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Example sentences for "clift"

Lexicographically close words:
cliffes; clifflike; cliffs; cliffside; cliffy; clifts; clim; climacteric; climactic; climat
  1. Begorra, I’ll wipe the clift aff wid yer carkidge if ye come anny closter,’ says he.

  2. The vessel reared the clift in about the same proportion that she forged ahead.

  3. As we before observed, the cottage was built upon a high land, which terminated in a precipitous clift about two hundred yards distant, and running in a direct line to the westward.

  4. Still he had approached so near to the edge of the clift that his view below was not interrupted by his change of posture--Another flash of lightning.

  5. Sliped into the river lately just above passed under a clift of Sand Stone L.

  6. Sliped into the river above a clift of Sand Stone for about two miles, the resort of burds of Different Kinds to reare their young.

  7. I found in this wood a butifull Streem of running water, in prosuing it down Several others Joined it and at 3 miles fell into the river between 2 clifts, I went up & under one clift of dark rich Clay for 1/2 me.

  8. Clift which is also perpendicular; between this abrupt extremity of the ledge of rocks and the perpendicular bluff the whole body of water passes with incredible swiftness.

  9. Eight) Seven miles above is a Clift of Allom Stone of a Dark Brown Colr.

  10. This was a high clift, covered with brush and trees on one side, and on the other falling sheer down to a little deep valley, with another clift rising opposite.

  11. I knew it was continuous to Mount Clift from my former observations, and therefore followed it by keeping between the heads of gullies breaking to each side, until I found one favourable for a descent to the left.

  12. Likewise he got the Patronage of Clift Fomesone, now called Sowton, and annexed the same to his new Lordship, which (as it was said) he procured by this means.

  13. When he gave it the first time, Moses was called to go up to receive it through the fire, which made him exceedingly fear and quake: but when he went to receive it the second time, he was laid in a clift of the rock.

  14. But when he went to receive it the second time, he was laid in a clift of the rock (Exo 31:22).

  15. If your clay clift in Summer with drought, looke well in the Chinkes for Emmits and Earewigs, for they are cunning and close theeues about grafts you shall finde them stirring in the morning and euening, and the rather in the moist weather.

  16. Malcolm rising up to look about him a little, spied six MacLeods creeping in about to the clift with their muskets cock'd.

  17. The place they put up at in that night is called Achkirsideallich,[203] a rock upon the shore, in a clift of which they took up their quarters, the storm continuing for a whole day.

  18. In his way to the clift he happened to meet with a boy whom he took along with him, lest he should have fallen into the hands of the party, and perhaps have discovered which way he saw him running.

  19. They got into a creek, or rather clift of a rock, and there remained some short time to rest the men, who had been all night at work, and to get their dinners of what provisions they had along with them.

  20. Malcolm ran to the clift of a rock upon the sea-shore, where he said no person would ever run but in the greatest necessity, so difficult it was of access.

  21. The waistcoat had lain more than a full year in the clift of the rock, for Malcolm MacLeod was made prisoner some time in July 1746, ff.

  22. He remained in the clift three days more.

  23. Accordingly I am informed by Mr. Carter Blake, that Mr. Clift and others have spoken of Pachacamac as being the depository of more than one type of skull, which may be the remains of pilgrims from various localities.

  24. Mr. Clift mentions bodies at Pachacamac with heads depressed like those of the people near lake Titicaca, and others with heads properly formed.

  25. I suggested to Mr. Clift the propriety of getting on board, and going to Port Famine or to California.

  26. Captain Clift announced himself to the master of the schooner, who came to the side to receive us, and introduced me.

  27. Captain Clift had been informed by the mate, who had been ashore, and by Mr. Hall, of my misfortunes and adventures among the Patagonians, and on the following day sent a message inviting me on board his vessel.

  28. Mr. Clift offered to board her, and I accordingly picked up my things, ready for contingencies; the breeze was light, and the strange schooner approached slowly.

  29. Captain Clift was a Christian in precept and example.

  30. Captain Clift added to his other kindnesses by pressing upon me various articles of comfort for the voyage, with a nice clothes-bag to contain them all.

  31. Captain Clift cordially welcomed me to his ship, and immediately tendered me whatever I might need for personal comfort.

  32. Whereupon the recluse, craving his lordship's hand to assure him his life, there was a clift in the Chapiter House door pearced at trice to the end that both Earls should shake hands and be reconciled.

  33. Mr. Darwin wrote as follows: "Mr. Clift many years ago showed that the fossil mammals from the Australian caves were closely allied to the living marsupials of that continent.

  34. Clift in the "Edinburgh New Phil Journal," No.

  35. Mr. Clift is quoted as having identified one of the bones, which was much larger than the rest, as that of a hippopotamus.


  36. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "clift" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.