| 1. | The clank of cavalry--the strange celerity of forming ranks--th. - from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman |
| 2. | It was the swift celerity of his death. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 3. | At the Rink Rapids two native huskies, Teek and Koona, were added and the celerity with which Buck broke them in took away Francois's breath. - from The Call of the Wild by Jack London |
| 4. | The effect on the precision and celerity of the military movements was so remarkable that Lorquas Ptomel presented me with a massive anklet of gold from his own leg, as a sign of his appreciation of my service to the horde. - from A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| 5. | He had by degrees assumed such authority over his companions that he was almost like a commander on board and as his orders were always clear, distinct, and easy of execution, his comrades obeyed him with celerity and pleasure. - from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |