213 examples of rummage in sentences

Indeed, save for the rummage 'round, already mentioned, I doubt whether I had ever, before, been right through the cellars.

" Mäzli laid both books on the lion skin and began to rummage through her pockets.

This is to comfort you when the driver stops to rummage for wire to mend a failing bolt.

And several men began to rummage and overhaul the chaos of the go-down.

And Sophia knelt down by the trunk that contained her clothes, pretending to rummage for something in it, while she wiped away her tears, and suppressed her sighs.

A general rummage for ammunition was therefore ordered, and a supply of this necessary having been obtained, the ship's carronade was after considerable delay put in order, and minute guns were fired.

By this time a general rummage had commenced in the boat for fire-arms; the captain hailed the driver on the towing path, who pulled up, and the boat was moored by the canal side.

look for, look about for, look out for; scan, reconnoiter, explore, sound, rummage, ransack, pry, peer, look round; look over, go over, look through, go through; spy, overhaul.

A rummage in the interior of the shop procured candle clips, and a variety of glittering bagatelles.

He is now busy at a grand rummage among his papers, and has already found one of Lord Byron's letters which shall be at Mr. Moore's service forthwith.

" Osa, the goose girl, went down to the strand again, where she stopped to rummage in her bag.

Do you suppose I am going to rummage into this gentleman's private life and see what passes in his alcove?

It was on the occasion of the flitting that Annie had to rummage an old trunk which Menelaws, long after the marriage, had brought from the house of his father, the dealer in pelts.

About three in the morning he heard French Pete crawl up for'ard and rummage around in the eyes of the boat.

But how sad it is to-day to contemplate the situation occupied by Henry, forced thus to rummage the kingdom for the dust of two murdered princes, that he might, by unearthing a most wicked crime, prevent the success of a young pretender, and yet fearing to do so lest he might call the attention of the police to the royal record of homicide, regicide, fratricide, and germicide!

" "I hope Miss Sniffen won't rummage round and get hold of them first," returned Polly anxiously.

The boxes had to be got out of their covers, and that was infinite trouble; and of luggage and of rummage there was no end.

But the viands shall be such as these hirelings of the King shall little relish!Pull with a will, my men, pull; in an hour, you shall rummage the store-rooms of that fool, for your reward!" The greedy freebooters who manned the oars could scarcely restrain their shouts, in order to maintain that air of moderation which policy still imposed but they gave vent to their excitement, in redoubled efforts in propelling the pinnace.

208 Our greedy seamen rummage every hold, Smile on the booty of each wealthier chest; And, as the priests who with their gods make bold, Take what they like, and sacrifice the rest.

The children like to rummage in his pockets for souvenirs: he must spend quite a good deal of his pay purchasing sweets so that they may not be disappointed and that there may be something for his little friends to find.

The rummage sale.

With one exception, to be noted presently, the only known writings of his which belong to this period are sermons, and thesea mere "scratch" collection of pulpit discourses, which, as soon as he had gained the public ear, he hastened in characteristic fashion to rummage from his desk and carry to the book-marketthrow no light upon the problem before us.

" "Oh," said Johnnie again, and he surprised his father to the point of making him refrain from any further communication, by adding, "And then you'll have plenty of time to rummage among those old Turanian verbs and things.

If we had been out of the way, I know that he would not have let them rummage about as he did; he would have had a fight with them that would do your eyes good to look at.

If you will promise not to go into my rooms and rummage once while I am gone, and not to touch my wheel, I'll buy you a tandem, and then you can take the girls on that.

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