CROSSING in a Sentence

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For CROSSING, below is one of 285 sentences:
He lit it and, distracted by observing those around him, began crossing himself with the hand that held the taper.

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 Meanings and Examples of CROSSING
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crossing
 n.  traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  After crossing himself, according to the Russian custom, Chichikov set about carrying out his enterprise.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER XI
2  He lit it and, distracted by observing those around him, began crossing himself with the hand that held the taper.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXIII
3  Then came the distant report of a shot, and our troops could be seen hurrying to the crossing.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VI
4  The men were crossing themselves.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VIII
5  The spy reported that the French, after crossing the bridge at Vienna, were advancing in immense force upon Kutuzov's line of communication with the troops that were arriving from Russia.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XIV
6  The Austrians let themselves be tricked at the crossing of the Vienna bridge, you are letting yourself be tricked by an aide-de-camp of the Emperor.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XIV
7  As she was crossing the anteroom she saw through the window a carriage with lanterns, standing at the entrance.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER VIII
8  So energetically do we pursue this aim that after crossing an unfordable river we burn the bridges to separate ourselves from our enemy, who at the moment is not Bonaparte but Buxhowden.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IX
9  "Those who pass the examinations, I suppose," replied Kochubey, crossing his legs and glancing round.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER V
10  She pointed to a lady who was crossing the room followed by a very plain daughter.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XV
11  Thanks to the delay caused by this crossing of the wolf's path, the old dog with its felted hair hanging from its thigh was within five paces of it.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER V
12  After taking a turn along the Podnovinski Boulevard, Balaga began to rein in, and turning back drew up at the crossing of the old Konyusheny Street.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XVII
13  Next day, overtaking the army, he went in a carriage to the Niemen, and, changing into a Polish uniform, he drove to the riverbank in order to select a place for the crossing.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER II
14  The peasant drivers, shouting and lashing their horses, kept crossing from side to side.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER XX
15  This soldier was looking at the cathedral and crossing himself.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER XX
Example Sentence: (75 in 6 pages)
16  They crossed the mountains and headed for the valleys beyond.
17  A board creaked as I crossed the floor.
18  He crossed the street and walked alongside Central Park.
19  The old man crossed himself as he entered the church.
20  Workers were subjected to intimidation as they crossed the picket line.
21  I had one eye that crossed and always had the biggest butt in the neighborhood.
22  Nine Albanians have crossed the border into Greece and asked for political asylum.
23  We're keeping our fingers crossed that she's going to be OK.
24  He's crossed the Rubicon with regard to the use of military force as an option.
25  Many years were to pass before we crossed our path again.
26  At the committee meeting, I crossed swords with Professor Smith over her department's overspending.
27  He took a risk when he crossed the old bridge.
28  They crossed the road in safety.
29  They crossed the Pacific by ship.
30  We crossed a small iron bridge over a meandering stream.