CLIMB in a Sentence

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For CLIMB, below is one of 277 sentences:
He lives on the sea, as prairie cocks in the prairie; he hides among the waves, he climbs them as chamois hunters climb the Alps.

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 Meanings and Examples of CLIMB
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
climb
 n.  an event that involves rising to a higher point
 v.  go up or advance
Classic Sentence: (201 in 14 pages)
1  The villagers, being afoot, were the first to climb the slope to the main street, while the country neighbours packed themselves more slowly into the sleighs under the shed.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  He fetched the grays from Hale's stable and started on his long climb back to the farm.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  They had known her for years, and, since their childhood, she had been a favorite playmate, for she could ride horses and climb trees almost as well as they.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
4  Swearing, sweating men hauled the heavy guns up the precipitous slopes, for mules could not climb the hillsides.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
5  Scarlett hurried from her room to the top of the stairs and saw her daughter stretching her short plump legs in an effort to climb the steps.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVI
6  Lily dropped down on the rock, glowing with her long climb.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 6
7  It was like diving into icy water to climb out of the carriage, but on the ground she smiled at him, her face little and childish and pink above the buffalo robe over her shoulders.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
8  The moment was not the highest of her life, but the lowest and most desolate, which was altogether excellent, for instead of slipping downward she began to climb.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
9  He lives on the sea, as prairie cocks in the prairie; he hides among the waves, he climbs them as chamois hunters climb the Alps.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 14. Nantucket.
10  The road from the post-office came directly by our door, crossed the farmyard, and curved round this little pond, beyond which it began to climb the gentle swell of unbroken prairie to the west.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: II
11  'All right,' he said coolly, took up his oil-can, and began to climb the mill.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: XVIII
12  Marija clung to him tightly; he could hear Ona sobbing and moaning above, and he fought to get away and climb up, without waiting for her reply.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
13  A bear ought to climb; therefore will I take a look above them.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 25
14  He saw a man climb to the top of the fence, straddle the rail, and fire a parting shot.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
15  A serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11
Example Sentence: (76 in 6 pages)
16  After a hard climb, we were rewarded by a picture-postcard vista of rolling hills under a deep blue summer sky.
17  Man can climb to the highest summit, but he cannot dwell there long.
18  They began to climb down the mountain when it was dark.
19  There is no royal road to science,and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of gaining its numinous summits.
20  Overtaking the next cyclist on an Alpine climb is a dozen times harder than on the flat.
21  It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.
22  Those who climb high often have a fall.
23  The long climb left Jan feeling breathless.
24  The cat fell into the hole and couldn't climb out of it.
25  The government has been forced to climb down over the issue of increased taxes.
26  As a kid, I loved to climb trees.
27  I can climb in this window if someone gives me a leg up.
28  For safety, always climb with a partner.
29  The path began to climb quite steeply.
30  While prices are rising so fast, many shops think they can climb on the bandwagon and raise their prices, too.