Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles[Fr]; pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head; offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

So famous have the cattle of certain of these great landowners become, that each season the exporters send men to buy the stock, and not infrequently contract for it from year to year.
— from The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason by Melville Davisson Post

Two or three sentences, at the very close of his lecture on the Genesis of the Elements , showed the eminent Scientist to be on the royal road
— from The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 1 of 4 by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky

This stream flows through Florida into the Gulf of Mexico, while on the eastern side the extensive swamp overflows into the winding St. Mary's River leading to the Atlantic.
— from America, Volume 2 (of 6) by Joel Cook

Tell 'em so, tell 'em so.
— from Aunt Rachel A Rustic Sentimental Comedy by David Christie Murray

“I do not care to eat,” said the Eagle, speaking for the first time.
— from Zuñi Folk Tales by Frank Hamilton Cushing