The bird did its best to alight on the telephone wire. From LearnThat.org.
Tracey turned to George, her expression alight with curiosity. From Wordnik.com. [Disordered Minds]
The percussionists alight from the front seat to do their own unloading. From Wordnik.com. [Music in the streets] Reference
As for Willie Rennie, well he's not going to set the Commons alight is he?. From Wordnik.com. [What Does the LibDem By-Election Victory Mean?] Reference
Laurence Olivier and Dora Bryan glancing up at it as they alight from the Brighton Belle. From Wordnik.com. [Brighton Clock] Reference
"Petroff has had a remittance, and so you find the stove well alight, which is not always the case.". From Wordnik.com. [Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia] Reference
I told him to "alight" and take a few refreshments with us, that I was Mr. Ryus. From Wordnik.com. [The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail] Reference
Our takeoff was at dawn in alight rain. From Wordnik.com. [Our Unforgettable Mission] Reference
Back and alight on one foot without touching the hats. From Wordnik.com. [Healthful Sports for Boys] Reference
He hunted up two pitchy sticks and set them both alight. From Wordnik.com. [The Iron Star — and what It saw on Its Journey through the Ages] Reference
"Oh, isn't this just fine!" cried Grace, her face alight. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference
My companion, still watching it fly, is alight with pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [Birding In Central Park] Reference
You alight at Heathrow Airport, hot and bothered from a long flight. From Wordnik.com. [Europe Vs. The Car] Reference
He crumpled the paper, set it alight, and dropped it into the ashtray. From Wordnik.com. [Working Without a Net] Reference
And they say I emptied it onto the wife's side before I set it alight. From Wordnik.com. [On the Wife's Side] Reference
But what determines whether clusters of friends alight on MySpace or Facebook?. From Wordnik.com. [Social Networking and Class Warfare] Reference
In late summer, Daddy Yankee set the stage alight at the MTV Video Music Awards. From Wordnik.com. [The Beat Goes On] Reference
He seemed to alight in our yard near me, and smiled as he said, "Follow thou me.". From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
Now they had reached the station, and he stood upon the car platform ready to alight. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of a Boy Reporter] Reference
You can perceive from here our first furnace, all decorated and ready to be set alight. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Madame -- (her face alight and fixing her eyes on him) -- I want a sou's worth of paste. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
No sooner, therefore, did I alight at the Inn, than I went down to the quay, and there as. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
Till one o'clock in the morning it is alight and riotous with the stir and swing of life. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
If a woman is accompanied by a man and she leaves the car, he should assist her to alight. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Then they poured gasoline around the houses of independence activists and set them alight. From Wordnik.com. [Marching Into A Trap?] Reference
Horrified and angry, I peeked into the living room and saw Peter's eyes alight with battle. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Can't Be a Hare Krishna] Reference
MULTAN, Pakistan mdash; A Pakistani flood victim who set himself alight outside the prime minister. From Wordnik.com. [Mohammad Akram, Pakistani Floods Victim, Dies After Self-Immolation Outside PM's Home] Reference
While their carriages follow that of the bride, they alight first and receive her in the vestibule. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
I felt it alight upon the coverlet; -- shall I ever forget the sensations with which I did feel it?. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
I need not cage her; she is would never soil the Persian rugs or alight roughly on a delicate figurine. From Wordnik.com. [Early Thoughts on the Oedipus Complex] Reference
Arj Barker, aka Dave from Flight of the Conchords, set the Fringe alight on his first appearance in 1997. From Wordnik.com. [Arj Barker: Landing of the Conchord] Reference
The balls, like distant stars, seem to come alight, captivating the onlooker with their otherworldly beauty. From Wordnik.com. [A Journey Through the Artistic Development of Joan Mir] Reference
When riding with a woman, a man should always assist her both to mount and to alight, even if a groom is present. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
In New York, an unidentified man tore pages from the Qur'an and set them alight outside the planned Islamic centre. From Wordnik.com. [Qur'an-burning 'disaster' averted, says New York imam] Reference
He saw her standing at the front door, and before he could alight, and go to her, Miss Nestor came cut to meet him. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Wireless Message: or, the castaways of Earthquake island] Reference
Often, the best that the condemned could hope for was that they'd be strangled before being set alight at the stake. From Wordnik.com. [Secrets of the Inquisition] Reference
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