Use seat in a sentence
Sentences ending with seat
- I didn't expect you to go to the expense of getting a seat. [9]
- I had him wrapped in blankets and set in a chair with holes bored in the seat. [9]
- You think they would find you a seat? [11]
- Granvelle sent Barbara word that the doorkeeper Mangin would show her a good seat. [10]
- Well, upon my word if things ain't getting to a pretty pass when--" The house broke into laughter, but was promptly brought to order, and meantime Mr. Allen persuaded the old lady to take her seat. [5]
- Pierre turned away with repugnance, and closing his eyes quickly fell back on the carriage seat. [2]
- I wondered what whim had impelled Miss Thorn to get into this seat. [9]
- Instantly the secretary was at her side, and supported her, fainting, to a seat. [4]
- Mr. King was wandering about among the buckboards to find an eligible seat. [4]
- In my previous visit to Edinburgh in 1834, I was fond of rambling along under Salisbury Crags, and climbing the sides of Arthur's Seat. [6]
Short sentences using seat
- Where is its seat? [5]
- Joan resumed her seat. [5]
- Adam retained his seat. [10]
- Count Rostov resumed his seat. [2]
- Take a seat. [10]
Sentences containing seat two or more times
- Good-morning, Mrs. Blumenthal--keep your seat, keep your seat, please. [5]
- The privilege of the floor--a seat, as it is called--in this temple of the god Chance to be Rich is worth more than a seat in the Cabinet. [4]
- A sleek, comfortably dressed mail arose smilingly in the middle of the House, and subdued laughter rippled from seat to seat as he addressed the chair. [9]
More example sentences with the word seat in them
- Let me remind you of a curious fact with reference to the seat of the musical sense. [6]
- Again that day, yes, twice again, she stole back to the old chapel, and in her former seat read from the same book, or indulged the same quiet train of thought. [12]
- How admiringly they would gaze up at him in his high seat as he gloved himself with lingering deliberation, while some happy hostler held the bunch of reins aloft, and waited patiently for him to take it! [5]
- I wish he would change his seat and come round and sit by our Scheherezade! [6]
- The chief steward, with that anxious civility which beauty can inspire in even so great a personage, conducted her to her seat beside me. [11]
- Luigi went on, with animation: "Both of us get a bath for one ticket, theater seat for one ticket, pew-rent is on the same basis, but at peep-shows we pay double. [5]
- Indeed, it was with a well-defined feeling of antagonism that he took his seat, and this was enhanced as they flew westward, Mr. Parr wholly absorbed with the speaking trumpet, energetically rebuking at every bounce. [9]
- The good Jain wipes off a seat before using it, lest he cause the death of-some valueless insect by sitting down on it. [5]
- And then I will occupy a back seat and enjoy the cordial applause. [5]
- There are people who would have sat in it, if the seat had been set with iron spikes. [4]
- For his grandfather, who was indisposed, he was induced to preside at a political meeting in the interest of a wealthy local brewer, who confidently expected the seat, and, through gifts to the party, a knighthood. [11]
- The little woman who sat retiringly at one end of the seat was all in brilliant colors from bonnet to flounce, like a paroquet, red and green predominating. [9]
- The lion, too, which lay unchained by his master's seat, gave her a fright now and then; for if Caesar raised his voice in anger, he growled and stood up. [10]
- Among the places which I saw in my first visit was Longford Castle, the seat of the Earl of Radnor. [6]
- My seat was where I might see them, and an empty chair stood between me and my aunt; this was left for Master Ulsenius, the leech. [10]
- The seat broke when Zekle and Huldy were having what they called 'a ride' together. [6]
- I was sleeping when she entered the nursery and came and took a seat at my side in perfect silence. [6]
- After supper Mr. Wetherell took a seat in the rotunda. [9]
- Some day the west will be numerically strong enough to move the seat of government; her past attempts are a fair warning that when the day comes she will do it. [5]
- All the seats were sold (in a driving rain storm, 3 days ago,) as reserved seats at 25 cents extra, even those in the second and third tiers--and when the last seat was gone the box office had not been open more than 2 hours. [5]
- He--or preferably they --were asked to occupy the seat of honor at the foot of the table. [5]
- From thence I went on to Pelusium in the company of some stragglers from the Asiatic army, who now and then allowed me a seat on their horses, and here I heard that you had accepted a high command in Cambyses' army. [10]
- After dinner I went below and took a seat in the stone-paved court, where the customary lemon-trees stand in the customary tubs, and said to myself, "Now this is comfort, comfort and repose, and nobody to disturb it; I do not know anybody in Milan. [5]
- He eyed the well-scraped over-mantel askance and saw, with scarcely concealed astonishment, a fine, old, carved wooden seat carried out of doors to make room for an American rocking-chair. [11]
- And it was well they did, for they put us Clemenses in the front seat, and if they played it poorly I would have assaulted them. [5]
- The evening was well forward when Doltaire, rising from his seat in the drawing-room, bowed to me, and said, "If it pleases you, monsieur? [11]
- The horse was well enough, but the seat was narrow for three people, and the entire establishment had in it not much prophecy of Baddeck for that day. [4]
- You are most welcome to the seat, and would have been from the first if I had only known. [5]
- The enormous monster was weaving its gray net over Tennis, and all the islands in the water, the Pelican Island, and she herself upon the seat of turf, and held them all prisoned in it. [10]
- If possible, he was to bring them alive before the imperial judgment seat, and recover for the Eysvogels the merchandise of which they had been robbed. [10]
- Sir Thomas Gorges was the builder of Longford Castle, now the seat of the Earl of Radnor, whose family name is Bouverie. [6]
- But while I was speaking about the sense of smell he nestled about in his seat, and presently succeeded in getting out a large red bandanna handkerchief. [6]
- Just as I was losing sight of the skirt of trees at Grand Pre, a gentleman in the dress of a rural clergyman left his seat, and complimented me with this remark: "I perceive, sir, that you are fond of reading. [4]
- The Honourable Jacob was left behind scratching his head, and presently he sought a front seat in which to think, the back ones not giving him room enough. [9]
- The centre seat was higher and more richly decorated than the others. [10]
- Soon the curtain was drawn down again, and then he went once more to the house and took his old seat beside the table. [11]
- Before the door was a sleigh of a pattern new to him, with a seat high above the backs of two long-bodied, deep-chested horses, their heads held with difficulty by a little footman with his arms above him. [9]
- Beginning with the usual formality, he said: "I am obliged to differ from nearly every sentiment expressed by the Earl of Eglington, the member for Levizes, who has just taken his seat. [11]
- Then with her usual dignity she pointed to a seat and said: "Be seated while I dress. [10]
- I'll have no upstart spilling his chemicals here, or devilling the stars from a seat on my roof. [11]
- She seated herself upon the scarlet seat with a gesture of thanks, while the salutations and greetings increased; then she awaited events, thrilled by the weird and pleasant music, with its touches of Eastern fantasy. [11]
- Before a fire upon a seat like a bedstead, he sat covered with a great robe, made of Rarowcun skinnes and all the tayles hanging by. [4]
- So I sat upon a favourite seat on the cliff, set against a solitary tree, fixed in the rocks. [11]
- Then he tore up the paper, on which he had been scribbling, into very small bits, consulted a time-table, and at noon, in a tumult of feelings, he found himself in a back seat of the express, bound for the capital. [9]
- The princess, picking up her dress, was taking her seat in the dark carriage, her husband was adjusting his saber; Prince Hippolyte, under pretense of helping, was in everyone's way. [2]
- The painter started up from his seat and took the material in his hands and looked at Cynthia. [9]
- A woman started up from a seat where she was sewing, and turned towards him. [11]
- It was not until Euphrasia had supper on the table that Hilary Vane came home, and she glanced at him sharply as he took his usual seat. [9]
- There was one unoccupied seat in this place, and only one. [5]
- Ebers was born under a lucky star, and the pictures of his early home life, his restless student days at that romantic old seat of learning, Gottingen, are bright, vivacious, and full of colour. [10]
- The church's high-backed, uncushioned pews would seat about three hundred persons; the edifice was but a small, plain affair, with a sort of pine board tree-box on top of it for a steeple. [5]
- I know your uncle--I know that he will make his borrowed throne as wide as he possibly can; but when we return home he will be quite content to sit on a narrow seat again. [10]
- By and by two vagrant Mexicans came along and occupied the seat. [5]
- He came at twilight to take leave of her, and with genuine pleasure gave her the second seat in his travelling carriage. [10]
- Upon inquiry, it turns out that Mr. Bascom has had a front seat for the last twenty years--he has been uniformly lucky in drawing. [9]
- His back was turned; he was bending over his chair, feeling the seat of it. [5]
- Before I had turned the corner of Freshwater Lane, he was in the seat, and fanning himself with his hat. [9]
- His trousers were tucked into his boots, and his gnarled and powerful hands, ingrained with dirt, clutched the arms of the seat as he leaned forward. [9]
- Around the gnarled trunk was a seat. [9]
- It was a tribute to Jack's manliness that, when he mounted him for a turn in the ring, Storm seemed to recognize the fine quality of both seat and hand, and appeared willing to take him on probation. [4]
- He was driving toward Pierre in a covered gig, sitting beside a young surgeon, and on recognizing Pierre he told the Cossack who occupied the driver's seat to pull up. [2]
- In summer he took us on long walks, frequently to the country seat of Herr Korte, who stood high in the estimation of farmers. [10]
- But, before he took his seat, he would remark that the Senate during the present session had passed a bill making appropriations of land on that principle for the benefit of the State in which he resided the State of Illinois. [7]
- At last he took his seat by the fire before the tent and only rose to give Ephraim a drink when he saw by the stars that an hour had passed. [10]
- Henderson followed, and took a seat a little in shadow behind her. [4]
- With limbs huddled together, head bowed down, arms crossed upon the breast, and fingers tightly clenched, it rocked to and fro upon its seat without a moment's pause, accompanying the action with the mournful sound he had heard. [12]
- Are your cushions to your mind, or would you like a higher seat? [10]
- He drew up to the wall, stood upon the stone seat, and took off his hat while the procession passed. [11]
- Each one had to take his seat. [10]
- So he had to submit; he drew his seat up to the table, and took up a lump of modeling-wax to keep his restless fingers employed while he listened. [10]
- Too deeply chagrined to see any humour in the situation, I settled down in a Pullman seat and went over and over again the event of that afternoon until the train reached the city. [9]
- It is needless to say that the gentleman referred to had a back seat among the submerged four hundred and seventy,--and that he kept it. [9]
- He had driven to Rudolstadt with the "old bay," but he willingly accepted a seat in our carriage. [10]
- Pierre was about to rise, but Macavoy suddenly pinned him to his seat with this question: "Did y' iver have a wife, thin, Pierre? [11]
- We can't afford to lose the seat. [9]
- I never meant to imply that the witches made no excursions beyond the district which was more especially their seat of operations. [6]
- Kasana sat opposite to him on a seat covered with a panther-skin, drawing the fine wool from the distaff. [10]
- Calvin would ask to have the door opened, and then you would hear a rush and a "pestzt," and the concert would explode, and Calvin would quietly come in and resume his seat on the hearth. [4]
- Wasn't it enough to have offered the lady his seat, to have rescued her from an accident, perhaps from death? [5]
- It is fair to give you a seat that is not in the draught, and your friends ought not to find fault with you if you do not care to join a party that is going on a sleigh-ride. [6]
- We drove out to Eaton Hall, the seat of the Duke of Westminster, the many-millioned lord of a good part of London. [6]
- She motioned Gaston to a seat. [11]
- He waved David to a seat. [11]
- He motioned me to a seat, and said, calmly: "Allow me to think a moment, please. [5]
- After escorting her to a seat on the train, he tactfully retired to the smoking car, not to rejoin her until they were on the trestle spanning the Charles River by the North Station. [9]
- He helped her to a seat beside him on the bench. [13]
- For a long time the seat of its power was the city of Jenne; in later days it was Timbuctoo. [4]
- From time to time her hands clenched, her brow furrowed, powerful waves of heat ran through her, the craving for action became so intense she could scarcely refrain from rising in her seat. [9]
- In the seat thus pirated, sat two Americans, greatly incommoded by that woman's majestic coffin-clad feet. [5]
- Her head was thrown back against the seat of the chair off which she had slipped, and her pale face was lifeless and horrible to look at, with its half-closed eyes and dropped jaw. [10]
- She contrived to throw poisoned darts at the owner of Strawberry that started little Mr. Marmaduke to fidgeting in his seat, and he came to the rescue with all the town-talk at his command. [9]
- Therewith she gave this young gentleman her hand to support her to her seat, and asked him whether, in his country, they did not do service and devoir to the divine Dame Musica? [10]
- Three hours later this same man crouched by the drawing-room window of the Wandenong homestead and looked in, listening to the same voice, until Barbara Golding entered the room and took a seat near the piano, with her face turned full towards him. [11]
- Something of all this Master Gridley saw through his round spectacles, but seemed not to see, and took his seat like a visitor making a call of politeness. [6]
- Couches, such as they were wont to be on at meals, there were not, so each man snatched up the first thing he could lay his hands on to serve as a seat. [10]
- They were all there; but nobody offered me a seat. [5]
- The old lady then stepped into her seat, and Mr Abel (whom they had come to fetch) into his. [12]
- A taricheut followed them, who sat on a seat between two asses, and carefully carried a casket of ivory, in which reposed the ram's heart. [10]
- He hastily brushed them away, and drew her down on the seat beside him. [11]
- They still preserved their ample buckskin seat intact; and so his short pea jacket and his long, thin legs assisted to make him a picturesque object whenever he stood on the forecastle looking abroad upon the ocean over the bows. [5]
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