44 examples of pongos in sentences

An Austrian twelve-inch howitzer, whom we had christened "Mr Pongo," was shelling all day at intervals, chiefly in the back areas.

You could pass as a naval officer more easily than you could as a Pongo.

Once a Pongo, always a Pongo."

Once a Pongo, always a Pongo."

I don't want to sully the virtue of my old Sea Pongos by mixing them up with raw land Tommies.

I had never scorned a woman myself, but Pongo Twistleton once scorned an aunt of his, flatly refusing to meet her son Gerald at Paddington and give him lunch and see him off to school at Waterloo, and he never heard the end of it.

The text is here obviously defective, as no river is mentioned before; but the allusion must be to the river Pongo, Pongue, or Pougue, at the mouth of which Cape Sagres is situated; indeed that cape seems to be formed by one of the islands off the mouth of the river.

Lo que es de ese género, tengo yo más de un millar, un verdadero serrallo, en San Juan de los Reyes; serrallo que desde ahora pongo á vuestra disposición, ya que, á lo que parece, tanto os da de una mujer de carne como de piedra.

3. Julius, Pongo pygmaeus Problem 1.

IV RESULTS OF SUPPLEMENTARY TESTS OF IDEATIONAL BEHAVIOR 1. Julius, Pongo pygmaeus Box Stacking Experiment

My William was at this time about eleven months old, but was still at the breast, as I could never prevail on his lovely mother to wean him, and at the very time of which I am speaking, our little settlement was invaded one night by a tribe of those large baboons called ourang-outangs, pongos, or wild men of the woods, who did great mischief to our fruits, yams, and carrots.

I was astonished, and asked the Kaffre what he meant, when he told me that he himself saw my wife carried across the river by a band of pongos, (ourang-outangs), but he had always kept it a secret, for fear of giving me distress, as they were too far gone for pursuit when be beheld them.

It was said that two maids of Kamboo had been out on the mountains of Norroweldt gathering fruits, where they had seen a pongo taller than any Kousi, and that this pongo had a beautiful white boy with him, for whom he was gathering the choicest fruits, and the boy was gambolling and playing around him, and leaping on his shoulders.

It was said that two maids of Kamboo had been out on the mountains of Norroweldt gathering fruits, where they had seen a pongo taller than any Kousi, and that this pongo had a beautiful white boy with him, for whom he was gathering the choicest fruits, and the boy was gambolling and playing around him, and leaping on his shoulders.

My wife went to her hoard of provisions, and distributed to every one of the pongos his share of fruit, succulent herbs, and roots, which they ate with great composure.

We then formed a close circle round Agnes and the children, to the exclusion of the pongos that still followed behind, howling and lamenting; and that night we lodged in the camp of the Lockos, placing a triple guard round my family, of which there stood great need.

She spoke highly of the pongos, of their docility, generosity, warmth of affection to their mates and young ones, and of their irresistible strength.

It must be a matter of surprise, to such a one, that the British troops can think it worth their while to inform each other at midnight that "Two Emperors of Pongo have become attached to Annie Laurie."

The Tales in the present volume are the Adventures of Captain Lochy, the Pongos, and Marion's Jock.

Perhaps, as a whole, the collection is a little more grim than most; but there are not wanting touches of light comedy, in, for example, the comments of an admirable philosopher named "Pongo" Simpson.

"'So you've took on Polensky's job?' "I nodded at the mirror that faced us (Polensky was my predecessor) and he continued, 'Polensky's doing time, ain't he?' "I believed he was and said so, and my friend then asked: "'Young Pongo ever come in here now?' "Naturally I had never heard of young Pongo, but I felt that I must not appear too ignorant.

"'So you've took on Polensky's job?' "I nodded at the mirror that faced us (Polensky was my predecessor) and he continued, 'Polensky's doing time, ain't he?' "I believed he was and said so, and my friend then asked: "'Young Pongo ever come in here now?' "Naturally I had never heard of young Pongo, but I felt that I must not appear too ignorant.

"'Pongo,' I ruminated; 'Pongo.

"'Pongo,' I ruminated; 'Pongo.

[Footnote 46: Echevarria's words are "los pongo en su idioma."

44 examples of  pongos  in sentences