Sentence example with the word 'tenpenny'

tenpenny

Last update: October 14, 2015


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But instantly he fell back; for the young woman, for all the world like a tenpenny-dreadful stage heroine, hissed out a tragic "Sh-h."   [Please select]

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They scowled at him as if they were mad enough to bite off the heads of tenpenny nails.   [Please select]

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I never see a boy yet that couldn't go through a tenpenny nail, easy as not.   [Please select]

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Once Rugg was seen to bite a tenpenny nail in halves.   [Please select]

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Al, I could bite a tenpenny nail in half and digest both pieces, too.   [Please select]

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Now I really believe I could digest a tenpenny nail, or--an eating-house mince pie, which is more difficult.   [Please select]

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