621 examples of snort in sentences

I had just returned from a business trip to Vermontwho ever thought that Vermont would be traversed by railroads, or that the echoes which dwell among her precipices and mountain fastnesses, would ever wake to the snort of the iron horse?

Why glower ye, man, and snort?" "Snort thyself!" growled Roger.

Why glower ye, man, and snort?" "Snort thyself!" growled Roger.

"Snort not, my gentle Roger, for I fell in company with him ere he knew aught of theeso thy snort availeth nothing, my Rogerkin.

"Snort not, my gentle Roger, for I fell in company with him ere he knew aught of theeso thy snort availeth nothing, my Rogerkin.

Of course I didn't 'spect nuthin' o' yew when yew was jist a bachelor, an' we'd sort o' lost sight er each other fer many a year, but arter yew got connected with the Hum by marriage sorter" "Connected with the Hum by marriage!" broke in Samuel with a snort of indignant protest.

A snort of alarm cut short his thinking.

The snort and plunge of the smitten animal startled this young stag and he turned aside from his course.

" Miss Whalley gave a high-bred species of snort.

She heard a loud snort of shattering contempt from Louisa; and then a strange and terrific silence fell on the stairs.

" Mrs. Twitchel responded to this sentiment with a gentle series of groans, such as were her general expression of approbation, swaying herself backward and forward; while Mrs. Brown gave a sort of toss and snort, and said that for her part she always thought people knew what they did know,but she guessed she was mistaken.

But he's already running after the girls so; he never lets one pass; and they, silly things, are tickled to death; they fairly snort with delight.

The buffaloes were drawn together in the form of a crescent; their eyes glared fiercely, and as they advanced in a series of short runs, stamping with their hoofs, and angrily lashing their tails, their horns would come together with a clanging, clattering crash, and they would paw the sand, snort and toss their heads, and behave in the most extraordinary manner.

The Professor gave an indignant snort, straightened his small body, as if he contemplated an attack upon the youngster, then dashed madly back to the fire, where we watched him bobbing his head up and down as he spoke to the two girls.

"Anxious to do good in the world, toophilanthropic set, eh?" A snort this time.

Now there was a snort, as of a horse when it leaves the shelter of a barn and takes the first breath of open air.

It was sad to see the answer of the baya snort, as if of happiness; a pricking of the ears; a sudden lengthening of stride and quickening; a nobler lift to the head.

With a snort the bay gathered speed, rose, cleared the trunk with a last glorious effort, and fell dead on the other side.

Then the horse started about, with a snort of terror, nearly unseating the priest, and broke away into a furious and uncontrollable gallop.

Then his train gave a snort and got slowly in motion, so he was obliged to run.

Mr. Tutt uttered a snort of disgust.

I don't know why it is, but most women get up in the morning as cheerful as a breakfast-food ad., while a man will snort and paw for trouble the minute his hoofs touch the floor.

Now, I don't take much stock in all this mother-in-law talk, though I've usually found that where there's so much smoke there's a little fire; but I'm bound to say that Helen's ma came back at me with a sniff and a snort, and made me feel sorry that I'd intruded on her sacred grief.

" Suddenly the old captain, who had been watching the smoke closely, gave an astonished snort.

But Archie gave way on the oars manfully, and succeeded in intercepting him; and the buck, finding himself fairly cut off, uttered a loud snort, and, seeming to understand that his only chance for escape was straight ahead, he settled himself down in the water, and struck out again for the opposite shore.

621 examples of  snort  in sentences