Use spots in a sentence
Sentences starting with spots
- Spots of colour shot into the Seigneur's cheeks. [11]
- Spots appeared on his nose, the redness of which was evidently due to intemperance, and his mouth twitched nervously. [2]
Sentences ending with spots
- But 'tis written that a leopard cannot change his spots. [9]
- Katharina detained her, questioned her with a trembling voice, put the lamp close to her, and held her breath while she examined her face, her neck, and her arms for the dreadful spots. [10]
- The town of Natchez is beautifully situated on one of those high spots. [5]
- I was born modest; not all over, but in spots; and this was one of the spots. [5]
- Doubtless there were many other spots. [9]
- The blood came in spots. [11]
- You secure his immediate attention to the lessons you are inculcating, and at the same time your hot water will have a tendency to move impurities from his person, and possibly the skin, in spots. [5]
- The leopard doesn't change his spots. [9]
- Those who stood behind Shon McGann stared with anxious astonishment at his hand; it contained only nine and ten spots. [11]
Sentences containing spots two or more times
- In the same wing-feather of the Argus pheasant dark spots may be seen surrounded by a pale zone, and white spots by a dark zone. [1]
- It was necessary to take her hand to help her over the bad spots, and either the bad spots increased as they went on, or Irene was deceived about it. [4]
- The feathers of the common guinea-fowl offer a good instance of white spots surrounded by darker zones; and wherever the white spots are large and stand near each other, the surrounding dark zones become confluent. [1]
- It was the happiest portrait, in spots, that was ever seen; but in other spots a damned soul looked out from it; a soul that was suffering all the different kinds of distress there are, from stomach ache to rabies. [5]
More example sentences with the word spots in them
- Hadn't you got your own little spots there, and made friends with them? [11]
- About this time you notice, in protected, sunny spots, that the grass has a little color. [4]
- She said granny-aunt's withered old face had two red spots come to it, as if she had been painting her cheeks from a pink saucer. [6]
- His blue eyes, which usually sparkled so brightly, now looked dull and bleared, and there were white spots on his copper-coloured cheeks. [10]
- The mossless spots were places where repairs had been made by the insertion of bright new masses of yellow straw. [5]
- Pieces of board were nailed over the defective spots in the floor, and the lines where the walls met rarely showed a right angle. [10]
- In spots it was vivid green. [4]
- Not a star was visible in the sky, but bright spots, like will-o'-the-wisps, moved through the dense gloom in regular order near Lanimen. [10]
- Or had mice wandered to this barren place, where hard brown blades of grass grew between the crusts of salt and the bare spots, and were gnawing the prisoners' hard bread? [10]
- It is to utilize the spots on the sun--get control of them, you understand, and apply the stupendous energies which they wield to beneficent purposes in the reorganizing of our climates. [5]
- The rats fell upon me; here are the scars, these little white spots here--look! [10]
- He seemed carefully to seek out her tender spots so as to torture her mentally as harshly as possible. [2]
- She ran up to him and, in the play of the sunlight that fell in small round spots through the shade of the lime-tree avenue, could not be sure what change there was in his face. [2]
- During his visitation throughout the rambling buildings Obada had looked out for spots that might suit his purpose, and two hours after sunset he had lighted fire after fire with his own hand, in secret and undetected. [10]
- The fowlers discover these spots by the turf being trampled somewhat bare. [1]
- From this condition there is but a very small step to the complete absence of spots in the adults at all seasons; and, lastly, to their absence at all ages and seasons, as occurs with certain species. [1]
- This may be the true explanation, but it is rather strange that the young should not have been thus protected, and still more so that the adults of some species should have retained their spots, either partially or completely, during part of the year. [1]
- Nearer and nearer the thing came, till its long sides began to glow with spots of light which mirrored themselves in the river and attended the monster like a torchlight procession. [5]
- He then repeated the substance of Kitty Fagan's story, accenting the fact that she too noticed three remarkable spots on the paper which Mr. Bradshaw had pointed out to Miss Badlam as the one so important to both of them. [6]
- We could see the spots of dust where the bullets struck, spittin', spittin', spittin', and Lord knows how many hunderd more there was that didn't hit the ground. [11]
- A member of the Ottawa government, who was on his way to the Governor-General's ball at Halifax, informed us that this country is rich in minerals, in iron especially, and he pointed out spots where gold had been washed out. [4]
- Dark spots on the light sand marked the places where others had thrown themselves on the ground, or, kneeling, stretched out their arms as if in defence. [10]
- They then had the habit of assembling very early in the spring at particular spots, where they could be seen in flocks, chattering, sometimes fighting, bustling and flying about the trees. [1]
- The stone step that led to her private door she had skillfully painted with faint brown spots, so that when visitors made their exit from this part of the house they would say, "Why, it rains! [4]
- She had seen such people as these hurrying in automobiles through the ugliness of Faber Street in Hampton toward just such delectable spots as this village of Kingsbury--people of that world of freedom and privilege from which she was excluded; Ditmar's world. [9]
- For even in such a spacious mansion there were spots where currents met, and rooms where there was a fight for mere breath. [4]
- As the light struck them, the sails which enlivened the scene were either dark spots or shining silver sheets on the delicate blue. [4]
- Alison could only stare at her, and the crimson in the bright spots of her cheeks spread over her face. [9]
- Each row of spots runs down to and is connected with one of the elliptic ornaments, in exactly the same manner as each stripe in Fig. [1]
- I visit such spots always with infinite delight. [6]
- But three large spots "blotches" she had called them, disposed thus *. [6]
- Circular spots are sometimes surrounded by one or more differently shaded zones, and are thus converted into ocelli. [1]
- It is charmingly situated on a projecting point of gray rocks veined with color, enlivened by touches of scarlet bushes and brilliant flowers planted in little spots of soil, contrasting with the evergreen shrubs. [4]
- What the poem seems to say is, that a person would be coldly ungrateful who could consent to count and consider little spots and flaws in such a warm, great, satisfying sun as Harriet is. [5]
- A man can see the spots on a bug and count 'em, and tell what their color is, and put another bug alongside of him and see whether the two are alike or different. [6]
- But even while saying to herself that these blossoms should be her last greeting to him, she felt the red spots burning more hotly on her cheeks. [10]
- Rows of spots running down to and forming the elliptic ornaments. [1]
- Here and there ribbons of smoke curled upward, adding volume to the blue cloud that hung over the tables, which in turn was dissipated in spots by the industrious electric fans. [9]
- These little colored patches are stains upon the windows of a human soul; stand on the outside, they are but dull and meaningless spots of color; seen from within, they are glorified shapes with empurpled wings and sunbright aureoles. [6]
- Many of the passengers on the boat had stopped at a lakeside tavern to dine, preferring a good dinner to the associations which drew our sentimentalists to the spots that were hallowed by the necromancer's imagination. [4]
- It should be particularly observed that each ocellus stands in obvious connection either with a dark stripe, or with a longitudinal row of dark spots, for both occur indifferently on the same feather. [1]
- Then I looked over my burnt dress and was horrified to see how large the holes were, and it struck me that I might turn it, because when you turn a thing the spots, you know, do not show. [10]
- But there were other notable spots in the neighborhood of the oasis. [10]
- He is the original leopard whose spots are there for ever. [11]
- There were one or two spots of dust or dirt on the floor, brought in by his boots from the garden. [11]
- Everything, save one or two spots all fire or all darkness, was dim in his debilitated mind. [11]
- The basal spot, or that nearest the shaft, in the five lower rows (excluding the lowest one) is a little larger than the other spots of the same row, and a little more elongated in a transverse direction. [1]
- The mahogany scales off now and then in spots, and then you see the cheap light stuff--I found--very fine in conversational information, the other day when we were in company. [6]
- There is more of you--and less of you, in spots, very likely--than you know. [6]
- Her gown was of white stuff, with little spots of red in it, and a narrow red ribbon was shot through the collar. [11]
- She was convinced of the existence in the world of delightful spots where might be found congenial people with whom it would be a joy to talk. [9]
- In the bottom of the boat was one poor little trout, his tail curled up and his spots faded. [4]
- All the coast of the bay, within recent historic periods, in different spots at different times, has risen and sunk and risen again, in simple obedience to the pulsations of the great fiery monster below. [4]
- To make sure of our object, shall we locate it nowhere, and have Congress hereafter to hold its sessions, as the loafer lodged, "in spots about"? [7]
- In many groups of birds the plumage is differently coloured in the several species, yet certain spots, marks, or stripes are retained by all. [1]
- This roof was of ancient mud-colored straw thatch a foot thick, and was covered all over, except in a few trifling spots, with a thriving and luxurious growth of green vegetation, mainly moss. [5]
- He had, however, noticed three spots on the paper by which he should know it anywhere. [6]
- The gold is not evenly distributed through the surface dirt, as in ordinary placer mines, but is collected in little spots, and they are very wide apart and exceedingly hard to find, but when you do find one you reap a rich and sudden harvest. [5]
- On damp, murky nights, these scattered skeletons gave forth a soft, hideous glow, like very faint spots of moonlight starring the vague desert. [5]
- I would like much to see the fringes of the Jordan in spring-time, and Shechem, Esdraelon, Ajalon and the borders of Galilee--but even then these spots would seem mere toy gardens set at wide intervals in the waste of a limitless desolation. [5]
- In his hand Mr. Bradshaw held a paper folded like the others, the back of which he read, holding it in such a way that Master Gridley saw very distinctly three large spots of ink upon it, and noticed their position. [6]
- There is nothing more beautiful than the moderate, finely rounded heights at these peaceful spots rich in vegetation and in water, when gilded by the fading light of a lovely summer evening or illumined by the rosy tinge of the afterglow. [10]
- It is variously mentioned by different early writers as "the plague," "a great and grievous plague," "a sore consumption," as attended with spots which left unhealed places on those who recovered, as making the "whole surface yellow as with a garment. [3]
- With birds and many other animals, it seems to follow from the comparison of allied species that circular spots are often generated by the breaking up and contraction of stripes. [1]
- There are some little ruffles of air on the sea, which I do not feel here, making broad spots of shadow, and here and there flecks and sparkles. [4]
- There came two little bright spots on her cheeks, and her hands clasped in her lap. [11]
- Bissonnette did not know the object of the expedition, but he had caught the spirit of the affair, and his eyes were like spots of steel as he held the sheet or took his turn at the tiller. [11]
- Whenever a ball is in his arms, or so close to him that it cannot be played upon without risk of hurting him, the player is privileged to remove it to anyone of the 3 spots that chances to be vacant. [5]
- One morning it is gone, except in shaded spots and close by the fences. [4]
- Other species, for instance diamond-beetles, are ornamented with splendid colours, which are often arranged in stripes, spots, crosses, and other elegant patterns. [1]
- The Hawaiian episode in Mark Twain's life was one of those spots that seemed to him always filled with sunlight. [5]
- Two bright spots in his cheeks showed that he had felt a good deal in writing it, and the flush returned as he listened to his own thoughts. [6]
- Such a champion in appearance had never been seen in the West, and, the night before, he had proved his right to the title by shaking a knot of toughs into spots of disconcerted humanity. [11]
- The Welshman said Huck had good spots in him, and the widow said: "You can depend on it. [5]
- His eyes dilated, his yellow cheeks took on spots of unhealthy red, his hand trembled. [11]
- But I've been hearing what you are doing, and it occurred to me that you must come across a good many cases not in the regular charities that you could help judiciously, get them over hard spots, without encouraging dependence. [4]
- The crowded spots had been skilfully thinned of the older trees to give the younger ones a chance, and the harmony of the whole had been carefully worked out. [9]
- They were to go to the particular spots selected North and South, according to the varying seasons of the year. [4]
- The spots are generally elongated in a line transverse to the row in which they stand. [1]
- It differs also from the other spots by being bordered on its upper side with some dull fulvous shading. [1]
- The river here flows through lovely meadows, sandy, fertile, and sheltered by hills,--a green Eden, one of the few peaceful inhabited spots in the world. [4]
- Kuni opened her eyes as wide as if a miracle had happened, and the crimson spots on her sunken cheeks betrayed how deeply she was agitated. [10]
- There are some Englishmen staying here, of the class one finds in all the sunny spots of Europe, ennuye and growling, in search of some elixir that shall bring back youth and enjoyment. [4]
- No, sir, they drop off right along--there ain't any dull spots in the undertaker line. [5]
- All this was done in a quiet way in one of the bare spots high up the side of The Mountain. [6]
- Just as electrical disturbances are said to be in some way connected with sun spots, so Honora learned that a certain glumness and tendency to discuss expenses on the part of her husband were synchronous with a depression in the market. [9]
- Many species of deer, which when mature are not spotted, are whilst young covered with white spots, as are likewise some few species in the adult state. [1]
- He was diligently cooking her Jersey wonders, now and then turning his eyes up at her--eyes which were like spots of greyish, yellowish light in a face of putty and flour; without eyelashes, without eyebrows, a little like a fish's, something like a monkey's. [11]
- They often become confluent either in the line of the row--and then they form a longitudinal stripe--or transversely, that is, with the spots in the adjoining rows, and then they form transverse stripes. [1]
- Then, presently, along comes a man from somewheres in Illinois, en' he up an' spots this preacher as a famous Mormon proselyter. [13]
- On the topmost cliffs of the jagged crown of the giant mountain--the most favorable spots for a look-out far and wide--they placed sentinels, who day and night scanned the distance, so as to give a warning-signal in case of approaching clanger. [10]
- In a future chapter I shall have occasion to shew that the beautiful eye-like spots, or ocelli, found on the wings of many Lepidoptera, are eminently variable. [1]
- A spot sometimes breaks up into smaller spots, which still stand in their proper places. [1]
- Her heart was beating fast as she descended the stairway, bright spots of colour flaming in her cheeks and the diamonds sparkling in her ears. [9]
- This could not be done, as from the spots selected by Napoleon the projectiles did not carry to the Russian works, and those 102 guns shot into the air until the nearest commander, contrary to Napoleon's instructions, moved them forward. [2]
- There are always bad spots on the ice--it is not safe. [11]
- The men who are so busy holy-stoning the quarterdeck, while all hands are wanted to keep the ship afloat, can no doubt show spots upon it that would be very unsightly in fair weather. [6]
- At Government House and here were the only bits of green that we had seen; they were, in fact, the only spots of verdure on the peninsula of Aden. [11]
- Your impure eyes and heart defile purity itself, and see spots even in the sun. [10]
- These feathers are also elegantly marked with oblique stripes and rows of spots of a dark colour, like those on the skin of a tiger and leopard combined. [1]
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