Peaked Sentence Examples

Hey, Skippy, looking a little peaked there.

In its present shape, dating substantially from the Renaissance, it is a peaked head-covering not unlike a closed mitre, round which are placed one above the other three circlets or open iCYzc=4- i FIG.

Panic peaked as she looked around her.

Then came a cart, and behind that walked an old, bandy- legged domestic serf in a peaked cap and sheepskin coat.

Something was boiling in a small cauldron at the edge of the fire and a soldier in a peaked cap and blue overcoat, lit up by the fire, was kneeling beside it stirring its contents with a ramrod.

Trade in woolen broadcloth peaked in the reign of Mary I with 150,000 exported via London.

Our wedding cars are driven by experienced chauffeurs in matching dark blue uniform with peaked caps.

Soon after the suit was filed, public interest in trans fats peaked.

To my mind, Sonic peaked with the glorious Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast, his first foray into 3D gaming.

Yields on ten-year gilts, which peaked at 9 1/4 per cent in mid-September, are now 8 3/4 per cent.

The Parking Attendants are recognizable by their peaked caps with a blue hatband.

Officer's peaked caps could be the old style or greenish khaki.

It is not the place here to argue the pros and cons of high peaked gaff rig.

Two-centred wooden archway on south, the arch acting as bracing for a peaked collar with cusped struts above.

The population of medieval England peaked at the beginning of the 14th century, before some settlements began to prove untenable.

Jack Snipe numbers reached a maximum of 5 on the 5th and Redshank numbers peaked at 6 on the 10th.

These unique whitewashed cottages feature high peaked ceilings with ceiling fans.

Adventure games continued to grow in popularity until they peaked in the mid-1990s.

Once a viewer's curiosity is peaked and he focuses his attention on a glamour figure photo, then he can let his imagination wander freely.

Some are still on the rise, others have peaked and found solace in fading into the background, and sadly, a few have passed on.

I hope this tip has peaked your interested as much as it did mine.

Lapels can either be peaked or a shawl collar; traditional black tie adherents frown on the popular notch collar.

Featuring an A-line skirt with a mid-thigh slit, this glamorous black evening dress by Ferrera has a v-notched bodice, a halter neckline and a peaked empire waist.

With short neonatal hospital stays, jaundice will not have peaked or become apparent at the time of hospital discharge.

The number peaked in the 1980s and then declined slightly in the 1990s.

Even though divorce rates peaked in 1979-81 and decreased slightly in the years following, half of all first marriages and 60 percent of second marriages end in divorce.

Before vaccination, epidemics of measles peaked in the spring every two to four years.

The incidence of the disorder peaked in 1980, with 555 cases reported.

This practice peaked in 1971, and one year later the National Association of Black Social Workers issued a statement opposing transracial adoption.

For a time through the mid-eighties he was very much in demand as a performer, choreographer, and teacher, until the initial breakdancing craze peaked.

It was in 1907 that the number of immigrants being processed peaked at 1.25 million in that year alone.

The 12 month rate peaked in September 1989 as well, and was lowest in June 2003 at 1.2014.

Nothing cuts water drag like wearing next to nothing, but this style truly peaked in the 80's, and is usually only seen on competitive swimmers today.

Sightings of thecreature peaked in 1967, and then suddenly stopped.

Mayan civilization peaked between AD 300 and 900 but fortunately, a wealth of cultural and religious evidence remained in place.

True, triceps make up a bigger portion of the upper arm total volume, but the peaked bicep flex remains the classic definition of strength in the minds of most.

Failure and public hostility peaked during a performance in Reading, where the band had to end the show after just one song due to the crowd's aggression.

The band released comeback single 'The Boys Are Back In Town' later that year, but the limp reworking of Thin Lizzy's classic peaked at a mere number 35.

However, the Friendster phenomenon (which has peaked at around 27 million users) would be nothing compared to Myspace's impact.

The counterculture, or so called hippie, movement of the 1960s, is thought by many to have to have both peaked and ended at music festivals in 1969.

The band's popularity actually peaked during this time, but although it has declined somewhat since then, The Barenaked Ladies retains a legion of dedicated fans.

The song Breaking Free peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album itself peaked at number two on Billboard 200 charts.

Woody Guthrie - Guthrie's musical output peaked in the 1950s, but his songs promoting peace and labor causes inspired many of the folk musicians that emerged in the 1960s.

Other styles of genres that may have peaked earlier (such as ragtime) or later (like hip hop or rap) are not included.

It reached the top of the Billboard mainstream rock and modern rock charts - where it broke the record for longest running number one - though it only peaked at 37 on the main Hot 100 chart.

Bolstered by the lead single Closer to Fine - a duet with Ireland's Hothouse Flowers - the album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Charts and received heavy radio and MTV play.

Nevertheless, it reached 65 on the Billboard Download Charts and peaked at 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.

With Harry Potter in the limelight these past few years, the wonder of magic and sorcery has peaked new interest among little ones.

The album's first single is "Sexy Can I" peaked at number three on the Hot 100 singles chart for six weeks.

For most of special occasions when British soldiers want to wear the Full Dress uniform, it consists of a dark blue tunic, pants (or skirt) and a colored peaked cap.

Royal Tank Regiments wear a beret instead of the peaked cap.

On the 1st, they marched in procession through the city, dressed in an embroidered tunic, a brazen breastplate and a peaked cap; each carried a sword by his side and a short staff in his right hand, with which the shield, borne on the left arm, was struck from time to time.

It was informative and has peaked my interest since I'm currently in the process of building a cruising catamaran.

Circular wooden chimney projects from center of slightly peaked roof.

It was of small dimensions, with a peaked cottage roof, and not much else to be seen, the dirt being raised five feet all around as if it were a compost heap.

On its slope, which rises abruptly from the Bitterroot Basin, glaciers have cut canyons between high and often precipitous walls, and between these canyons are steep and rocky ridges having peaked or saw-toothed crest lines.

A praiseworthy desire to maintain the picturesqueness of the town has led most of the builders of new houses to imitate the lofty peaked gables, oriel windows and red-tiled roofs of the older dwellings.

She glanced up from wiping the table as he peaked around the door, his eyes sparkling with humor again.

This person was a gray-bearded old man in a woman's cloak, with a tall peaked cap on his head.