384 examples of demures in sentences

The subdued, demure, somewhat astonished joy of the Virgin is poetically rendered, both in face and attitude, and the figure of the angel has much grace.

The people seemed to consider the baron a wild young man, so it could not have been your friend, sir," was Amy's demure reply, glancing at Helen with mirthful eyes, as if to say, "How our baron haunts us!"

She paid the trifle the shy, demure little librarian demanded, and was taking her leave in silence, without even a "Good-day," when, as she was passing the door, Miss Wimple espied on the counter, near where her customer had stood, a visiting-card; her eye fell on the engraved name,"Mr.

It beams on me From where the choir makes melody, Behind the parson; maid demure, Her witching eyes my thoughts allure, Although, in church, this should not be.

Sweet little saint, so shy, demure!

serious, sedate, staid, stayed; grave as a judge, grave as an undertaker, grave as a mustard pot; sober, sober as a judge, solemn, demure; grim; grim-faced, grim-visaged; rueful, wan, long-faced. disconsolate; unconsolable, inconsolable; forlorn, comfortless, desolate, desole [Fr.], sick at heart; soul sick, heart sick; au desespoir

out of countenance &c (humbled) 879. reserved, constrained, demure.

All the vacations he speaks as good English as any man in England, but in term times he breaks out of that hopping one-legged pace into a racking trot of issues, bills, replications, rejoinders, demures, querelles, subpoenas, &c., able to fright a simple country fellow, and make him believe he conjures.

Dullness of mind is fond of donning this dress; just as an ordinary life it is stupid people who like being demure and formal.

When he awoke, sprang to the chamber floor, As his own maid the queen herself transforms, Says entering in haste: "What wild alarms Thee, Sar?" and then demure awaits reply, In doubt to hear or to his bosom fly.

Another as she goes treads a Canarie pace, Jets it so fine and minces so demure As mistris Bride upon her marriage day; Her heels are Corke, her body Atlas, Her Beautie bought, her soule an Atomus.

Try as she did to look demure and avoid speaking upon the subject which all were discussing, Betty could not keep her dancing eyes in order, and before the meal was over she flashed so roguish a glance at Oliver that, irritated at her mute opposition, he could not refrain from saying: "There sits Betty looking fairly pleased because she has her own way, and apparently cares nothing for the escape of an enemy to her country.

He had a demure and startled look.

Robin, you must know, is the best Man in Town for carrying a Billet; the Fellow has a thin Body, swift Step, demure Looks, sufficient Sense, and knows the Town.

Betty simpered, and, in her very soft, very demure voice ventured to say, "Was there any thing she could do?"

She wears gray when she wants to look demure.

She sprang to her feet and ran lightly up-stairs; but, fast as she fled, thought outran her slender flying feet, and she came at last very leisurely into Celia's room, a subdued, demure opportunist, apparently with nothing on her mind and conscience, "If I may have the carriage at ten, Celia, I'll begin on the Destitute Children to-morrow. . . .

Not seldom a troop of hopeful sons attend the father, and a train of gentle, demure-looking daughters kneel behind the mother.

She climbed on chairs, tables, and window shelves, and soon had her hands full of the demure little songsters.

I love Twonette dearly, but she is a sly creature, for all she is so demure, and she is bolder than you would think, Sir Karl.

These very demure girls are often full of surprises.

Just as wisely some veritable toper, by putting on a grave and demure countenance, cheats himself into the belief that he conceals from every eye that delectable and irresistible confusion in which his brain is swimming.

The evening before the wedding Prudencia covered her demure self with black gown and reboso, and, accompanied by Chonita, went to the Mission to make her last maiden confession.

And two days later Naomi's face wore a look of demure happiness when Long Oliver stopped her on the staircase and asked, "Is it true, what I hear?" "It is true," she answered.

On another sits a more sly rogue, whose demure and submissive look is assumed to conceal a mischief-making disposition.

384 examples of  demures  in sentences