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Example sentences for "great storm"

  • Great storm at Boston and vicinity, by which a vast number of vessels were lost.

  • Great storm of wind and rain in the island of Madeira; 200 houses were swept away at Funchal, the capital.

  • Great storm at Savannah, by which the city suffered to an immense amount in damages to buildings and other property, as well as loss of life.

  • Antigonus himself met with many difficulties by land; and Demetrius, encountering a great storm at sea, was driven, with the loss of many or his ships, upon a dangerous coast without a harbor.

  • It was thrilling to hear the sounds of the winds as he represented them: I felt as if I were in the midst of a great storm.

  • We have had a great storm; and last night, about dark, a white figure of a woman appeared in the water, rising and falling, outside the breakers.

  • One evening, in the midst of a great storm of wind and rain, the most grotesque little creature appeared at the door, with his bundle under his arm, as if he were sure of being accepted.

  • A great storm described; the long boat sent to fetch water; the author goes with it to discover the country.

  • But a great storm came on, and their ship became separated from the others.

  • These prayers were answered, for one night a great storm arose, the well continued to overflow, and in the morning the old woman and her cottage had disappeared, and in place of the well appeared the beautiful Lake of Ellesmere.

  • The air is so temperate and healthy, that the natives live much longer than we do in Italy.

  • They there joined us, and we sailed together from that port on the 15th November.

  • We now shaped our course for the coast of Spain, having the wind fair and large, which had seldom been the case hitherto.

  • It is not long since that island was discovered, by a ship that came from the Indies in a great storm.

  • The 9th there arose a great storm, when we lost sight of our pinnace, being driven from her by the violence of the gale.

  • While riding here, a great storm arose, which drove three of our ships from their anchors; but within sixteen hours the storm ceased, and our ships returned and recovered their anchors.

  • After a great storm in Barbadoes in 1780, some old and heavy cannons were found on the shore, which had been thrown up from the bottom of the sea.

  • We are all left here in a dismal condition, expecting every moment to be all drowned; for here is a great storm, and is very likely to continue.

  • When they had all embarked and started on their journey a great storm arose.

  • When the Mongols attempted to invade Japan they were prevented from doing so by a great storm, and, according to legend, only three men escaped to tell the tale.

  • Before Yayoi departed she advised Matsumura to leave his home immediately, as it was about to be washed away by a great storm.

  • When they reached Dan-no-ura a great storm arose.

  • But while he did this there arose suddenly a great storm, with loud thunderings and very thick clouds, so that the king was hidden away from the eyes of all the people.

  • And now befell a great storm, with much thunder and hail, from which the hunters sought shelter.

  • A great storm arose, and the vessel was forced to land in Syria.

  • Inducing his brother to climb a lofty fir-tree to bring down the Moon and the Bear he had conjured there, the wizard caused a great storm-wind to arise and blow Ilmarinen to the woodlands of Pohyola.

  • At midnight there was a great storm, and the waves broke over the ship; the middle hatch was open, and the water poured in, running into our cabin, so that we had to take everything out of them until we could dry them.

  • There was a great storm, which lasted all night.

  • There was a great storm, the waves went over the ship, and poured into it.

  • A great storm, and we thanked God that we were in a safe harbor.

  • There is one case of a great storm attended by tornadoes on its southeast border, that is even more noteworthy than the great one so minutely detailed in the preceding pages.

  • Tell the Wind to blow a great storm, and wash some of your fish up into the salt marshes.

  • So the Wind blew up a great storm, and the Lightning flashed and set the jungle on fire, and all the beasts ran before the flames, afraid.


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