CATARACT in a Sentence

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They had selected this point to make their descent, having borne the canoe through the wood around the cataract for that purpose.

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 Meanings and Examples of CATARACT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
cataract
 n.  large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
Classic Sentence:
1  Uncas did as the other had directed, and when the voice of Hawkeye ceased, the roar of the cataract sounded like the rumbling of distant thunder.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 6
2  picturesque and remarkable little cataract, as given by the.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 6
3  He approached the further end of the cavern, to an outlet, which, like the others, was concealed by blankets; and removing the thick screen, breathed the fresh and reviving air from the cataract.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 6
4  They had selected this point to make their descent, having borne the canoe through the wood around the cataract for that purpose.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
5  The water fell out of this wide basin, in a cataract so regular and gentle, that it appeared rather to be the work of human hands than fashioned by nature.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 21
6  "He operated on me for a cataract," he said.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER III—MARIUS GROWN UP
7  He was suffering from the strange pains of a conscience abruptly operated on for the cataract.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—JAVERT
8  The latter looked out with three tiers of vacant melancholy windows, which were blank and dreary, save that here and there a "To Let" card had developed like a cataract upon the bleared panes.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Example Sentence:
1  She gazed with awe at the mighty cataract known as Niagara Falls.
2  The good deeds done on Mandela's 94th birthday ranged from building houses to performing free eye cataract operations.
3  Age is not a factor in cataract surgery.
4  The ozone layer shields the planet from damaging ultra-violet rays, which can cause skin cancer and eye cataracts, and has been recovering after a phase-out of damaging chemicals under the U.N.'s 1987 Montreal Protocol.