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Meanings of return the salute in English

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Usage of return the salute in English
1
Jacobs did not return the salute, and Miles felt sudden iciness.
Terminal Compromise
2
The two Americans did not return the salute, but waited gravely.
The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad
3
Hornblower took off his battered hat to return the salute and passed through.
Hornblower and the Crisis
4
That shows implicit faith in Tugwell, to return the salute of the fair captive!
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
5
He raised his head to return the salute, and realized at once where he was.
A Lost Leader
6
Do it three times more, dropping your hand when I see you and return the salute.
Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops / Or, Dick Prescott at G...
7
Yama did not return the salute.
Lord of Light
8
Michael did not return the salute.
The Young Lions
9
They said Governor Marina regretted that he had no powder for his cannon with which to return the salute.
Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
10
The mailman touched his cap almost as if saluting, and Elizabeth had to resist the urge to return the salute.
The blackstone chronicles
11
Adèle coloured up, I observed, as if she knew him, but did not return the salute, which Madame Bathurst did.
Valerie
12
To my surprise, not only did he not return the salute, but he looked at me with a very stern countenance.
Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2
13
Wira had turned to snap to attention and return the salute in a way the toughest drill instructor could find no fault with.
Provenance
14
Turning again before the Alliance officers could decide whether or not to return the salute, she walked back toward the other shuttle pilots.
Beyond The Frontier: Guardian
15
Sharpe and the rest saluted him: he did not return the salute, but said hoarsely, "Turn the hands up to muster."
Hard Cash
16
And you think because I return the salute of the students in the Quarter, that you may be received in particular as a friend?
The King in Yellow
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United Kingdom
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