1 And then the shower fell, sudden, profuse.
2 Her profuse hair, of a colour betwixt brown and flaxen, was arranged in a fanciful and graceful manner in numerous ringlets, to form which art had probably aided nature.
3 When Ivanhoe reached the habitation of Isaac, he was still in a state of unconsciousness, owing to the profuse loss of blood which had taken place during his exertions in the lists.
4 With the departure of the figures the profuse articulations of the women wasted away from her memory; but the accents of the other stayed on.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 2: 3 How a Little Sound Produced a Great Dream 5 Carol saw him being profuse to the guest from Wakamin.
6 They were extraordinarily profuse.
7 Mrs. Bennet was profuse in her acknowledgments.
8 D'Artagnan was profuse in gallant speeches and protestations of devotion.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 31 ENGLISH AND FRENCH 9 He inclined his head, closed his eyes, and, licking his lips profusely, began to speak with the voice of the hotel keeper.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James JoyceContext Highlight In Chapter 1 10 At the washstand a convulsion seized him within; and, clasping his cold forehead wildly, he vomited profusely in agony.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James JoyceContext Highlight In Chapter 3 11 Its supports were of silver gilt, beautifully chased, and profusely set with enamelled and jewelled medallions.
12 She was profusely escorted to a room like a grandmother's attic, where she discovered periodicals devoted to house-decoration and town-planning, with a six-year file of the National Geographic.
13 It was profusely strewed with the plunder of that unlucky fortress.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 25 14 On the Pratzen Heights, where he had fallen with the flagstaff in his hand, lay Prince Andrew Bolkonski bleeding profusely and unconsciously uttering a gentle, piteous, and childlike moan.
15 Prince Andrew touched the head with his hand; even the hair was wet, so profusely had the child perspired.