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Sentence count:163+18Posted:2017-02-13Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: lamplanternlightSimilar words: porchscorchorchardscorchingorchestratemotorcycleforcein forceMeaning: [tɔrtʃ /tɔːtʃ]  n. 1. a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance 2. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches 3. a small portable battery-powered electric lamp 4. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame. v. burn maliciously, as by arson. 
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121. Joe noticed his absence in the night, shining a torch to avoid stepping on him but finding no sign of Fred.
122. Continuous sheet lightning made the use of a torch in the ten unnecessary.
123. He had no torch, but darkness did not impede his progress.
124. Was it possible poor old Harry was still carrying a torch for Pickles?
125. He flashed his torch up on to the walls and had another look at the barbed wire.
126. The Professor shone his torch in through the crack and nodded.
127. At the front of the painting is a nude figure carrying a torch.
128. One of them was using a much more powerful torch than Canon Oglethorpe's[sentencedict.com], without any attempt to conceal its light.
129. Suppose he were to emit a flash of light from a torch.
130. The mob in reaction burst in and set the torch to the structure.
131. He left behind a closetful of fine suits and white shirts, which Magnus also put to the torch.
132. But my purse contained torch, mosquito repellent, passport and all the papers needed to subdue bureaucrats from here to Delhi.
133. Each carried a whip and flaming torch with which to chivy both mortal offenders and recalcitrant gods.
134. Then my family; or at any rate the beam of a torch moving about in the kitchen.
135. Caught in the torch beam were a pair of eyes(sentencedict.com), glittering ebony pupils widening in shock.
136. If some one shines a small torch at one end, the light may be clearly seen to emerge from the other.
137. But all the time he himself was carrying his own torch for a lost love.
138. When the screaming subsided into low, tentative moans, the commander gave orders to torch the remains of the hospital.
139. First he swam out shining his torch for the paddler to see.
140. He shone his torch ahead but all he could see was its bright reflection against the shiny damp wall.
141. Down below, he could see the single torch beam which illuminated Devlin, the girl and Gilbert.
142. Yes, Henry thought sourly, pushing a torch into his anorak pocket and looking round for his bobble hat.
143. He took a torch with him, left the car and entered the old building.
144. I refuse to allow you to inspect my cellars simply because you have seen my young sister carrying a torch.
145. Athelstan led Cranston round the church, stopped, and told the coroner to wait until he fetched a sconce torch.
146. She took a torch from the shelf and we crept into the night, children on a midnight dare.
147. The hammering of Jem and Eric followed him, as he rushed upstairs with the torch to Marius Steen's bedroom.
148. Inside there's a small hanging shelf that is handy for storing small items or for hanging a torch.
149. He ran the torch over the shelves cabinets table drawers but there were no more photographs and no obvious photo albums.
150. After a cursory check, Myeloski went off to talk to the guard at the gate and find a torch.
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