Junctures [noun]

Its eyes (for it appeared to possess a pair) were bent on Mother Rigby, and at suitable junctures, it nodded or shook its head.

The same line of argument was used to Moore at many junctures in his life and he always had the same answer.

As the load of the stone roof was thus concentrated at fixed junctures, it was necessary to reinforce only those given points.

Its eyes (for it appeared to possess a pair) were bent on Mother Rigby, and at suitable junctures it nodded or shook its head.

But seventeen is deathly serious at such junctures, and William was in a sensitive condition.

The junctures of the pipes to be connected, are made air tight, as mentioned already, by iron cement.

Often, at such junctures, there is a presentiment of the evil which awaits the unhappy exchange.

It marked one of those junctures when the confidant is necessary; and the confidant selected was none other than Jim Pinkerton.

Undoubtedly there are junctures where momentary interest ceases and attention flags, and where reinforcement is needed.

It was, in fact, one of those junctures at which all her good instincts prompted her to say, "I ought to go and tell her."