ARROW in a Sentence
Learn ARROW from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
88 example sentences for ARROW, such as:
1. He shot an arrow into the air.
2. He shot the arrow from the bow.
3. A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
4. He drew the bow and shot an arrow.
5. The arrow embedded itself in the wall.
2. He shot the arrow from the bow.
3. A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
4. He drew the bow and shot an arrow.
5. The arrow embedded itself in the wall.
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Meanings and Examples of ARROW
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arrow
n. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
Classic Sentence: (69 in 5 pages)
1 He kicked--a flinty yellow stone, a sharp stone, edged as if cut by a savage for an arrow.
2 The arrow whistled through the air, and lighted within the inner ring of the target, but not exactly in the centre.
3 And letting fly his arrow with a little more precaution than before, it lighted right upon that of his competitor, which it split to shivers.
4 The archer vindicated their opinion of his skill: his arrow split the willow rod against which it was aimed.
5 And, to conclude the whole, an arrow, neatly enough drawn, was described as the mark of the yeoman Locksley.
6 Thrice did Locksley bend his shaft against De Bracy, and thrice did his arrow bound back from the knight's armour of proof.
7 The bird came fluttering down, transfixed with the arrow.
8 It ran up with his weight, tight as a bow-string, and swift as the arrow it speeds.
9 In front of the white garden-palings the path branched into three like a broad arrow.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: 2 A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: 2 A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding
10 And the executioner went off like an arrow.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context Highlight In CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground
Context Highlight In CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground
11 Then he shot the arrow and fell back and would have died, but he lit on a nettle and sprang up too gaily for a corpse.
12 And he bent his bow, took aim, and shot an arrow at the old poet, right into his heart.
13 The poor poet lay on the earth and wept, for the arrow had really flown into his heart.
14 But the arrow did the bird no harm; only it dropped a golden feather from its tail, and then flew away.
15 At last, with a horrible splash, he darted like an arrow into the ice-cold water, and as he did so he uttered a shrill cry, stifled in a moment by his immersion beneath the waves.
Example Sentence: (19 in 2 pages)
1 A man without money is a bow without an arrow.
2 A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
3 A word is no arrow, but it can pierce the heart.
4 Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed.
5 The arrow embedded itself in the wall.
6 He drew the bow and shot an arrow.
7 He shot the arrow from the bow.
8 He shot an arrow into the air.
9 An arrow with a four - edged head is shot from a crossbow.
10 A device consisting of a dial and an arrow that is spun to indicate the next move in some board games.
11 Robin Hood reached back and plucked one last arrow from his quiver.
12 They saw Robin Hood loose his arrow and fell the king's deer.
13 He put up lights in the shape of an arrow pointing to the neighbor's eye-catching display.
14 I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, or the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
15 Follow the arrows to the X-ray department.