The mountains brooded immovably above the river. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : an immovable heart; an immovable tyrant. ,Christmas is an immovable feast. From Dictionary.com.
"Yes," said he, giving her his hand; "if I could not, then ----" he did not finish his sentence, but fixed his eyes with a stern expression immovably on her. From Wordnik.com. [The Home] Reference
"It was quite a natural idea," says she, immovably. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
It is otherwise liable to split if immovably fixed. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
"You have come to a wise decision," says Lady Baltimore, immovably. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
Our conviction has gradually, but how immovably, established itself!. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Lecour, with his pistols undischarged, again stood immovably covering. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
I have never known a man whose nature was so immovably based on truth. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864] Reference
Staying immovably (on the field), he will consume Yudhishthira's troops. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
The workpiece has to be fixed or has to be secured immovably in working direction. From Wordnik.com. [3. Preparations for Planing] Reference
Her eyes, great, deep pools of darkness, were glued immovably to the scene before her. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
But many veteran leaders in the "pro-life" movement are immovably stuck in their positions. From Wordnik.com. [Cristina Page: Proudly Part of the Problem] Reference
The poor Sudra is not only low-born and degraded, but he is immovably fixed in his degradation. From Wordnik.com. [Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891] Reference
Every heart stopped beating, every breath was held, every eye was fixed immovably upon that man. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories for English Courses] Reference
"Very well, thank you," with a smile, his eyes fixed immovably upon the fresh beauty of her face. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
Indeed, in almost the entire drill, are not these parts held immovably in one constrained position?. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862] Reference
The preamble of the Constitution plants the standard of the Common Law immovably in its foreground. From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4] Reference
With these convictions safe and immovably settled in my mind, I eagerly inquired, "Whence is evil?". From Wordnik.com. [Confessions and Enchiridion, newly translated and edited by Albert C. Outler] Reference
The wrong prints would have immovably locked the door and turned on self-destruct switches behind it. From Wordnik.com. [The Disunited States of America] Reference
When dry the quartering should support the model with horns attached, and all parts should be immovably rigid. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
Stark and straight, rising from floor to ceiling, it was fixed immovably in the wall, a pilaster of porcelain. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873] Reference
Furthermore, each stone was cut with alternate grooves and projections, so as to fit immovably into each other. From Wordnik.com. [The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races] Reference
For the book lacks that convincing something which fastens a story immovably within certain chronological limits. From Wordnik.com. [The Bibliotaph and Other People] Reference
Then one must transfer it to the bridge of the nose, between the two eyes, and must strive to keep it there immovably. From Wordnik.com. [Poise: How to Attain It] Reference
Rutledge -- commissioners named by Congress -- immovably committed to independence, he was compelled to renew hostilities. From Wordnik.com. [The Wars Between England and America] Reference
Seating themselves immovably upon it, the surging life-stream hurtles on far below, bearing them not forward on its hurrying flow. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
A long time already the driver had slept immovably, and the horse, uncomplaining but uninterested, had dragged at the wisps of hay. From Wordnik.com. [Hilda A Story of Calcutta] Reference
Continue immovably tied to your assemblies, live in the forum; the necessity of taking the field, which ye avoid, still follows you. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08] Reference
He saw Hugh go into the workshop, and saw that Jevan did not loose his hold of Fortunata to follow him, but stood immovably without. From Wordnik.com. [The Heretic's Apprentice]
If anything could be more calculated to make Jess Moore quite immovably determined never to marry him, it was just such an argument. From Wordnik.com. [Ungrateful Governess]
With a treasury empty and immovably averse to anything like decisive action, the astute lawgivers of Montgomery hesitated and doubted. From Wordnik.com. [Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death] Reference
He and his companion-sentry under the other arch were aware of officers in "mufti" on the opposite sidewalk, and kept their eyes immovably to the front. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873] Reference
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