| 1. | The day was nearly done only the hem of his golden robe was rustling. - from Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville |
| 2. | Entomb'd upon the very hem o' th' se. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 3. | And in myn herte have hem in reverenc. - from English Literature by William J. Long |
| 4. | And to hem yeve I feyth and ful credence. - from English Literature by William J. Long |
| 5. | Women press forward to touch the hem of Bloom's robe. - from Ulysses by James Joyce |
| 6. | I tore a part of the hem from the robe and placed the fragment at full length, and at right angles to the wall. - from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 7. | Ha ha ha ha hem clear my throat--I've been thinking over it ever since, and that ha, ha's the final consequence. - from Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville |
| 8. | The suitor, kissing the hem of the garment again before relinquishing it, replied, "Habraham Latharuth, on thuthpithion of plate.. - from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
| 9. | I had advanced some ten or twelve paces in this manner, when the remnant of the torn hem of my robe became entangled between my legs. - from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 10. | And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. - from The King James Bible |