2309 examples of dive in sentences

remains there no more mercy?" "None, none!" replied the malicious Dive.

Why should she complain, so long as the stormy petrels were all working and playing in Mother Carey's water garden where they ought to be; gathering strength to fly over or dive under the ice-pack and climb Shiny Wall?

Maybe you think I'm crazy, but I'm dive and get it for you, if you'll only promise not to tell on Uncle Jimmy, because he couldn't help going.

Then he said, "So you know how to dive, huh, sonny?

Can you keep your mouth shut?" "Sure, you have to keep your mouth shut when you dive," Pee-wee yelled up from the rowboat, and then the old man just had to laugh.

"And so you think you can dive," old Captain Savage said, "or is that just boy scout talk?

Just as they arrived, in one of their perambulatory excursions around the walks, at a small gate which opened on the hill-side, they discovered approaching them a worthy of the pedlar description, who carried on his broad German shoulders a large pack, which, as the pedlar jogged along, made, pretences continually of an intention to dive forward over his head, but always without carrying this intention into execution.

The Norman fleet and army had been assembled early in the summer, at the mouth of the small river Dive, and all the troops had been instantly embarked; but the winds proved long contrary, and detained them in that harbour.

" "Heard how he was watching you fly, when that little chap belonging to Cragan, the fisherman, got overboard, out in the lake; and this same gent, he saw Frank dive right off his aeroplane like a bullfrog, and save little Tommy.

" Again did Frank make a dive into his pocket, and dangled something before the astonished eyes of his cousin.

They dive for their food, and sleep calmly amidst the restless heaving of the ocean.

The village might contain men who would dive a little deeper into the race question with Peter; assuredly, there would be hundreds who would not dive so deep.

The village might contain men who would dive a little deeper into the race question with Peter; assuredly, there would be hundreds who would not dive so deep.

Oh, to preserve the Reputation Of noble ancestry that nere bore stayne, Who would not passe through fire or dive the mayne?

He makes you dive out of the Strand to see a beautiful doorway, and out of Fleet Street to admire the Henry room.

"Fair opportunity can win the coyest she that is, So wisely he takes time, as he'll be sure he will not miss: Then lie that loves her gamesome vein, and tempers toys with art, Brings love that swimmeth in her eyes to dive into her heart.

"My dresses, my pearls and jewels, or the golden crown which I wear?" The Frog replied, "Dresses, or jewels, or golden crowns, are not for me; but if thou wilt love me, and let me be thy companion and playmate, and sit at thy table, and eat from thy little golden plate, and drink out of thy cup, and sleep in thy little bed,if thou wilt promise me all these things, then I will dive down and fetch up thy golden ball.

I thought, "Why not make a cellar, and thus have a place to dive into when the strafing begins."

On the other hand, the supposed narrator of his own history never pretends to dive into the thoughts and feelings of the other parties; he merely describes his own, and gives his conjectures as to those of the rest, just as a real autobiographer might do; and thus an author is enabled to assimilate his fiction to reality, without withholding that delineation of the inward workings of the human heart, which is so much coveted.

DIVE [deev], a demon in Persian mythology.

Upon this promise did he raise his chin, Like a dive-dipper, peering through a wave,

Old Jeff Davis said when the niggers was turned loose, 'Dive up your knives and forks with them.'

At least, those who venture to sink as low, should be confident of the power of soaring as high; for surely it is a rash attempt to dive, unless in one conscious of ability to swim.

Sameas, quickly charm'd Both by its size, and lustre, with a look Of pity stoop'd, to take him by the hand; Then cut the finger off to gain the ring, And plung'd him back to perish in the waves; Crying, go dive for more.

No sooner had the Goddess ceas'd to speak, When lo, th' obedient Ships their Haulsers break; And, strange to tell, like Dolphins in the Main, They plunge their Prows, and dive, and spring again:

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