birthday-at noon, Frau Traut, radiant with joy, could despatch the waiting messenger to Ulm with the tidings that a son had just been born to his Majesty. [10]
- With a look of ineffable pride and consciousness of his own position, he gave his hand to the messenger of victory. [10]
- Reuben, the husband of her sorrowful ward whom fear of disappointment still deterred from yielding to his newly-awakened hopes, was a quiet, reticent man, so the first messenger did not know whether he was among the liberated prisoners. [10]
- The surest means of gaining information was to seek that very day a reliable messenger, by whom to send Anna d'Avila money, and if possible bring her to Holland. [10]
- On the 21st of April, 1775, a messenger, riding express from Boston to New York with the tidings of Lexington and Concord, reached New London. [4]
- On every similar occasion hitherto he had sent her a few kind words, or, if Don Luis was the messenger, tender ones. [10]
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