170 examples of at odd in sentences

The horror of that sight pierced him, for ever afterwards he was haunted by those houndstheir eagerness, their desperate efforts to gain on her, and their blind lust for her came at odd moments to frighten him all his life.

Strict measures were taken by the brigade commander to prevent anything resembling disorderly conduct among his men, and though these laurel-crowned heroes, under the influence of a wonderfully cheap rum, were seized at odd moments with an evident desire to start the war all over again, there was not much difficulty encountered in maintaining a degree of decorum that was highly satisfactory.

And then, something before noon, the rain ceased to fall, though coming again at odd times in short squalls; yet the wind died not, but blew steadily, and continued so from that quarter during the remainder of the time that we were upon the island.

It was very comfortable to sit down once more to a table after being so long taking "snacks" at odd hours, and being cramped in the bombing plane.

Here is an unknown country boy, poor and poorly educated according to the standards of his age, who arrives at the great city of London and goes to work at odd jobs in a theater.

We were divided into squads of twenty-five, but Elzevir was drafted to another squad and a different part of the workings, so I saw him no more except at odd times, now and again, when our gangs met, and we could exchange a word or two in passing.

We learned from him at odd times that he had been trying to reach Lake Tchad, to do what we had done, without any means of doing it.

Now Monsieur Leclerc came to her aid again at odd minutes, and set her flower-beds with mignonette borders, and her vegetable-garden with salad herbs of new and flourishing kinds.

But the sound was repeated at odd intervals.

Shell holes everywhere; the old, grey grave stones and slabs cracked and sticking about at odd angles.

Tombstones lying about and sticking up at odd angles all over the torn-up ground.

She has never since invited us to go with her to the summer-house, although at odd hours she goes up there with Ottilie.

He laid out a program for himself; by night he worked in his room, by day he cruised for information, at odd moments around the dawn he slept.

I have farmed and worked at odd jobs.

Mother worked in moonlight and at odd times.

Alexander Ferguson worked at odd jobs.

I was a scullion in it, at odd hours of the day and night when I was not following the ambulance wagons to the field, or helping to clean the courtyard or doing queer little jobs which some one had to do.

Just now the little house was being fitted up for occupancy, How himself doing it at odd moments of the day and at evenings; but as yet he still lived, as always, under eight by ten feet of canvas near at hand.

But under the jovial good-fellowship which Mr. Pomeroy affected, and strove to instil into the party, he discerned at odd moments a something sinister that turned his craven heart to water and loosened the joints of his knees.

At odd times the men and boys visited their lines of traps.

In conversation at odd times with some of his servants, and even with Commynes himself, he had begged them, whenever they saw that he was very ill, not to mention that cruel word death; he had even made a covenant with them, that they should say no more to him than, "Don't talk much," which would be sufficient warning.

Geniuses like to eat at odd times, and my own feeling is that they should be allowed to do as they please.

Kieff had slept on a long-chair in the sitting-room, taking his rest at odd times and never for any prolonged spell.

Walter left him only at odd times, when he could hope to get a hasty word with Mary, and tell her how things were going, and do all that man could do to keep her heart up, and reconcile her to the present situation.

" "No, but they turn up herethe ladies, at leastat all the services at odd times that Bindon has begun with.

170 examples of  at odd  in sentences