The soothsayer, who had perceived what went on in Zarathustra's soul,
wiped his face with his hand, as if he would wipe out the impression; the same did also Zarathustra.
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Don Quixote then
wiped himself, and took off his helmet to see what it was that made his head feel so cool, and seeing all that white mash inside his helmet he put it to his nose, and as soon as he had smelt it he exclaimed:
Don Quixote
For after the author's death, his books still brought in a great deal of money, so that in fifteen years the debt was
wiped out.
English Literature For Boys And Girls
She had rocked him in infancy, attended him in childhood, served him through life, and at his death
wiped from his icy brow the cold death-sweat, and closed his eyes forever.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave
We told him why we wanted him to come into the kitchen, and he slowly laid down his hammer,
wiped his brow with his arm, took another wipe at it with his apron, and came slouching out, with a curious loose vagabond bend in the knees that strongly distinguished him.
Great Expectations
After recovering twice or thrice, and as often relapsing, he
wiped his eyes and said grace; and a very cheerful meal their scanty supper was.
The Old Curiosity Shop