1 Seeing that he was employing familiar maneuvers to extricate himself from unpleasant conversation, she slipped her arm through his and said: "I was waiting for you."
2 But she could not extricate him without disturbing six other wounded men, so she let him go on to the hospital.
3 India was torn between the desire to shield Ashley by her silence and to extricate him by telling all her suspicions to Melanie and the whole world.
4 Carry had in fact come dangerously near to being involved in the episode of Mrs. Norma Hatch, and it had taken some verbal ingenuity to extricate herself.
5 She couldn't extricate herself all in five minutes.
6 When she began to extricate herself it was by turning round and round, and so unwinding the prickly switch.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 1: 6 The Figure against the Sky 7 Had she attempted concealment, or tried to extricate herself from her awkward position by cunning, she would have spoiled her case by acknowledging herself guilty.
8 It was a long time before the dragoons could extricate the bleeding youth, beaten almost to death.
9 In order to extricate himself from the predicament, he took the simplest course; he lied abominably.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VIII—THE ARTILLERY-MEN COMPEL PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM... 10 Yes, for in any extreme circumstance it might not only extricate us from some great embarrassment, but even a great danger.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 38 HOW, WITHOUT INCOMMDING HIMSELF, ATHOS PROCURES HIS EQUIPMENT 11 Morrel smiled with an expression very like a grimace, and then turned round to Monte Cristo, as if to ask him to extricate him from his embarrassment.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 62. Ghosts. 12 Then you must get him out of England before you stir a finger to extricate yourself.
13 Nothing but anguish extricated itself from this tumult which overwhelmed his will and his reason, and from which he sought to draw proof and resolution.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER III—A TEMPEST IN A SKULL 14 "Amen," said Fauchelevent, who imperturbably extricated himself in this manner from the dilemma, whenever he heard Latin.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER III—MOTHER INNOCENTE 15 Only a bird could have extricated itself from this predicament.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXIV—PRISONER