GRUEL in a Sentence
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12 example sentences for GRUEL, such as:
1. Hannah says you have had nothing but some gruel since breakfast.
2. Not a drop of liquor passes his lips, but only cabbage soup and gruel.
3. Our daily allotment of gruel made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable.
2. Not a drop of liquor passes his lips, but only cabbage soup and gruel.
3. Our daily allotment of gruel made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable.
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Meanings and Examples of GRUEL
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gruel
n. a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
Classic Sentence:
1 Mrs. March gave the mother tea and gruel, and comforted her with promises of help, while she dressed the little baby as tenderly as if it had been her own.
2 Hannah had brought me some gruel and dry toast, about, as I supposed, the dinner-hour.
3 Hannah says you have had nothing but some gruel since breakfast.
4 Mrs. Linton, on the third day, unbarred her door, and having finished the water in her pitcher and decanter, desired a renewed supply, and a basin of gruel, for she believed she was dying.
5 The relief was inseparable from the workhouse and the gruel; and that frightened people.
6 The master, in his cook's uniform, stationed himself at the copper; his pauper assistants ranged themselves behind him; the gruel was served out; and a long grace was said over the short commons.
7 The gruel disappeared; the boys whispered each other, and winked at Oliver; while his next neighbors nudged him.
8 He had hardly achieved this very unusual gymnastic performance, when Mr. Bumble brought him, with his own hands, a basin of gruel, and the holiday allowance of two ounces and a quarter of bread.
9 Not a drop of liquor passes his lips, but only cabbage soup and gruel.
Example Sentence:
1 Our daily allotment of gruel made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable.
2 The nine-month, 32,000-mile odyssey is one of the world's most grueling competitions, the sailing equivalent of scaling Mount Everest.
3 Lawmakers around the nation spent Tuesday in grueling, around-the-clock budget sessions as they struggled to avoid government shutdowns.