All 7 Uses of
vary
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- They were all tinged orange, and backed up by shadows of varying pattern.†
Chpt 4-6 *
- It was the unvarying custom in Weatherbury to sink minor differences when the maltster had to be pacified.†
Chpt 22-24
- CHAPTER XXIX PARTICULARS OF A TWILIGHT WALK We now see the element of folly distinctly mingling with the many varying particulars which made up the character of Bathsheba Everdene.†
Chpt 28-30
- Freshness was exhaled in an essence from the varied contours of bank and hollow, as if the earth breathed maiden breath; and the pleased birds were hymning to the scene.†
Chpt 31-33
- She could see the brown and black heads of the young lads darting about right and left, their white shirt-sleeves gleaming in the sun; whilst occasionally a shout and a peal of hearty laughter varied the stillness of the evening air.†
Chpt 43-45
- His day had been spent in a way which varied very materially from his intentions regarding it.†
Chpt 43-45
- Troy scrutinized her cheek as lit by the candles, and watched each varying shade thereon, and the white shell-like sinuosities of her little ear.†
Chpt 49-51
Definition:
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(vary) to be different, or to changeeditor's notes: Vary is often used to describe small differences or changes--especially about things of the same type. It would be more common to say "The weight of full-grown elephants varies depending upon diet and other factors," than to say "The weight of elephants varies from that of mice."