1084 examples of adversary in sentences

He feigns drunkenness, but the Colonel suspects him of having been his adversary at the ball.

The encounter took place just outside the stronghold of the enemy, the Birchite so far getting the best of it that at the end of a five minutes' engagement he proclaimed his victory by dragging his adversary along by the collar and bumping his head a number of times against the very gates of Horace House.

One thing was certainthat the Triple Alliance were once more embroiled in a quarrel with their ancient foe the former leader of the Philistines, and they knew enough of their adversary's character to feel sure that he would not pass over an event of this kind without some attempt at revenge.

This cool way of treating the matter did not altogether please Grundy, who had rather expected that his adversary would elect to "take a licking."

He sat thinking strenuously, evidently weighing his chances, estimating the strength of his adversary's position.

A black eye and a bloody nose might not seem an illuminating contribution to the question, but no more was said about the hatchet after the Colonel had dragged the Boy off the prostrate form of his adversary.

In a tournament it was the rule only to strike at the face or the chest, both well protected by the visor and the breastplate, and to cease at once if the adversary raised the visor of his helmet.

" "Certainly," she agreed, and her face brightened in such evident relief that he turned to her suddenly and said almost regretfully, as a generous adversary might speak to one whom he hopelessly outclasses: "Madam, I hear you are fond of gambling.

Cnut was a small man, and Edmund both tall and strong; so Cnut said to his adversary, "We both lay claim to the kingdom in right of our fathers; let us therefore divide it and make peace;" and they did so.

No one would accept his challenge save the knight in black, who succeeded in killing his adversary, but died himself of the wounds he had received.

Mr. Kilburn is a gentleman unaccustomed to rough-and-tumble encounters, while his adversary has doubtless associated more with pugilists than gentlemenat least any one would think so from his actions yesterday.

He stood rubbing his cheek gently, and, remembering Mr. Purnip's statements, slowly, inch by inch, turned the other in the direction of his adversary.

The horns of an ox or antelope are able to make an ugly wound in the paw or chest of a springing beast when he receives its thrust in the same way that an over-eager pugilist meets his adversary's "counter" hit.

GRAY But 'twas pleasanter, when the other saint Resist-the-devil- and-he-will-flee-from-thee Pure-man was overtaken in the act, to plead an illusio visûs, and maintain his sanctity upon a supposed power in the adversary to counterfeit the shapes of things.

I remembered the fiend's words, "I shall be with you on your wedding night," and if I had thought what might be the devilish intention of my adversary I would never have consented.

She left me, and I walked up and down the passages of the house inspecting every corner that might afford a retreat to my adversary.

Revenge has kept me alive; I dared not die and leave my adversary in being.

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan [otherwise, the Adversary] came also among them.

Other Americans, of as great talents and colder hearts, could find it easy to believe that France had extended her aid to us for diplomatic purposesto guard her own interests and humble her adversary, Englandcould look on with neutral eyes at her awful struggles, could keep America calmly aloof from all her entanglements.

Furthermore the stomachs of sharks, upon being opened, had revealed to him the gigantic fragments of the adversary.

Now German diplomacy must busy itself, not to keep them at her side, but to prevent their going with the adversary.

Pope gained but little in the warfare he waged with him, for this plain reasonthat the great poet accuses his adversary of dullness, which was not by any means one of his sins, instead of selecting one of the numerous faults, such as pertness, petulance, and presumption, of which he was really guilty.

In one second, the table was upsetblows were exchangedMüller, pinned against the wall with his adversary's hands upon his throat, was striking out with the desperation of a man whose strength is overmatchedand the whole room was in a tumult.

For my part, I always shuffle the pack after my adversary!"

"Especially when you deal," added Dalrymple, smoothing his moustache with utter sang-froid, and keeping his eyes still riveted upon his adversary.

1084 examples of  adversary  in sentences