4602 examples of warding in sentences

Louise insisted upon warding off her enmity, or at least establishing a truce, and Beth, however suspicious and ungracious, could find no way of rejecting the overtures.

A partial warm bath, such as the foot-bath, is of much service in warding off many complaints.

I have no doubt that many a child's life has been saved by the appearance and continuance of these eruptions; and so sensible are medical men of the benefit derived from them, that in individuals in whom they do not appear, and in whose family there exists a predisposition to the disease now under our consideration, an issue or seton, in the arm or neck, has sometimes been made, and had a remarkable influence in warding off this affection.

No trial was this of skillno contest of warding and traversing and taking heedno artful interchange of blows now pretended, now given in earnest, now glancing.

Roper and the others were grouped around the fire warding off the attacks of the mosquitoes.

" He thrust out a warding hand toward me.

Who is either more acute in his conjectures of the future, or more diligent in warding off danger?

"We, therefore, fought hand to hand; and those of us who only defended ourselves, disabled several men, by the extreme fatigue which we caused them in warding off all their blows.

He prevented the wound from being fatal, by raising his arm and warding off the blow; but was still severely cut.

I see the bounding barb, Clad like his Chief in steely garb, For warding steel's appliance!

These spectral trees stand close to its brink and stretch their phantom arms far over its broad waters, as if perpetually warding off the vast floods that rush down from the North.

Some crabs wield an anemone firmly grasped in each claw, the stinging nematocysts of the parasite warding off the devilish octopus, and the anemone having a share of the crab's meals and the pleasure of vicarious transportation.

"The course I have taken ... seemed to [me] best both for the warding off of calumny from myself (which should bring dishonor upon the memory of Sir Rowland my father, if a daughter of his could be thought to prefer doubtful ease before virtuous sufferance, softness before reputation), and for the once-for-all releasing of yourself...." No notable alteration occurs until we come to the second scene, which in the MS.

" Zip shook his head as if warding off a buzzing insect.

" He had risen, and unconsciously the young woman also had risen,balancing, measuring, watching, warding, in this contest, all too unequal.

And these delighting in blood, warding off the shafts of Daitya, pierced his head, bosom and face.

They fully know all sorts of Brahma and celestial and human and Vayavya weapons, together with the modes of using and warding them off.

I was in a pitiable plight, warding them off with my stick, and did not escape without bites.

You recall the offer of service made us last night, Major?" The man addressed took a single step backward, one hand flung up, as though warding off a blow.

And warding off with weapons, all the weapons of those bulls among the Kurus, the wielder of the Gandiva who was capable of enduring all foes, evolved another irresistible weapon obtained from Indra, called Sanmohana.

" Warding off with the skill of a professed swordsman every blow aimed at him, he coolly measured his own thrusts, inflicting severe wounds on his enemies' faces and heads; but the more he evaded them the more furious they became.

Was ever simpler or saner method discovered for warding off old age?

In the earlier savage groups the rules which guided united action grew up as a result of successful experience in securing food and warding off enemies.

And Anne was seen standing over Peregrine, who had dropped shuddering and nearly fainting on the floor, while she stood valiantly up warding off the advance of him whom she took for the Prince of Darkness, and in her excitement not at first aware of those who were come to her aid at the window.

Do take your remedyso efficacious of late in warding off these distressing attacks.

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