inclining

Example Sentences

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

From Mother by Gorky, Maksim

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

Inclining her ear to the door, she listened.

From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Marlowe, Amy Bell

Inclining more to artistic illustration than to abstract thought, its gifts, in the hierarchy of the nations, are eminent and precious.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward