12645 examples of corner in sentences

In the evening, the captain came to our tent, quite surprised to find two wandering Americans in such a lonely corner of the world.

While I was contemplating this lovely view, the road turned a corner of the ridge, and lo!

"God knows," said he to François, "in what corner of the mountains you might now be, if I had not accompanied you."

It was in the extreme northeast corner of New Hampshire.

He'd thrown himself down on some old carpet, way out in the darkest corner, under the eaves.

I know I could be heard in every corner of that little church."

Every lounge and chair had a low, broad foot-stool before it, ruffled with the chintz; and in one corner of the room were a square pink and white and green Moorish rug, with ten or a dozen chintz-covered pillows, piled up in a sort of chair-shaped bed upon it, and a fantastic ebony box standing near, the lid thrown back, and battledoors and shuttlecocks, and many other gay-colored games, tossed in confusion.

When I entered the office, the overseer was talking in one corner with a gentleman whose back was turned to me.

In silent corner Soon it was set; There grows it ever, There blooms it yet.

from beyond the Rhine, their beautiful country, Over to us are coming, and through the prosperous corner Roam of this our luxuriant valley, and traverse its windings.

How lightly it rolled round the corner!"

Thus up the slopes she went, enjoying already the vintage, And that festive day on which the whole country, rejoicing, Picks and tramples the grapes, and gathers the must into vessels: Fireworks, when it is evening, from every direction and corner Crackle and blaze, and so the fairest of harvests is honored.

Nell had scarcely settled herself in one corner of the cart when she fell fast asleep, and was only awakened by its stopping when their ways parted.

Furnished with slippers and dry garments, and overpowered by the warmth and comfort of the room and the fatigue they had undergone, Nelly and the old man had not long taken seats in the warm chimney-corner when they fell asleep.

After a scanty supper, she and the old man lay down to rest in a corner of a tent, and slept, despite the busy preparations that were going on around them all night long.

When she returned and was seated beside the old man, tying her flowers together, while Codlin and Short lay dozing in another corner, she said in a low voice: "Grandfather, don't look at those I talk of, and don't seem as if I spoke of anything but what I'm about.

It was in the little bed in the corner that she used to sleep; it was in the old four-poster that her nurse slept.

In the far corner, by the window, there used to be a press, in which nurse kept tea and sugar.

In one corner was the reading-chair in which Mr. Burnett used to sit.

Beyond it was seen a corner of the ornamental bridge.

She returned soon after with a small basket; and a large retriever, tied up in the corner of the yard, barked and lugged at his chain.

Look at these old haymakers; I never saw but one little corner of this picture before; it was stowed away behind a lot of lumber, and I hadn't the strength to pull it out....

She sat in a corner, a picture of deep misery; and whenever he spoke to Mrs. Bentley, he thought she would burst into tears.

" Wheels rolled away in the distance; the corner of a gray cloak fluttered where the drive turns down hill.

Then, each of us grabbing a corner of the mattress, we hoisted the sufferer onto the machine, covering him with a sheet.

12645 examples of  corner  in sentences