Use special in a sentence
Sentences starting with special
- Special enterprise was required to save such desperate cases as are made a specialty of here, and all that medical and surgical science can do has been concentrated, with extraordinary success, on the shattered men who are brought to her wards. [9]
Sentences ending with special
- The fust of this week I seen him side-tracked down the road here in a caboose, while Doug went by in a special. [9]
- It had seemed strange to her to hear people talking about him at the dinner that night, and once or twice her soul had sprung to arms to champion him, only to remember that her knowledge was special. [9]
- Shall this class of legislation just now beginning with us be general or special? [7]
Short sentences using special
- It has no special significance. [9]
- Hire special train. [5]
Sentences containing special two or more times
- It has still more serious significance to-day, when in every profession, in every branch of human knowledge, special acquirements, special skill have greatly tended to limit the range of men's thoughts and working faculties. [6]
- But Prince Vasili interrupted him in the special deep cooing tone, precluding the possibility of interrupting his speech, which he used in extreme cases when special persuasion was needed. [2]
- Every stage of existence has its special trials and its special consolations. [6]
More example sentences with the word special in them
- Do you find yourself disposed to take a special interest in Elsie,--to fall in love with her, in a word? [6]
- Lurida and her young man--Gabriel is what she calls him--were naturally the objects of special attention. [6]
- He will tell you that scientific training has a value independent of all the special knowledge acquired. [3]
- Henceforth, whenever the yearning for the distant John seized upon her with special power, she thought of that night, and loaded the little sons near her with tokens of the tenderest love. [10]
- But the old writer, I said to The Teacups, as I say to you, my readers, labors under one special difficulty, which I am thinking of and exemplifying at this moment. [6]
- A great green wreath, which must have cost the parent oak a large fraction of its foliage, was an object of special admiration. [6]
- There was nothing worthy of special note in the trip to Frederick, except our passing a squad of Rebel prisoners, whom I missed seeing, as they flashed by, but who were said to be a most forlorn-looking crowd of scarecrows. [6]
- They quarter themselves without special invitation upon the members of the inviting church. [4]
- He warned her, with special earnestness, not to allow herself to be used by others to win favour or pardon for themselves or their kindred. [10]
- The younger Granvelle, with his father, had also been present at the performance of this motet of homage at Cambray, and respectfully confirmed his Majesty's remark, speaking with special warmth of the fervour and delicacy with which Jean Courtois had conducted the choir. [10]
- But Bucklaw said, with great candour, that unfortunately he had to sail for Boston within thirty-six hours, to keep engagements with divers assignees for whom he had special cargo. [11]
- The broad forehead, with arching eyebrows, gave an intellectual cast to a face the special stamp of which was purity. [4]
- Barbara had often wished to see the Netherlands, which the Emperor Charles also remembered with special affection, but no one had ever thus transported her to the midst of these flourishing provinces and this blithesome people. [10]
- The commanding generals, who have power to act on proceedings of courts-martial in such cases, are authorized in special cases to restore to duty deserters under sentence, when in their judgment the service will be thereby benefited. [7]
- The Alexandrian fellow-artists who belonged to his party would gratefully welcome this special work; for what grew out of it would have nothing in common with the fascination of superhuman beauty, by which the older artists ensnared the hearts and minds of the multitude. [10]
- The military instinct, which is the special mark of barbarism, is strong in him. [4]
- Among the objects which deserve special mention are the shrieking parrots and other birds and the yelping dogs in the grounds of the Society of Acclimatization,--out of the range of which the visitor will be glad to get as soon as possible. [6]
- I laughed out when I got to the mention of Frederika's special accomplishment, given by you with a distinct simplicity that, to my taste, is what the French would call 'impayable. [14]
- No special proceedings were required, since he was his own accuser, and many trustworthy witnesses deposed that he had been most grossly irritated--nay, as his advocate represented, had wounded the tailor in self-defence. [10]
- Many sick persons were borne to the temple in the hope of cure; so Dion's appearance would cause no special surprise. [10]
- Evidently these fugitives were allowed to pass by special permission. [2]
- They said if we would go, they would not only telegraph the Emperor, but send a special courier overland to announce our coming. [5]
- After the performance we were invited by Mr. Harris to a supper of some thirty persons, where we were the special guests. [6]
- For special occasions we hired an unnumbered carriage, with professionally equipped driver and footman. [6]
- We may, if we choose, call these actions instinctive; but such cases are much too rare for the development of any special instinct. [1]
- Mark Twain, in Washington, was in line for political preferment: His wide acquaintance on the Pacific slope, his new fame and growing popularity, his powerful and dreaded pen, all gave him special distinction at the capital. [5]
- The large enclosure was wanted during the next few days for a special purpose, and there were new things for Coello to do. [10]
- His special interest was the fauna of Australasia, and his knowledge of the matter was as exhaustive as it was accurate. [5]
- D. D. Porter was placed in command of the steamer Powhatan, and Captain Samuel Mercer was detached therefrom, by my special order, and neither of them is responsible for any apparent or real irregularity on their part or in connection with that vessel. [7]
- The year 1876 was passed over without any special change worth notice. [6]
- Fortunately, no one was particularly excitable, or if so, no one betrayed any special uneasiness. [6]
- But extreme accuracy was not one of Emerson's special gifts, and vanity whispers to the misrepresented versifier that 'tis better to be quoted wrong Than to be quoted not at all. [6]
- Secondly, Prince Andrew was no longer as young as he had been and his health was poor (the old man laid special stress on this), while she was very young. [2]
- No special haste was needful, and, as he loved good wine and did not lack gifts from those who desired an audience with his master, he went first to the English Greeting, where the travelling clergy lodged and often deigned to accost him. [10]
- The King's cause was hers, and to be permitted to work for it gained a special charm by her son's appointment to be governor of the country, which filled her with mingled anxiety and joy. [10]
- The literature which was furnished for Myrtle's improvement was chiefly of a religious character, and, however interesting and valuable to those to whom it was adapted, had not been chosen with any wise regard to its fitness for her special conditions. [6]
- The book, however, was distinguished in a special way: it contains Mark Twain's first utterance in print on the subject of copyright, a matter in which he never again lost interest. [5]
- And Mr. Holt was almost exclusively occupied in slowly masticating the special dishes which the butler impressively laid before him. [9]
- As before he was absent-minded and seemed occupied not with what was before his eyes but with something special of his own. [2]
- Barring Eliphalet, there was a dress parade that evening,--silks and bombazines and broadcloths, and Miss Crane's special preserves on the tea-table. [9]
- The great god Vishnu has 108--108 special ones--108 peculiarly holy ones--names just for Sunday use only. [5]
- We had a vintage champagne, and afterwards a cigar of the club's special importation. [9]
- She soon became very intimate with my mother, and my second sister, Paula, was her special favorite, on whom she lavished every indulgence. [10]
- Those who write verses have no special claim to be lovers of trees, but so far as one is of the poetical temperament he is likely to be a tree-lover. [6]
- 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]
- In giving himself up to a biography in which he had no special interest, Warner felt conscious that he could not interest others. [4]
- Klea's head was uncovered, and, fearing the heat of noon, she was about to return into the door-keeper's house, when she saw a young white-robed scribe, employed in the special service of Asclepiodorus, who came across the court beckoning eagerly to her. [10]
- As to the Tutor and Number Five, their going together caused no special comment. [6]
- The novelty of Truth endowed her with special strength, but now we need much more powerful methods. [2]
- Of course, this trivial and, fugitive fact of personal wealth does not create a permanent class, unless some special means are taken to arrest the process of disintegration in the third generation. [6]
- This sumptuous special train caused as much comment as the errand on which it went. [4]
- A special office, too, was created on this occasion for an old supporter of Jethro's, Senator Peleg Hartington of Brampton. [9]
- The doctor had told her he thought there were special reasons for her own course in coming daily to see him. [6]
- The mystic appeals to those only who have an ear for the celestial concords, as the musician only appeals to those who have the special endowment which enables them to understand his compositions. [6]
- When he came to these words which follow, he pronounced them very slowly and with special emphasis. [6]
- Princess Mary went to the door of the study with special trepidation. [2]
- If you wish to save men from any particular vice, set up a tremendous cry of warning about some other; and they will all give their special efforts to the one to which attention is called. [4]
- I had learned to read Sanscrit and to translate easy passages in the chrestomathy, and devoted myself with special zeal to the study of the Latin grammar and prosody. [10]
- The proprietor promised to make a special delivery of the three articles before seven o'clock.... [9]
- To be able to lavish everything upon the most beloved of mortals, and do whatever her warm, ever-helpful heart prompted, seemed to her a special favour of the gods in whom she believed. [10]
- The regent desired to know whether she had any special wishes concerning the Prebrunn house. [10]
- The experience gave to his keenly observant mind an insight into the nature of men which was to be of special service to him in later years. [4]
- Thus everything appears to have its special enemy,--except, perhaps, p----y: nothing ever troubles that. [4]
- Then he turned to Halby: "You're a magistrate-- make me a special constable; I'll go, monsieur le capitaine--of no company. [11]
- I wish you to give special attention to this region, particularly on election day. [7]
- The suggestion as to form has been adopted bit many of our religious, literary, and special weeklies, to the great convenience of the readers, and I doubt not of the publishers also. [4]
- I should expect to find him, by reason of an unrelinquished kinship, enjoying a special communion with nature, --admitted to its mysteries, understanding its moods, and able to predict its vagaries. [4]
- I have consciences to come all the way from China and Russia to see a person of that kind put through his paces, on a special occasion. [5]
- Returning from Alexandria to Cairo in the special train which Kaid had sent for him, David watched the scene with grave and friendly interest. [11]
- I have reason to be grateful to this great scholar for the introduction to my special science, but still more for the wisdom with which he pointed out the direction of my studies. [10]
- Belotti allowed this to be done, but meantime listened with special attention to the low chanting that issued from the bedroom where the old lady's body lay. [10]
- I was obliged to await your return, because----Well, my flight from the hospital certainly was not praiseworthy, and it affords me no special pleasure to confess it. [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]
- During the same time also special pardons have been granted to individuals of the excepted classes, and no voluntary application has been denied. [7]
- Then she received tidings which gave her special joy, for one of the wishes she had formed in Landshut was fulfilled. [10]
- The draft for three years' service to go on in any State or district where the quota is not filled up; but if any officer or soldier in this special service should be drafted, he shall be credited for the service rendered. [7]
- There are ten thousand experimenters without special apparatus for every one in the laboratory. [3]
- Possibly because he thought that he discovered in me a talent for poetic expression, he showed me unusual favor, even read his own verses aloud to me, and set me special tasks in verse-writing, which he criticised with me when I had finished. [10]
- Male birds sometimes, though rarely, possess special weapons for fighting with each other. [1]
- The writer of this, who appeals for his brother, is our minister to Ecuador, and whom, if at all compatible, I would like to have obliged by a special exchange of his brother. [7]
- Some time after this, happening to meet my eloquent cousin, Wendell Phillips, I mentioned the fact to him, and he told me that he had once used the special image said to be borrowed, in a discourse delivered at Williamstown. [6]
- I have said this without claiming any special growth in humanity for myself, though I do hope I grow tenderer in my feelings as I grow older. [6]
- There was at this particular moment no special reason for believing that the schoolmaster meditated any violence to his own person. [6]
- We'll put into this bill an appeal to our court for an order on the clerk to compel the witness to come before the court and testify, and we'll provide for a special commissioner to take depositions in the state where the witness is. [9]
- I don't think they are as accomplished as the ministers, but they have a way of cramming with special knowledge for a case which leaves a certain shallow sediment of intelligence in their memories about a good many things. [6]
- In times like these the faith is the man; and they to whom it is given in larger measure owe a special duty to those who for want of it are faint at heart, uncertain in speech, feeble in effort, and purposeless in aim. [6]
- Every one of these caddice-worms has his special fancy as to what he will pick up and glue together, with a kind of natural cement he provides himself, to make his case out of. [6]
- He wondered whether there was in this case a special detestation. [9]
- You don't suppose there was a special act of creation for the express purpose of bestowing that little wretch on humanity, do you? [6]
- Only now and then it would be taken up and opened, and something drawn from it for a special occasion, more particularly for the annual reunions of a certain class of which I was a member. [6]
- His words group themselves together in special sequences, in peculiar rhythms, in unlooked-for combinations, the total effect of which is to stamp all that he says or writes with his individuality. [6]
- Ursula had become the wife of the Marchese Anselmo Giustiniani, by special favor of the great council, and had come with him to Egypt, whither he was sent by the Republic as Consul. [10]
- As for Barbara, the warm blood and fresh love of pleasure of youth, qualities which to many were her special charm, had led her into the error of the luckless dance. [10]
- Every portion of the wagon became a prey of its special accident, except that most fragile looking of all its parts, the wheel. [6]
- You will have the transport furnished with suitable supplies for that purpose, and detail an officer of the Quartermaster's Department, who, under special instructions to be given, shall have charge of the business. [7]
- From the coast the stuff comes up to Dublin without a check, and, as he's a special favourite, he gets the best to be had in la belle France. [11]
- Fitch Truesdale, of the St. Helen's Messenger, were given a special prominence. [9]
- It will be the special aim of the teachers to educate their pupils out of all provincialisms, so that they may be recognized as well-bred English scholars wherever the language is spoken in its purity. [6]
- But now, in the solitude of the journey, they seized him with special force. [2]
- Thus by degrees the sense of belonging to a special priesthood had grown on me. [9]
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