ravin

Example Sentences

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He sure does," said Buck, "which shows that he's jest ravin'.

From The Untamed by Brand, Max

Ae nicht whan the win' gaed ravin aboot,   And the winnocks war speckled wi' faem, Frae room to room she strayt in and oot,   And she spied her pearly kaim.

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George

No thought he had but mere despair, no hope but the mere ravin of a beast.

From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

This sea of silver, "hushed and halcyon," or this sea of wrath and ravin, wild as Judgment Day.

From Vanishing Roads and Other Essays by Le Gallienne, Richard

What we've got to do is to hustle, an' in the long run we'll find that will pay better'n ravin'.

From An Amateur Fireman by Otis, James