athrill

Example Sentences

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Yet all the summer wind was athrill with harmony.

From Lorraine A romance by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

But in reality the speaker suddenly found himself all athrill.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram

Huddled close to the two owners of the room on the floor were six other girls, all big-eyed, expectant, athrill with interest and excitement.

From Concerning Belinda by Brainerd, Eleanor Hoyt

All athrill with excitement, Mrs. Gammit hurried through her morning’s chores, and allowed herself no 240 breakfast except half a dozen violent cups of tea “with sweetenin’.”

From The Backwoodsmen by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

The period I speak of has been athrill with intense activity, for good as well as evil.

From The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics by Macmillan, Newton