fainted

Example Sentences

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I saw a fury whetting a death-dart; And my slain spirit, overwrought with fright, Fainted away in that dark lair of night.

From Endymion A Poetic Romance by Keats, John

"He don't feel extra well—he was in the engine room and he kinder—he kinder—" "Fainted?"

From Sisters by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

Fainted before the lights went on, you see?

From The Professor's Mystery by Hastings, Wells

Fainted away, uncle; but I didn’t stop to see.

From Sir Hilton's Sin by Fenn, George Manville

"Fainted or—" She threw back the rug from about her lap and sprang from the carriage.

From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)