descant

How To Use descant In A Sentence

• It was an enjoyable evening but the danger of where we seem to be going kept reasserting itself like a descant to the pleasant sound of casual conversation.
• Now a common-place person would have been satisfied with the recommendation of the medical man, who looks but to the one thing needful, which is a sufficient and wholesome supply of nourishment for the child; but Mr Easy was a philosopher, and had latterly taken to craniology, and he descanted very learnedly with the Doctor upon the effect of his only son obtaining his nutriment from an unknown source. Mr. Midshipman Easy
• I have several daylilies and tradescantias with well developed flower buds.
• You'll notice this on cranesbill geraniums, alchemilla, dicentra, nepeta, thalictrum and tradescantia, among others. Times, Sunday Times
• The girl singers were asked to descant on the tune.
• During the descant finale, however, instinct won out.
• Ken Clarke was so close to the action that when the choirboys did their descant, it looked as though it was coming from him, and he had a surprisingly high, sweet voice. Royal wedding guest list: perplexing – and where was naughty Uncle Gary?
• Since I've never had any tradescantias previously, I don't know what to compare it to, but I look forward to dividing this one and getting a few more.
• African descant, which is why they dominant most sports where this explosive power is an asset. Digg.com: Stories / Popular
•  The wind itself answered in a kind of obbligato descant: The Witch is dead! Son of a Witch