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Meanings of desperate lunge in English

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Usage of desperate lunge in English
1
Another desperate lunge was successful, and he climbed up beside Carman.
The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
2
With a desperate lunge, she found her feet and dashed across the room.
Hell House
3
With a desperate lunge she regained her footing and ran on.
I Am Legend
4
I made a desperate lunge with both hands,-somethingbetween thrust and cut, ma'am.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07
5
Skylan lifted his knees and, with a desperate lunge, thrust out his legs.
Bones of the Dragon
6
He made a desperate lunge for it and caught it.
The Dozen from Lakerim
7
He made a desperate lunge at Calderon while he spoke.
Calderon the Courtier, a Tale
8
He made one final desperate lunge, grabbing a handhold and digging in his toes.
Map of bones
9
She almost fell over her feet, turning her desperate lunge into a stumbling backstep.
Empire in black and gold
10
There'd always be that one desperate lunge at the end, if everything else failed.
Go home, stranger
11
He made a desperate lunge at her and tried to grab his papers from her.
Captivity
12
During this time, in a desperate lunge further to the south, the Russians reached the Baltic.
The forgotten soldier
13
Merrihew, with a desperate lunge, stopped the blow.
The Lure of the Mask
14
Kalama made a desperate lunge for the sled.
The wave: in pursuit of the rogues, freaks and giants of the oce...
15
He made a desperate lunge at the little creature, and impaled it on the point of his weapon.
Dulcibel: A Tale of Old Salem
16
A desperate lunge knocked me over backwards, and I fell over the bow of the boat upon the beach.
Desk and Debit; or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk
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