1 He returned Scarlett's stare coldly and spat across the rail of the banister before he spoke.
2 While she watched him, Archie turned suddenly toward the fire and spat a stream of tobacco juice on it with such vehemence that India, Melanie and Pitty leaped as though a bomb had exploded.
3 "I reckon I do," he answered coldly and spat again.
4 Archie grunted and spat on the floor.
5 But Tom, full of years and irritable at disturbances, switched his tail and spat softly.
6 veterans, who when they gossiped sometimes squatted on their heels on the sidewalk, like resting Indians, and reflectively spat over the curb.
7 Behind Billy's Lunch, the cook, in an apron which must long ago have been white, smoked a pipe and spat at the pest of sticky flies.
8 But there was more than this: the order about the shovel was almost as plainly meant to sting and insult Steelkilt, as though Radney had spat in his face.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 54. The Town-Ho's Story. 9 Some ran furiously to the water's edge, beating the air with frantic gestures, while others spat upon the element, to resent the supposed treason it had committed against their acknowledged rights as conquerors.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 10 10 He was a slightly ragged man, who spat skillfully between his shoes and possessed a great fund of bland and infantile assurance.
11 Then he smelt it with both nostrils, bit a tiny piece, spat it out and threw the fig rudely into the gutter.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James JoyceContext Highlight In Chapter 5 12 Old man sat, listened, smoked, spat.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James JoyceContext Highlight In Chapter 5 13 He returned to his pipe and finally spat rudely into the grate.
14 Mr. Henchy snuffled vigorously and spat so copiously that he nearly put out the fire, which uttered a hissing protest.
15 He took a mouthful, drew it up, saturated his palate with it and then spat it forth into the grate.