Sentence Examples

1. The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
2. The Tankadere bore sail admirably, as she drew a great deal of water, and everything was prepared for high speed in case of a gale.
3. At daybreak the wind began to blow hard again, and the heavens seemed to predict a gale.
4. That we should take advantage of the strong gale which bore us on, and in place of beating back to Paris, make an attempt to reach the coast of North America.
5. John Bunsby had requested his passengers to go below but this imprisonment in so narrow a space, with little air, and the boat bouncing in the gale, was far from pleasant.
6. Sanders and Gale exchanged a worried look as they surveyed the size of the crowd.
7. The storm exasperated him, the gale made him furious, and he longed to lash the obstinate sea into obedience.
8. Villagrana and Murphy exchanged looks with Sanders and Gale and the other council members, and they began speaking quietly to one another, debating what should be done.
9. Not far away, a ponderous series of crashes signalled the death of some large tree as it fell victim to the howling gale.
10. We perceived the effect of this manoeuvre immediately, in a vastly increased rate of progress and, as the gale freshened, we flew with a velocity nearly inconceivable the guide-rope flying out behind the car, like a streamer from a vessel.