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Sentences starting with seeking

Seeking is not sufficient. [5]
Seeking for surcease of pain, Pilgrim to Lethe I came; Drank not, for pride was too keen-- Stung by the sound of a name. [11]
Seeking protection she had approached his hearthstone shivering, but she had found it warmer than she had hoped, and his generosity and love fell upon her wounded soul like balm. [10]
Seeking to escape from their confusion she entered a side street leading north, only to be forcibly seized by some one who darted after her from the sidewalk. [9]

Sentences ending with seeking

But yet, in very truth, I have friends, and in my hour of greatest need I shall go seeking. [11]
As Martina opened the door of the sitting room a loud conversation in men's voices became audible, and with the deep, resonant tones of the syndic Barbara recognised the higher, less powerful ones of the man whom she was seeking. [10]
The same thought occurred to both as they beheld the peaceful welcome shining in his face, "Here is what we are seeking. [9]
Then, when Selene looked round her, and the lamp illuminated her face, be recognized the steward's daughter, and immediately knew what she must be seeking. [10]
You probably remember him in that Meader case,--he isn't a man one would be likely to forget,--and I know that this quarrel with his father isn't of Austen's seeking. [9]
Of course it's for such a word your father is seeking. [10]
Here stand I by thy side to prove it; and mind I tell thee thou might'st have a worser friend than Miles Hendon and yet not tire thy legs with seeking. [5]
Sleep avoided them both, and each knew that the other was awake, and would willingly have spoken to him, but dissatisfaction and defiance closed the son's lips, and the father was silent because he could not find exactly the heart-searching words that he was seeking. [10]
Hermas answered him as was becoming, and understood at once that it was not he that the centurion was seeking. [10]

Short sentences using seeking

Is that seeking spiritual comfort? [5]
Pierre paused, seeking a reply. [2]

Sentences containing seeking two or more times

Everywhere the restless white rays of the searchlights pierced the darkness, seeking, but seeking in vain. [9]
A young printer wanders around a good deal, seeking and finding work; and seeking again, when necessity commands. [5]
While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. [7]

More example sentences with the word seeking in them

But what was your steward seeking among the soldiers? [10]
Myra was too young not to look wistful at my news, but the others pretended indifference, seeking to lessen my triumph. [9]
I do not write this as a lawyer seeking an advantage for a client; but only as a friend, only urging you to do what I think I would do if I were in your situation. [7]
Often Mr. Carvel would run across one which seemed to bring some incident to his mind; for he would drop it absently on his desk, his hand seeking his chin, and remain for half an hour lost in thought. [9]
Him he found, without seeking him, outside the room meant for Hadrian's sitting-room, to which, while the Emperor still slept, he was endeavoring, with the help of his assistants, to give a comfortable and pleasing aspect. [10]
There he mingled with the revellers, and walked slowly onward, seeking suspiciously and anxiously for his vanished favorite. [10]
As often happens with passionate people, he was mastered by anger but was still seeking an object on which to vent it. [2]
I think she will, if she is the one I am seeking after. [6]
Melissa threw her whole soul into the dance while Demeter was seeking the lost Persephone, her thoughts were with her brothers; and she laughed as heartily as any one at the jests with which Iambe cheered the stricken mother. [10]
What I learned while seeking after truth during those night hours ought to have taught me the connection between mind and body; yet I was never farther from perceiving it. [10]
The manner in which he had looked at me then had puzzled me; it was as though he were seeking to divine something in me that had escaped him. [9]
There came moments when I grew slightly alarmed, as, for instance, one Sunday in the early spring when I was dining at the Ezra Hutchins's house and surprised Mrs. Hutchins's glance on me, suspecting her of seeking to divine what manner of man I was. [9]
His air was what distressed me most of all, being that of a man who spends his days seeking favours and getting none. [9]
Some of these were of the old-fashioned, classic type, and others new examples of a national architecture seeking to find itself,--white and yellow colonial, roughcast modifications of the Shakespearian period, and nondescript mixtures of cobblestones and shingles. [9]
But her lips were now tight closed, her glance now and anon seeking mine, and then falling with an exquisite droop to the coverlet. [9]
All of them were in a state of incessant activity, as if perpetually seeking something and never finding it. [6]
Both men, therefore, went down to the square, though the crowds seeking the temple and thronging the space before Didymus's house made it more and more difficult to pace to and fro. [10]
Meanwhile she never wearied of seeking motives that would place his conduct in a more favourable light. [10]
The tramps in Washington Square felt the genial impulse, and, seeking the shaded benches, began to dream of the open country, the hospitable farmhouses, the nooning by wayside springs, and the charm of wandering at will among a tolerant and not too watchful people. [4]
Here at last was the witness Mr. Swain had been seeking so long, come of his own free will. [9]
The first night was spent at "Warraskogack," the king of which warned Smith that while Powhatan would receive him kindly he was only seeking an opportunity to cut their throats and seize their arms. [4]
Orion, whom she was seeking, had been there, but had just left. [10]
The box she was seeking was among the last and, while handing it to Bias, she muttered: "Oh, yes, certainly--it does one good to destroy a foe, but no less to make her foe happy! [10]
The next day was not so genial; and we sped on, following our original intention of seeking the summer in winter. [4]
If the cave was inhabited, it must be by strangers, and by men who had some secret purpose in seeking this seclusion and eluding observation. [4]
That afternoon there was a great tumult in Rouen, and excited crowds were flocking through all the chief streets, chattering and seeking for news; for a report had gone abroad that Joan of Arc was sick until death. [5]
It presented an uncompromising and rather scornful front to the sister mansions with which it had hitherto been on intimate terms, now fast degenerating into a shabby gentility, seeking covertly to catch the eye of boarders, but as yet refraining from open solicitation. [9]
He didn't stop to reason than upon the probable consequences of his act in seeking her. [9]
Injun Joe sprang to his feet, his eyes flaming with passion, snatched up Potter's knife, and went creeping, catlike and stooping, round and round about the combatants, seeking an opportunity. [5]
If they spoke to him on this, or any other theme--save one--he would hear them patiently for awhile, then turn away, and go on seeking as before. [12]
The philosopher motioned to her to follow him, but she clung, as if seeking help, to her brother, and cried: "I will not go again to Caracalla! [10]
Instead of going to Eda's she walked alone, seeking the quieter streets that her thoughts might flow undisturbed. [9]
This query appeared to be unanswerable, until the simple--though none the less remarkable--solution came to him, that perhaps no definite occasion had hitherto arisen for seeking it. [9]
Do I seem to be seeking the good of the world? [5]
Meseems verily as though the fluttering handkerchiefs, the flying pennons, and the caps waved in the air had found voice; and Ursula turns her head to this side and that as though seeking help. [10]
It was as though he, too, were seeking to deflect and guide a force --the Force of forces. [9]
I lived again those moments that had followed Nancy's surrender, seeking to recall and fix in my mind every word that had escaped from her lips--the trivial things that to lovers are so fraught with meaning. [9]
The significance of this thought flashed through him--that the world itself was no longer seeking clergymen's solutions. [9]
Titianus during all this festive season was unluckily suffering from an attack of old-standing breathlessness, and he also had his hands full; at the same time he did his best in helping Pontius in seeking out the sculptor Pollux. [10]
On all sides they saw rain-soaked officers with dejected faces who seemed to be seeking something, and soldiers dragging doors, benches, and fencing from the village. [2]
Rostopchin, coming out there with quick angry steps, looked hastily around as if seeking someone. [2]
In front of them all was Miriam, who looked all round the wide space-expectant; seeking something, and disappointed. [10]
He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kuragin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing. [2]
Bagration, on seeing the salver, glanced around in dismay, as though seeking help. [2]
The colonel of the Polish Uhlans, a handsome old man, flushed and, fumbling in his speech from excitement, asked the aide-de-camp whether he would be permitted to swim the river with his Uhlans instead of seeking a ford. [2]
He foamed at the mouth, with low moans, and, before Alexander could prevent him, racked with pain and seeking for some support, he had set his teeth in the arm of the seat off which he was slipping. [10]
In this, for the moment, lay the end of all her longing and seeking, the fulfillment of every wish; and as the chorus shouted, "Iakchos! [10]
The spirit of the Highest liked not to dwell in the body of this not perfectly holy ram, and seeking a purer abiding-place found it in the breast of our Rui; and now in this consecrated vase. [10]
When he let the hand which held the paper fall, he was deadly pale, and gazed around him as though seeking assistance. [10]
The King took the frightened face between his hands, and gazed earnestly and lovingly into it awhile, as if seeking some grateful sign of returning reason there, then pressed the curly head against his breast, and patted it tenderly. [5]
In front of the farmhouse, too, which Hermon and his companion next reached, they saw dozens of people seeking shelter, and the Midianite urged his master to join them for a short time at least. [10]
She looked at the faces of the audience, seeking in them the same sense of ridicule and perplexity she herself experienced, but they all seemed attentive to what was happening on the stage, and expressed delight which to Natasha seemed feigned. [2]
The prefect caught the despot, who, seized with giddiness, stretched out his hands as if seeking a support. [10]
In reply to the anxious question of her husband, whom she met on the threshold of the room, as to what she was seeking there, she answered firmly, "What is right and pious"; then modestly whispered her request to the abbot. [10]
My father overheard that, and he hunted me over four or five townships seeking to take my life. [5]
It is admitted that they are restless, and must always be seeking something that they have not at home. [4]
She, who was taught by Epicurus to strive for freedom from pain and is so sensitive to the slightest bodily suffering, is still seeking a path which, with the least agony, will lead to the eternal rest for which she longs. [10]
Some particularly pretty, tall, or well-dressed figure would give rise to a smile or an exclamation of approval, but before one sight had been thoroughly enjoyed the inquisitive eye was seeking a fresh one. [10]
Now came a sword-fish chasing a bonito; and the poor thing, seeking help and friends, took refuge under the rudder. [5]
The latter was still seeking a fitting reply, when the folding doors of the room were thrown wide open, and a belated party of travellers entered. [10]
It had a sort of feathers upon its head such as hath a rat, but longer, and a beak suitable for seeking its food by ye smell thereof. [5]
We must stop somewhere, and for my own part I think the scholastic exercises of our colleges have already claimed their full share of the student's time without our seeking to extend them. [3]
As I walked slowly back to the office, seeking the shade of the awnings, the figure in the darkened room took on a sinister aspect that troubled me.... [9]
They are essentially slavish, and accept the common determination, seeking no better lot than to be led by any one ox who has enough self-reliance to accept the position. [1]
They must long since have missed me at the House of Seti, perhaps discovered all my preparations, when seeking me in my room! [10]
We breakfasted in silence, and with the crew standing ready at the oars and Xavier scanning the wide expanse of waters ahead, seeking for that unmarked point whence to embark on this perilous journey, we floated down the stream. [9]
Shortly before sunrise she was awakened by Berenike, who wished to take some rest, and who told her, before seeking her couch, that Apollinaris was doing well. [10]
I remember how she smiled down at me with the wisdom of the ages in her eyes, seeking my hand with a gesture that was almost maternal. [9]
They found the sharp new heap they were seeking, and ensconced themselves within the protection of three great elms that grew in a bunch within a few feet of the grave. [5]
You are not seeking to marry me on account of my rank? [5]
I was blindly seeking some way of escape when she said softly: "Did you really care? [9]
She was surely seeking protection and aid from him, to keep her promise and resist her lover's passionate appeal. [10]
Alexander, too, was seeking Philip; but, sharp as the artist's eyes were, Melissa's seemed to be keener, for, just as they were giving it up and turning to go, she pointed to a dark corner and said softly, "There he is. [10]
While she was seeking out the spot from which Heinz must have looked up to her window, the Ortlieb menservants, with some of the Montfort retainers, came out of the house with pails and ladders. [10]
Persons might be seeking for them even then. [12]
I found myself seeking chances to shirk into corners where I might think, undisturbed; and the most I got out of my thought, was this: both marriage and death ought to be welcome: the one promises happiness, doubtless the other assures it. [5]
Others were Baptists, seeking Baptist evidences and a Baptist Palestine. [5]
It is not seeing, it is seeking that is delightful--so delightful that I would willingly set my life there against another life here for the sake of it. [10]
Publius turned anxiously round, and his eye, seeking Klea, found her no more; then, hurrying to the door of the cave, he heard her lock it on the outside. [10]
She glanced at Rolfe, noting the manner in which he smoked cigarettes, sensually, as though seeking to wring out of each all there was to be got before flinging it down and lighting another. [9]
Thus stripped, he roamed about Normandy in a forlorn condition, occasionally entertained by honorable persons who had heard of his misfortunes, and seeking always means of continuing his travels, wandering from port to port on the chance of embarking on a man-of-war. [4]
You are quite right, and if I were seeking examples of happy marriages, I should not begin my search among the so-called fashionable set of the present day. [9]
Her eyes still rested on his face, questioningly, appraisingly, as though she were seeking to estimate his preparedness for the ordeal before him, his ability to go through with it successfully, triumphantly. [9]
Only the shepherdess remained in the court-yard seeking him on all sides, as if she were hunting for some lost trinket. [10]
Now he himself released it; but she looked up at him in bewilderment, as if seeking aid, and said sadly: "Once--you know that yourself--I was different--even as long as I supposed my vengeance had succeeded. [10]
It is my public attitude; privately I am merely seeking my own profit. [5]
Of all those present, evidently he alone was not seeking anything for himself, nursed no hatred against anyone, and only desired that the plan, formed on a theory arrived at by years of toil, should be carried out. [2]
You nurse the poor invalid like one, and if you would only--" "Lysander has other plans, and Phaon's father is seeking an heiress for his son in Messina. [10]
Use your own pleasure about it --I mainly (that is honest,) suggest it because I am seeking to make matters pleasant for you and Mrs. Howells. [5]
The nation became, per force, sailors--as the ancient Greeks were and the modern Greeks are: adventurers, discoverers--hardy, ambitious, seeking food from the sea and wealth from every side. [4]
Everybody was frantic over this loss, and two brave yeomen sacrificed their lives in ransacking the burning house seeking that valuable personage. [5]
This thought grew out of our early seeking Him in all our ways, and a hopeless as singular invalidism that drugs increased instead of diminished, and hygiene benefited only for a season. [5]
The fingers of one hand, however, were again seeking those of the comely young widow who was half behind him, when he felt them caught spasmodically away. [11]
So we journeyed on, through the terrible hills and deserts and the roasting sun, and then far into the night, seeking the honored pool of Baalam's ass, the patron saint of all pilgrims like us. [5]
In the middle of the Stanley Street bridge she stopped to lean against the wet rail; the mill lights were scattered, dancing points of fire over the invisible swift waters, and she raised her eyes presently to the lights themselves, seeking one unconsciously--Ditmar's! [9]
Alas, the concern of society is now for those upon whom the Church has lost her hold, who are seeking for a solution they can accept. [9]
The pure ether of Shu hurls them back to the ground and now--oh look, listen--they are seeking the way to the wilderness. [10]
Until the 13th of May they were slowly exploring the River Powhatan, now the James, seeking a place for the settlement. [4]
In her heart of hearts she knew it; but it was the last cry of her soul to him, seeking, though in vain, for what she had never had, could never have. [11]
No danger is now threatening you, for Phoebicius is seeking you on a wrong road; you may trust me. [10]

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