Student Examples of Sentences Composed with Dashes #049

Expert Sentence:
He beat the creature off with his hands – it was trying to poison him to keep him quiet, as small spiders do to flies – until he remembered his sword and drew it out.

- The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien


JChapps' Sentence:
Eleven struck the Demogorgon with a telepathic blow – it was trying to pull Will Byers back into the Upside Down, as eels are wont to do –  until she became aware of her trickling nose and dabbed the red blood.


Eli’s Sentence:
He ran from the rabid dog  it was trying to bite him to slow him down, so he would be easier to snatch -- until he remembered the car parked down the street, jumped in, and hit the gas.


Elisabeth’s Sentence:
She fought the powerful winds with all of her strength -- they were attempting to take her sister to silence her permanently, like Death with a captured soul -- until she caught her breath and shouted wildly.


Sam’s Sentence:
He hit the ball carrier with his body -- he was trying to get around him to score, as he scores all the time -- until he remembered to use his shoulder.


Hannah’s Sentence:
She shrugged her sister off with her shoulder -- she was attempting to apologize to her to keep her from telling, as siblings always do -- until she remembered that she told on her last week so she brought it up.


Nolan’s Sentence:
Dr. Strange fought the goons off with mystic magic -- they were trying to kill him to prevent Dr. Strange from stopping them, as soldiers do to their enemies -- until he remembered his blazing whip and quickly drew it out.


Sydney’s Sentence
She threw the dog off with her hands -- it was trying to attack her to get the toy, as crazy people do on black Friday -- until she remembered the leash and pulled it out.


Jonah’s sentence
He dribbled the ball through the team -- they were trying to steal the ball and score, as a football defensive line does to quarterbacks -- then he remembered he was Kobe and shot it.


Olivia’s Sentence:
He drew his sword high in the air -- he was going to kill her, as soldiers would do on the battlefield -- until she remembered her mask and threw it off.