RUSTLE in a Sentence
Learn RUSTLE 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.
138 example sentences for RUSTLE, such as:
1. The wind rustled the dead leaves.
2. The long grass rustled at her feet.
3. Then there was a rustle and an interruption.
4. She heard the breeze rustle in the branches.
5. There was the gentle rustle of a woman's dress.
2. The long grass rustled at her feet.
3. Then there was a rustle and an interruption.
4. She heard the breeze rustle in the branches.
5. There was the gentle rustle of a woman's dress.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of RUSTLE
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rustle
v. forage food
v. make a dry crackling sound
Classic Sentence: (131 in 9 pages)
1 Then there was a rustle and an interruption.
2 She heard the breeze rustle in the branches.
3 Then the wind rose, and in the rustle of the leaves even the great words became inaudible; and the audience sat staring at the villagers, whose mouths opened, but no sound came.
4 The daylight began to rustle into the world, and the dark figure seemed to go smaller and more defined.
5 The dew seemed to sparkle more brightly on the green leaves; the air to rustle among them with a sweeter music; and the sky itself to look more blue and bright.
6 The luminous rays wrapped her up with her increasing distance, and the rustle of her dress over the sprouting sedge and grass died away.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 5 Sharp Words Are Spoken, and a Crisis Ensues
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 5 Sharp Words Are Spoken, and a Crisis Ensues
7 For half an hour I waited with every nerve on the alert, but there came no other sound save the chiming clock and the rustle of the ivy on the wall.
8 We hurried through the dark shrubbery, amid the dull moaning of the autumn wind and the rustle of the falling leaves.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
Context Highlight In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
9 Not a whisper, not a rustle, rose now from the dark figure over which we stooped.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 12. Death on the Moor
Context Highlight In Chapter 12. Death on the Moor
10 Then a key clicked in a lock, and I heard the rustle of papers.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
11 There was the gentle rustle of a woman's dress.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
12 I heard a sharp rustle, the night air blew into the heated room, and the avenger was gone.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
13 For some way I heard nothing but the crackling twigs under my feet, the faint rustle of the breeze above, and my own breathing and the throb of the blood-vessels in my ears.
14 Bazarov followed her quickly, not raising his eyes, and only with his ears catching the delicate swish and rustle of her silk gown gliding before him.
15 Katya and Arkady could not see them, but they heard every word, the rustle of their clothes, their very breathing.
Example Sentence:
1 With a rustle of wings the bird landed on the window ledge.
2 Let's see if somebody can rustle up a cup of coffee.
3 "What is all this?" demanded another voice peremptorily; and Mrs. Reed came along the corridor, her cap flying wide, her gown rustling stormily.
4 The grass would be only rustling in the wind, and the pool rippling to the waving of the reed.
5 We, the rustling leaves, have a voice that answers the storms, but who are you so silent " I am a mere flower.
6 The long grass rustled at her feet.
7 The wind rustled the dead leaves.