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We practiced the splits, and bending backward, the high-stepping strut, and I saw myself a sequined princess leading orchestras across a football field, the idol of cheering fans. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
Down the newly cut path I go, high-stepping over stumps and roots, following the soldiers and gentlemen. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z
I almost stumbled trying to catch up with Mama as she headed off at a high-stepping pace. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z
Mounted on high-stepping horses, a pair of soldiers were advancing along the river road. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z
I picked my way through the wreckage, high-stepping javelins of wood and planks studded with rusting nails. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z
The Hessians, their red-and-white legs moving in high-stepping, winking unison, had begun once more to advance. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z
Mr. Toot Withers took his place, riding a high-stepping white stallion, and waving a sword in one hand and a big Confederate flag in the other. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z
Francie saw practical black two-seaters drawn by a single high-stepping horse controlled by dandified young men in kid gloves with edges turned back to look like inverted cuffs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
Then he put on his wet shirt and came high-stepping through the brush to where they were. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z
Then he would reopen his umbrella and walk away in chocolate robes and comfortable sandals, like a high-stepping camel with an appointment to keep. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
Then we switched partners, and I was thrust into a high-stepping bransle with the nervous Guildenstern, who nearly stumbled over his long cloak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z
I was paralyzed, looking at him, knowing I wasn't dreaming, hearing: What makes him happy, what makes him dance, This Sambo, this jambo, this high-stepping joy boy? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
Dave was high-stepping the way in front and the six “fingers” were a weaving chorus line behind him. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z
She re-converted him into the high-stepping camel that came to lunch on Thursdays. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
Chris Brown also wowed with an aerial number, soaring above the crowd in between high-stepping choreography. Perry wins top award but Beyonce baby tops show 2011-08-29T14:01:11Z
They greet the public with either the high-stepping prance of a show pony or the slow-motion grace of a swan. ‘You can be unapologetically black’: How Miss Black America has endured 50 years 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z
He has so much erudition and high-stepping passion. The Nobel Prize in Literature Takes This Year Off. Our Critics Don’t. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z
“Fever”, which curls with a robotic, beeping organ riff, is splashed with sweat, toting a well-defined bridge and ascending with a high-stepping swatch of strings. REVIEW: The Black Keys Go Big on Turn Blue 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z
The showstopping number from the Indian action spectacular was recreated on the Dolby Theater stage, complete with suspenders popping, manic high-stepping and frenetic nodding. Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Oscars 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z
In his high-stepping youth, Richard Marsh passed phony checks to maintain a lavish lifestyle andthen served 18 months at hard labor. The 19th-century best-selling horror novel that isn’t ‘Dracula’ 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z
She went high-stepping through them all like a vaudeville trouper, complete with black-and-white saddle shoes to show off footwork ready for Broadway. Music Review: Anxiety Wrapped in Gleaming Pop and Lam? 2010-09-19T22:31:00Z
Portrayed by Ralph Fiennes with high-stepping liveliness and an evocative mustache, Gustave is both courtier and sovereign, a devoted servant to the guests and the capricious, mostly benevolent ruler of the staff. Movie Review: Wes Anderson’s ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Is a Complex Caper 2014-03-06T15:00:02Z
Then the men all perform a high-stepping dance. Review: Warming Up to the Frozen North in ‘Alaxsxa / Alaska’ 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z
It’s in her proud, high-stepping body language; her air of mischievous, never-say-die sensuality; and her insistence on laughing at life’s misfortunes that she personifies unstoppable vitality and joie de vivre. Pop Picks for New Year’s Eve in New York 2013-12-26T23:11:43Z
But he also ended this glimpse at their run of bad luck with high-stepping mirth and one of the most joyous scenes in modern movies. Stripped of its cheekiness, Hulu's "The Full Monty" transforms from a movie comedy into a TV slog 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z
DaBaby figured heavily into the weekend as he gave a motivational speech the night before the game and led the team onto the field by high-stepping along the sideline. Williams ties career high with 6 TD passes, No. 8 USC withstands late Colorado rally for 48-41 win 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z
They have been ever since William Foster at Florida A&M formed the Marching 100 band in 1946, launching a high-stepping style and thrilling blend of music and dance that can border on gymnastics. For HBCUs, the bands are about much more than the show to the Black community: ‘This is family’ 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z
Biden watched from an elevated review stand as high-stepping members of the military marched past. Biden says U.S. outreach to Vietnam is about providing global stability, not containing China 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z
It was that the freshman receiver showed just how quickly he could improve by high-stepping through a tackle to leave defenders on the field on his 71-yard touchdown catch. Which USC freshmen are in position to earn bigger roles? 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z
AUSTIN—Known for their pink plumage and high-stepping gait, flamingos stand out in another way as well. Fluid dynamics helps flamingos slurp meals from muck 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Or, in the film’s absolute high spot, when a team of dazzlingly high-stepping waiters serve hot chocolate on the train like it’s never been served before. How to watch your 25 favorite Christmas movies and TV specials this season 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z
The high-stepping knight provides the climax after 45. Early takedowns as candidates battle for world chess title shot 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z
Someone showing a miniature pinscher wants to showcase the high-stepping hackney gait that is a hallmark of the breed. Dog show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z
Just last year, the wall was a brightly colored mural featuring high-stepping paraders carrying a red dragon. Seattle to hold ‘day of service,’ seeks volunteers to help with litter, graffiti 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z
He opens the show with a trio of his fiercest songs - Big Michael, Audacity and Know Me From - high-stepping through fireworks as he whips the crowd into a frenzy. Stormzy tour review: Star praises fans who waited two years to see him 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z
Sanders, ever the showman, contributed a 93-yard interception return touchdown capped by high-stepping the last 40 or so yards, followed by something approximating a bow toward the Atlanta bench. Pick-Six: Returning NFL stars and how they fared 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z
We’re traveling on rungs—high-stepping between Brood X generations, zoomed out and toggling between the life stages, avoiding the nitty-gritty granularity of the in-between years to maintain a broader perspective. Marching to the Beat of the 17-Year Cicada Clock 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z
There’s something inherently hilarious about a high-stepping chicken fastidiously shaking a claw free of twigs. Review: 'Gunda' proves to be a wordlessly sublime slice of porcine life down on the farm 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z
That turnover eventually led to a 14-point swing, as Aaron Jones capped the Packers’ ensuing drive by high-stepping untouched for an 8-yard touchdown run around the left end. Mistakes around goal line costly to Panthers in loss 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z
Jones capped the Packers’ ensuing drive by high-stepping untouched for an 8-yard touchdown around the left end. Packers outlast Panthers 24-16 for 4th straight victory 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z
Some friendly gambling advice: Bet the over on DeSean Jackson touchdowns in this game and flap your arms while high-stepping to collect your winnings. Ranking every game on the Redskins’ 2020 schedule 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z
His widow, Vanessa, taped Bryant holding one of his daughters, pumping his fist and high-stepping around the house once the underdog Eagles knocked off the New England Patriots. Bryant and Philly: From hero to traitor to beloved 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z
That could hand Middle Child the win, on which J Cole raps as if he’s high-stepping across the surface of a lake, his triplet time full of balletic grace. Grammys 2020: who will win the big categories – and who should 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z
So much of what they saw in front of them felt familiar and comforting — from the sousaphone player in the marching band high-stepping out to dot the “i” in “Ohio,” to running back J.K. Ohio State vs. Michigan State Brings an Uncomfortable Undercurrent 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z
The speedster burned through Maryland’s secondary last week with 108 yards on six catches, none better than a 58-yard, high-stepping gallop to the end zone to break the game open in the first quarter. No. 12 Penn State hosts the banged-up Boilermakers 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z
The Horse Protection Act followed four years later, banning a widespread practice of using chemicals and other painful methods to force horses to adopt a high-stepping gait. Caged raccoons drooled in 100-degree heat. But federal enforcement has faded. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z
“He picked the knees up and was high-stepping,” Shepard said of Jones. Giants safety Jabrill Peppers ready for homecoming 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z
Sanders amplified the movement, high-stepping into fame and unapologetically pursuing as much money as possible. How Deion Sanders and Prime Time helped transform Atlanta 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z
In addition to the Animal Welfare Act, it is also tasked with enforcing the Horse Protection Act, which bans painful “soring” practices used to encourage the high-stepping gait of Tennessee walking horses. USDA’s enforcement of animal welfare laws plummeted in 2018, agency figures show 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z
An Arizona high school football player will miss his senior year homecoming game after being suspended for high-stepping into the end zone following a spectacular catch during a match up last week. Arizona high school football player suspended, will miss homecoming game over controversial call 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z
Seen from above, high-stepping Nazis marched in the shape of a rotating swastika; black-uniformed SS officers pranced like characters from “West Side Story.” Alan Johnson, choreographer for Broadway and Mel Brooks, dies at 81 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z
That “Dancing Bear” moniker was given to him one night by Sonny Jurgensen when the Hall of Fame quarterback saw McDole high-stepping on the dance floor of a Georgetown bar. Perspective | They were the first Redskins to play in the Super Bowl. Decades later, they’re paying the price. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z
Watching Senate Democrats high-stepping and hopping around like a bunch of Mexican jumping beans in a hot skillet this week sure has been hilarious — if not entirely illuminating. Chuck Schumer and Democrats loyal to illegals at expense of Americans 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z
Moore and celebrated by high-stepping his way down the field, running alongside his new coaching staff on the sideline. Terrapins rout Florida International, improve to 2-0 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z
The difference is, Collins high-stepping to flutes and fiddles is a hobby. Seahawks running back Zac Brooks designed my living room 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z
Among them is the piaffe — the distinctive, high-stepping, bouncing-in-place gait that gives the impression that horse and rider are getting excited about an imminent cup of tea. In Olympic Dressage, an Effortless Performance Takes Hard Work 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z
Constance Whitfield frequently contacted her husband's staff about his bill to ban a practice that manipulates walking horses to produce an exaggerated, high-stepping gait. Ethics panel rebukes Kentucky lawmaker on animal rights bill 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z
For the past few months, Collins has been high-stepping on the football field and dance floor alike. Seahawks fans have a reason to root for NFL draft pick Alex Collins 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z
This high-stepping internal monologue sounds more like spoken soliloquy than like thought, but spoken by whom? An Intimate Novel of a Terror Attack 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z
Mr. Lesveri, the three-time veteran, used slapstick comedy: mock marching, exaggerated sighs every time a break ended, high-stepping whenever he fell behind. Step by Step on a Desperate Trek by Migrants Through Mexico 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z
Jones added a high-stepping 57-yard punt return touchdown for the Crimson Tide, which hardly even had to use the 242-pound Henry. Alabama beats Michigan State in Cotton Bowl, advances to championship game 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z
Jones added a high-stepping 57-yard punt return touchdown for the Tide, and Alabama hardly even had to use Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry. Bowl Capsules 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z
Jones added a high-stepping 57-yard punt return touchdown for the Tide, which hardly even had to use Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry.  Alabama advance to national championship game by blowing out Michigan State 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z
Vikings ball on their 20 and Adrian Peterson, something of a player, makes nine yards with a high-stepping run left. Jarryd Hayne's debut as seen in Australia: a fumble, flags and breaks – as it happened 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z
He couldn’t find the fire extinguisher, so he went to inspect the fire more closely, high-stepping the hitch and grabbing the grain cart’s ladder with his left hand. For family, prayers inspire as Kansas man survives accident 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z
Champion died on a charter bus parked at an Orlando hotel in November 2011 after the band performed its world-famous high-energy, high-stepping show at a football game. Ex-college band member gets four years for Florida hazing death 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z
The group has performed at the Super Bowl, presidential inaugurations and Rose Bowl parades and is widely considered one of the best in the nation with its high-stepping energy. Cal’s Goff looks to show off new freedom at line in opener 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z
This would be the last chance before we boarded to watch those high-stepping kids sprint under that soaring Jamaican sky. Track’s Heartbeat Is Fast as Ever in Jamaica 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z
Vikings ball on their 20 and Adrian Peterson, something of a player, makes nine yards with a high-stepping run left. Jarryd Hayne's debut as seen in Australia: a fumble, flags and breaks – as it happened 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z
She worked with her husband on a bill he sponsored to ban a practice that manipulates a walking horse's hooves to produce an exaggerated, high-stepping gait. Ethics panel steps up inquiry of Kentucky Rep. Whitfield 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z
Forty-four years later, she’s not high-stepping anymore, but she hasn’t lost her moxie, either. Former majorette remembers Super Bowl V performance 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z
In one number, Lee and a string of dancers do a version of “Favorite Son” from ”The Will Rogers Follies,” including some high-stepping kick lines. Bus drivers and bureaucrats rejoice in their roles as singers, dancers in holiday shows 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z
Our critic Alessandra Stanley writes: “The series has some of the sex and high-stepping melodrama of ‘Scandal’ on ABC, but it’s actually closer in spirit to ‘Madam Secretary’” on CBS. Latest News: Nuclear Talks, Bird Flu, Pope to Visit U.S. 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z
The lithe women ran back and forth in high-stepping sprints, their pink and yellow sneakers a blur. Women in New York City Marathon Lead a Glorious Cross-City Sprint 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z
He appeared to move well, high-stepping and moving laterally through a ladder drill. RG3 does agility drills during Redskins practice 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z
They hit the field at 150 steps per minute, executing their signature maneuver, the “floating marquee,” where the nearly 200 high-stepping band members would form words that scrolled across the field. Former majorette remembers Super Bowl V performance 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z
With Sanders in the stadium, Hester returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, high-stepping the final yards for the 20th return touchdown of his career. Hester, Falcons run wild in rout of Buccaneers 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z
They were the parade's high-stepping band, new and shiny, twirling and trilling, entertaining and, oh yeah, resounding in victory. USC opener is a Sark easy one for new coach 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z
The weak spot was not the Rockettes, whose high-stepping routines were praised by one of Mr. Dolan’s lieutenants for their “energy and excitement.” In Postponing Rockettes Show, Executive Hopes to Avoid More Criticism 2014-03-22T19:38:21Z
Its 50 members call one another “step siblings” and shower one another with high-stepping affection on a Facebook group, Stair Race Training Buds. Stair Racing, a Sport to Make an Ironman Whimper 2013-01-25T16:47:49Z
Hall anticipated Schaub's throw, stepped in front and returned it untouched, high-stepping the last few yards, for the defense's fourth touchdown in the last four games. Houston beats Bengals 19-13 in wild-card playoff 2013-01-06T03:13:09Z
The logic being that no matter how special the Nats were in their breakout season, no matter how scintillating RGIII’s high-stepping down the sidelines looked in slow-motion against the Vikings, no one raised the grail. 2012 in D.C. pro sports: For all its thrills and heartbreak, a tough year to top 2012-12-25T23:55:00Z
He took part in the full stretch routine, high-stepping and moving laterally with no apparent problems. RG3 practices with Redskins, despite sprained knee 2012-12-12T17:15:14Z
Gronkowski celebrated both his touchdowns with theatrical spikes to fire up the crowd, doing a high-stepping strut before the first one to mimic a local tourist attraction. Brady, Patriots rout Rams 45-7 at Wembley 2012-10-29T10:34:08Z
She lacks the high-stepping strut of Central Park and the hipster slouch of Prospect Park. Gotham: In Queens, an Oasis Neglected by the City 2012-10-02T02:25:52Z
We need good teachers who aren’t out there only doing a high-stepping solo. Dancing Guy: Why teachers should ignore his advice 2012-08-14T10:00:00Z
In May, the university indefinitely suspended the marching band, which is renowned for its high-stepping showmanship. Ahead of Florida hazing death, official proposed action: newspaper 2012-07-07T01:45:43Z
Last month, Ammons indefinitely suspended the marching band, which is renowned for its high-stepping showmanship. Hazing death prompts no confidence vote for Florida A&M president 2012-06-07T19:12:30Z
Last week, ABC news broadcast footage of a Tennessee Walking Horse being tortured by McConnell and employees to "teach" it to perform the award-winning high-stepping gait. Trainer filmed abusing horses banned from show for life 2012-05-24T01:50:14Z
The famed "Marching 100," made up of approximately 460 musicians, is known for its high-stepping showmanship. Slain Florida marching band student asked for hazing: defendant 2012-05-23T19:14:11Z
A fine head, sloping shoulders, strong loins, lengthy quarters, high-stepping action, flat bone and sound feet are characteristic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z
A high-stepping girls’ track team giggles through agility drills near the Engineers’ Gate to Central Park. | Carnegie Hill: Carnegie Hill/Living In - Land of Good Bones and Deep Pockets 2011-12-17T10:00:37Z
Until it is completed, the showy high-stepping, high-energy band is suspended from performing. Florida A&M student leaders host rally, ask for commitments to end hazing after band death 2011-12-06T02:31:50Z
He tried to help new members adjust to life among the world-famous Marching "100," known for its high-stepping, high-energy dance routines. Parents say to sue after Florida band drum major dies 2011-11-28T21:05:22Z
Suddenly, while watching from the window, she saw a flashy brougham, with yellow wheels, a light-liveried coachman and a large, high-stepping horse in gilded harness, pause before the Bergemanns' stoop. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z
The Marching "100" is renowned for its high-stepping, high-energy dance routines. Florida officials probe hazing after drum major's death 2011-11-23T02:10:57Z
There's apt to be a leader, you see—a high-stepping, showy thoroughbred, that attracts all the attention, and does none of the work: and then, an earnest, faithful little cob, as wheeler. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z
Brought him a high-stepping, fiery, thoroughbred colt which was the admiration and envy of all Riveredge. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z
I must tell you before I forget it about the friend with the high-stepping horses. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z
They saw Fábregas high-stepping it back to Barcelona, read about Nasri's restlessness and want decisive action in the transfer market to alleviate the sense of regression. Ars?ne Wenger appeals for calm after Liverpool defeat 2011-08-20T18:12:50Z
She prated of a great-uncle who married a niece of Lord Campbell—a cousin underscored in her records as Laird of Barula—the grand Makemies, the high-stepping Gabies, and the learned Gobies. The ghosts of their ancestors 2011-08-08T02:00:20.667Z
Mrs. Jones remembered Miss Mortimer as a high-stepping young woman whom she had met at a friend’s house, and who had given her the impression of taking an inventory of her. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z
Dressage experts attribute Totilas's star power to his high-stepping, lithe bounces, similar to the spring of Lipizzaners, the white stallions that perform at Vienna's Spanish Riding School. Totilas Prances His Way Into Many Hearts 2011-07-09T02:33:00Z
Harry on a chestnut sorrel and the young Kentuckian on a high-stepping gray followed the second coach—Hugh on Firefly champed the length of the column. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z
She was seated on a high-stepping horse with that easy grace born of long familiarity with the saddle, and yet she seemed a mere girl, with soft round cheeks and laughing blue eyes. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z
Carrying bouquet, and handkerchief, and gloves, Proud of her height as when she lived, she moves With all the careless and high-stepping grace, And the extravagant courtesan's thin face. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z
Therefore, Neale was sound asleep when a man wearing brown velveteen and with gold rings in his ears rattled into town in a ramshackle old buggy, but behind a high-stepping horse. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z
Some devotees complain Totilas's flamboyant, high-stepping style and the merchandising that surrounds him are detracting from the purity of the conservative sport. Totilas Prances His Way Into Many Hearts 2011-07-09T02:33:00Z
I have a curiosity to be driven behind one of those high-stepping steeds!” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z
Ten years later, they’re high-stepping it back to the Final Four. Notre Dame Dances Into the Final Four 2011-03-30T02:52:20Z
Ten years later, they're high-stepping it back to the Final Four. Irish beat Tennessee, reach third Final Four 2011-03-29T15:34:19Z
Poor Mrs. Lawton had been the last to awaken, and the glittering trap and big high-stepping sorrel with the wickedly rolling eye were coming up the unused grass-grown driveway before her eyes opened. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z
Then we shook hands as brothers at parting, and I rode out of the Circle camp on a high-stepping horse, with the Big Dipper and the North Star to guide me to the Canada line. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z
The cart was pulled by two high-stepping perfectly matched bays and trailed by two black and white dogs of a curious breed. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z
But before long, the dynamic back was high-stepping on the sideline and returned. Ducks run all over UCLA 2010-10-22T05:48:00Z
But before long, the dynamic back was high-stepping on the sidelines and returned. No. 1 Oregon Trounces U.C.L.A., 60-13 2010-10-22T04:33:00Z
Williams said she didn't find the high-stepping a distraction, and coyly denied impersonating the moves. Clijsters edges Henin in semis; VWilliams wins 2010-04-02T05:13:00Z
As a teenage newcomer to the big city, Mr. Pickens confessed, he felt intimidated by its brash, high-stepping ways. 2010-01-22T08:50:00Z
He had not permitted her at ten to keep her great Danes nor at thirteen to drive a high-stepping hackney in a red-wheeled cart which she ordered for herself without consultation with anyone. Manslaughter
I don't want another and I don't want any high-stepping Fifth Avenue dude. Making Money
It was a singularly grotesque and angular little beast, high-stepping, high-headed, with a level stare, at once complacent and haughty. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus
He was a beautiful beast, proud, high-stepping—one you would be glad to be seen on. Camp and Trail
He had his tail on again, and he was skating with a high-stepping gait, rather more suggestive of trotting than was compatible with safety. Hildegarde's Harvest
No “woman’s rights” or “suffrage rant” for him, and none of those high-stepping professional women need apply either—oh, no! Threads of Grey and Gold
Every one's spirits were up and the animals were frisky and high-stepping in the brisk air. "And they thought we wouldn't fight"
Thirty years ago Piccadilly in June was a vision of open carriages brilliant with flowerlike parasols, high-stepping horses, and coachmen, many of whom still wore wigs. Memoirs of Life and Literature
He raised them from the keyboard and brought them down again with the action of a snorting high-stepping horse. Aurora the Magnificent
Well, one day the livery-stable man drove past the deacon’s house with a fine, free, high-stepping bay; and every afternoon for about a week he’d go by at a pretty good clip. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp
They are exciting, and give one a high-stepping inclination. Phemie Frost's Experiences
"Rather a high-stepping young person, I thought," said Bellingham. The Quality of Mercy
It was a big, shiny black that always carried its head up; a high-stepping horse that a man could recognize anywhere. Rim o' the World
A flutter of orange banners on their flanks, and the men at the far end of the line launched into an all-out gallop, while the riders at the near end slowed to a high-stepping trot. The Saracen: The Holy War
No suspicion crossed his thoughts that Rallywood was probably taking his last ride through the sunny streets, that at every stride of his high-stepping horse he drew nearer to the final scene of all. A Modern Mercenary
He slowed to a prancing trot, high-stepping along the level like a spirited race horse. The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure
Ben was invited to select a high-stepping gray horse—a pair of cobs—a tiny brougham—a victoria—a piano—a pianola. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905
Beyond the Row, carriages, drawn by beautiful pairs of horses, high-stepping, with harness flashing in the sunlight, drove up and down. Captain Jim
A carriage 258 was approaching, an English mail pha�ton drawn by two high-stepping chestnuts and driven by a young man. The Ghost Girl
This realistic patchwork represents a fight between an armoured knight mounted on a high-stepping white horse and a ferocious dragon. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them
Stout, middle-aged men, with fat, middle-aged women beside them, drove sturdy ponies, or lean, high-stepping horses, in curious old-fashioned gigs. Gossamer 1915
She drove her forth to dinners and balls, and the high-stepping gray horse was always at her service, and so the beautiful Mrs. Ponsonby became the fashion. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905
There came a mourning cry through the wood, and a sky-blue knight on a high-stepping destrier dashed through the trees towards Sir Owen, and came against him, lance in rest. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls
The well-dressed men and women in their trim turnouts little guessed what pleasure their high-stepping horses and silver-mounted harnesses gave to the modest little woman threading her way among the people on the sidewalk. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book
She seized the plates and dishes and bore them off with a giraffe-like, high-stepping action that was quite alarming, but she broke or spilt nothing. Six Months at the Cape
Honor's Carmody grandmother could remember the picturesqueness of his entourage, of James King himself, the hard-riding, hard-drinking, soft-spoken cavalier with his proud, pale wife and his slim, high-stepping horses and his grinning blacks. Play the Game!
The two comrades moved quickly to one side, and they saw emerge from the fog a high-stepping team drawing a closed carriage. Frontier Boys in Frisco
The periods are marshalled in due order of procession, bright and high-stepping; they never escape under an impulse of emotion into the full current of a brimming stream. Critical Miscellanies, Volume I (of 3) Essay 4: Macaulay
Her little head with its piled red hair was carried marvellously high, and she swayed daintily on the back of the high-stepping Don Juan. The Hippodrome
"Yes," said Mistress Margaret, intent on her embroidery, "the game of playing at kings and queens and courtiers and ruffs and high-stepping." By What Authority?
She found the Baileys' door swinging on its hinges, and a high-stepping hen of inquisitive disposition investigating the front room: the Baileys had gone. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.
It was a fine one—a grand funeral—every hack in town out—every high-stepping horse out; and the flowers—from all over the world they came—the flowers were most beautiful. A Certain Rich Man
But before Oo-koo-hoo could re-load for a second shot the rest of the little band passed out of range, and, with their high-stepping, hackney action, soon passed out of sight. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure
She moved forward as she spoke, leading the high-stepping old white, and Dexter Beers stood aside. Madelon A Novel
He felt quite happy driving his high-stepping horses over the good road. The Debtor A Novel
He liked a pretty wife, a handsome house, a good dinner with fine wine and jolly company; he liked high-stepping horses, a natty turn-out, and the smile of Vanity Fair. Princess
A welcome interruption came with the sound of swift wheels and high-stepping horses in the street, and the ladies pressed forward to see. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
They scarcely spoke as, hand in hand, they sat drinking in the scene whilst the old gray, for they wished no high-stepping prancers for this ride, jogged on the even tenor of his way. What Answer?
For this high-stepping young lady who had ridden at the fox-hunt with reckless daring, who was so regally uplifted and imperious, had grown very humble in her new love. The Baronet's Bride
“Hullo!” returned Carroll, and stood waiting while the man swung his trap round with cautious hisses—he drove a high-stepping mare. The Debtor A Novel
To-day, the carriage with its high-stepping bays sought a new neighborhood, that the great singer might not be bored with repeated views of the same places. Idle Hour Stories
They carried off the cattle; but the besiegers, as they sat before the rostra, heard the lowing of the oxen and drove up, with their high-stepping horses, to repel the raid. The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10)
But if he was masterful and high-stepping, as he knew so well how to be, I had decided to refuse him scornfully with a toss of my head and a laugh. Different Girls
Just as I reached the church and was ascending the steps, a gorgeous landau with high-stepping horses and a powdered footman drew up at the bottom of them. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill
When the smoke has cleared away three shots are found to have taken effect—two of them in a span of high-stepping horses attached to the elegant turnout of old Mrs. P——. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873
The horse of the principal guide is a fine iron-gray, with an enormous tail of black—high-stepping, and carrying his elaborately-draped burden as proudly as a banner. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873
"If it ain't!" and he followed her quickly, high-stepping between violet patches. Every Soul Hath Its Song
But the women wore fluttering mantillas, and their prancing high-stepping horses were trapped with embossed leather and silver. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
Again and again it went back to the lady in furs with the coroneted carriage and the high-stepping horses. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill
For long seconds he would pause with one foot held aloft in the attitude of a high-stepping horse, which distorted his dwarfish body into a diabolic convulsion, like Durer's angel of horror. Kimono
It was no longer necessary for the fair and young to be carried through the mud upon costly pillions, on the backs of high-stepping Flanders mares. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843
By the same logic, the cowboy pony's gait is better for thirty miles day in and day out than the gait of the high-stepping carriage horse. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form
I was not at all sorry to see Mr. and Mrs. Moore drive up in their light buggy, with their two high-stepping, little brown horses. Not Pretty, but Precious
He had the high-stepping knee-action of a thoroughbred trotter, and his running was as beautiful as it was swift. The Dozen from Lakerim
Nothing is more common than for an artist who has set out on his journey on a high-stepping horse to find himself all of a sudden dismounted and invited to go his way on foot. Roderick Hudson
She took in with all a mother's fondness his high-stepping prancers, his prosperous appearance, last but not least the entire absence of the Indian daughter-in-law. The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail
When I was fairly in, she shook hands with me, reminding me that I was to visit her soon, and away went the dog-cart behind a high-stepping horse. Wilfrid Cumbermede
Walpole, consequential and lugubrious, he spoke of as "the high-stepping hearse-horse of public life." The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2
So she ran along with Jack the Giant-killer in one hand, and dragging with the other her tin wagon, in which sat her favorite doll, Rosa, drawn by four high-stepping tin horses. The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories
Drake's horse was a big bay colt, very thin, almost gaunt, and with long, high-stepping legs. The Christian A Story
In a few minutes he returned at the trot, inquisitive, high-stepping, tossing his head, flinging little clods of earth far behind, snorting, and tail trailing like a plume of steam from a locomotive. My Tropic Isle
The brisk, high-stepping drum corps rat-a-tatting at intervals; then tempests of cheers, flashing banners and patriotic symbols at every window; tears, laughter, humorous cries, jokes, sobbing outbreaks. The Iron Game A Tale of the War
He said the coachmen were the most warmly dressed men in Paris, always took care to be well covered, and we never had fancy, high-stepping horses, but ordinary strong ones, which could wait patiently. My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879
As we went along the roadside at a fast trot, his high-stepping horse seemed to be keeping his white eye on the lookout for a chance to lash out at somebody. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863
The orders of dancing, besides the usual gold-embossed monogram, bore an engraving of a tandem cart with high-stepping horses and driver snapping his long whip. The Romance and Tragedy
Idomeneus, why thus, before the time, So rashly speak? while the high-stepping steeds Are speeding yet across the distant plain. The Iliad
A high-stepping horse pleases the eye more than the judgment. Nature and Human Nature
He was also too much of an American to put on any of the high-stepping airs of the European aristocracy. What Can She Do?
Two summers later he drove up to the house, looking mighty fine in the doctor's new runabout, driving the high-stepping bay, natty in a "brand-new" tan harness—the first Hattie had ever seen. Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness
He crossed our vision and the open archway: a high-stepping hackney going well, driven by a lady in a light trap which was half full of wild flowers. The Guest of Quesnay
At nine o'clock Cappy Ricks, with a lilt in his heart, drove down to his office behind his team of high-stepping bays. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley
The woman approached it, her high-stepping figure flung in shadowy movement along the wall behind her. Mr. Achilles
At times the “step” is simply a high-stepping slow run, really a springing prance. The Bontoc Igorot
Then the people sat them down by ranks where each man's high-stepping horses and inwrought armour lay. The Iliad
I never shall forget the polished cob that Edward, beside me, drove; the animal's action, its high-stepping, its skin that was like satin. The Good Soldier
But when she left the room a glowering silence would fall; Lord Ashbridge would pick up a book or leave the room with his high-stepping walk and erect head, the picture of insulted dignity. Michael
She was of that high-stepping and flamboyant type that captivates youth most surely. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story
Just then the rattle of a carriage with high-stepping horses was heard; it stopped very suggestively at the gate of the Conciergerie on the quay. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
As yet far off the high-stepping mares are coursing over the wide plain. The Iliad
I should say it was rather the sin of dilettanti who are ambitious of that high-stepping accomplishment which is called "conversational ability." Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
Then he got up and, with grotesque Chinese high-stepping walk, came to him. Michael
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