inclining

Example Sentences

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Inclining her head, she quietly replied: "I understand."

From Mother by Gorky, Maksim

Inclining south, it was seen rising and falling just within the breakers, and then it was hid by the rocks.

From Homeward Bound or, the Chase by Cooper, James Fenimore

Inclining sideways, so that their long hair falls far over, they glide this way and that; one foot continually in the air, and their fingers thrown forth, and twirling in the moonbeams.

From Omoo by Melville, Herman

Inclining my body to the left, I turned my horse in that direction as sharply as his speed would permit.

From The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life by Parkman, Francis

Inclining to adopt this conclusion, Mr. Rayburn answered cautiously that his stay at the seaside would depend on circumstances.

From Little Novels by Collins, Wilkie