CANE in a Sentence
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82 example sentences for CANE, such as:
1. He switched the boy with a cane.
2. Many teachers wish to abolish the cane.
3. The man was so weak that he had to walk with a cane.
4. He walked along briskly, twirling his cane in the air.
5. He began to gouge a small pattern in the sand with his cane.
2. Many teachers wish to abolish the cane.
3. The man was so weak that he had to walk with a cane.
4. He walked along briskly, twirling his cane in the air.
5. He began to gouge a small pattern in the sand with his cane.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of CANE
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cane
v. beat with a cane
n. a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
Classic Sentence: (75 in 6 pages)
1 You must have observed the way in which he held his head and swung his cane.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
2 Rows of chairs, deck chairs, gilt chairs, hired cane chairs, and indigenous garden seats had been drawn up on the terrace.
3 Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed.
4 He had in his hand a heavy cane, with which he was trifling; but he answered never a word, and seemed to listen with an ill-contained impatience.
5 Mrs. Mann ushered the beadle into a small parlour with a brick floor; placed a seat for him; and officiously deposited his cocked hat and cane on the table before him.
6 'I say you'll make your fortune, Mr. Sowerberry,' repeated Mr. Bumble, tapping the undertaker on the shoulder, in a friendly manner, with his cane.
7 As the atrocity presented itself to Mr. Bumble's mind in full force, he struck the counter sharply with his cane, and became flushed with indignation.
8 Bumble, just step up to Sowerberry's with your cane, and see what's best to be done.
9 And the cocked hat and cane having been, by this time, adjusted to their owner's satisfaction, Mr. Bumble and Noah Claypole betook themselves with all speed to the undertaker's shop.
10 The flood of tears, however, left him no resource; so he at once gave him a drubbing, which satisfied even Mrs. Sowerberry herself, and rendered Mr. Bumble's subsequent application of the parochial cane, rather unnecessary.
11 He was dressed in a bottle-green coat with a black velvet collar; wore white trousers; and carried a smart bamboo cane under his arm.
12 The mandate was obeyed; and the indignant Mr. Brownlow was conveyed out, with the book in one hand, and the bamboo cane in the other: in a perfect phrenzy of rage and defiance.
13 He was in the full bloom and pride of beadlehood; his cocked hat and coat were dazzling in the morning sun; he clutched his cane with the vigorous tenacity of health and power.
14 Holmes had brought up a long thin cane, and this he placed upon the bed beside him.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
15 The instant that we heard it, Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull.
Example Sentence:
1 The man was so weak that he had to walk with a cane.
2 He began to gouge a small pattern in the sand with his cane.
3 Please notice sugar cane, which is mostly cultivated sustainably in suitable soils with sufficient rainfall.
4 He walked along briskly, twirling his cane in the air.
5 Many teachers wish to abolish the cane.
6 He switched the boy with a cane.
7 The U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled that public schools must prohibit the distribution of candy canes or Christmas cards.