CAVALCADE in a Sentence

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The cavalcade, following the sweep of the drive, quickly turned the angle of the house, and I lost sight of it.

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 Meanings and Examples of CAVALCADE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
cavalcade
 n.  ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
Classic Sentence:
1  Towards two o'clock, almost invariably, the royal carriage and cavalcade was seen to pass at full speed along the Boulevard de l'Hopital.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—WHICH POSSIBLY PROVES BOULATRUELLE'S INTELLIGE...
2  As Porthos had foreseen, the cavalcade produced a good effect; and if Mme.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 39 A VISION
3  At nine o'clock, guided by Planchet, the little cavalcade set out, taking the route the carriage had taken.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 64 THE MAN IN THE RED CLOAK
4  The cavalcade trotted on more sharply.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 65 TRIAL
5  Grimaud took his course across the country, and acted as guide to the cavalcade.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 65 TRIAL
6  The singular appearance of this cavalcade not only attracted the curiosity of Wamba, but excited even that of his less volatile companion.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
7  The Abbot thanked his sage adviser; and the cavalcade, setting spurs to their horses, rode on as men do who wish to reach their inn before the bursting of a night-storm.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
8  In the midst of Prince John's cavalcade, he suddenly stopt, and appealing to the Prior of Jorvaulx, declared the principal business of the day had been forgotten.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
9  But confidence returned with light, and the cavalcade now moved rapidly forward.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
10  A general movement among the domestics, and a low sound of gentle voices, announced the approach of those whose presence alone was wanted to enable the cavalcade to move.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 1
11  A moment later the small, creaking cavalcade was directly in front of the two soldiers.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
12  The cavalcade, following the sweep of the drive, quickly turned the angle of the house, and I lost sight of it.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
13  He felt it not only from the sound of the hoofs of the approaching cavalcade, but because as he drew near everything grew brighter, more joyful, more significant, and more festive around him.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER X
Example Sentence:
1  As described by Chaucer, the cavalcade of Canterbury pilgrims was a motley group.