Stas advanced a few paces with an energetic, as if soldierly, stride; he bowed a second time after which he straightened as a chord and, looking straight into the Mahdi's eyes, waited.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
With the cheer of day, a kindly nature and a new friend, it is easy to get in touch with a sympathetic chord.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Esther's sadness because of her neglected birthday touches a tender chord.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes