120 examples of to launch in sentences

In spite of this, he was cool, however, and kept his eye peeled for the movement that would tell him Harris was about to launch his right.

Jeremy's left fist landed under the peak of his jaw exactly at the moment when he stiffened to launch his thrust.

Fired with the name, which I so oft have found The distant climes and different tongues resound, 160 I bridle in my struggling Muse with pain, That longs to launch into a bolder strain.

Who continually recruited bands of adventurers to launch on Cuba or Central America?

[Note 12: Since the above was written I have tried to launch the boat with my own hands in Kidnapped.

Yet I can imagine a man who has done a hard day's office workI am sure I should feel it myselfis not inclined to launch out upon talk and inquiries among the people with whom he is immediately concerned.

It will look very handsome when it is quite finished; but a miniature fleet would be beautiful to launch on the lake at Horbury next summer.

I should like the chance to launch this Rosalind of yours.

Two doses of the trenches were done like this, and then came the third time up, when a sudden burst of enthusiasm and an increasing nervousness as to the safety of ourselves and our house, caused us to launch out into really trying to fortify the place.

One day, I diffidently approached him with a piece of writing and asked for permission to launch a column in the Sunday supplement.

The intention of that estimable lady is, I understand, to launch her and leave her.

When Ker Karraje orders the latter to launch his engines against the ships will he remember what I told him?

They order him to launch his engines.

There was no process by which one man could move a boat of the size of the Bridget, while out of its proper element, but to launch it by means of regular ways.

"Lay aside your arms," cried the governor, "and knock away your spur-shore, Bill!Down with it, while I knock this away!Look out on deck, for we are about to launch you!"

He was expecting soon to launch out upon the broad ocean of public usefulness, but his heavenly Father bid him "come up higher," and he passed on into the more expansive ocean of eternity.

At the wharf, before the flourishing village that lay reposing on the banks of the river, lay a ferry-boat, impatient to launch away upon the restless waters.

The lifeboat men were already out and getting ready to launch their heavy craft.

Alone with Ellen, sly Mrs. Tadman took occasion to launch out into enthusiastic praises of her cousin; to which the girl listened in profound silence, closely watched all the time by the woman's sharp gray eyes.

Next morning we moved the baggage to the foot of the rapids, where we intended to launch the canoes, and pitched our tents on the open sandstone flat.

She proceeded to launch it against the tide of Max's retort, and her enthusiastic shriek overbore his deeper-toned growl.

Such is the concentration of the archer preparing to launch an arrow; of the runner about to leap a ditch.

To launch off into the wide ocean, with strength almost exhausted, and in such a frail boat as this, you will say was very hazardous, and in truth it was; but what else was left to us?Their intention was to touch at the Key where the Exertion was and if no boat was to be found there, to proceed to St. Maria, and if none there, to go to Trinidad and send us relief.

Now hope inspires Yon Hindu maid, whose heart true passion sways, To launch on Gungas flood the glimmering rays Of Love's frail lamp,but, lo the light expires!

Much, very much, did she wish to say, but she saw by the countenance of her daughter it might be considered mistimed; yet to launch the beautiful girl she saw before her into the labyrinth of the world, without uttering one word of the thoughts which were thronging on her mind, she felt was impossible.

120 examples of  to launch  in sentences