And in Shelley: "Far, far away, O ye Halcyons of memory, Seek some far calmer nest Than this abandoned breast.
On the other hand, when the sailors see the Halcyons behind their vessel, they expect and generally meet with fine weather for some days.
When the halcyons are surprised in a tempest, they fly about as in the utmost terror, with the most lamentable and doleful cries.
The halcyons very seldom appear but in the finest weather, whence they are fabled to build their nests on the waves.
Her secret vows the Cyprian Queen approves, 410 And hovering halcyons guard her infant-loves; Each in his floating cradle round they throng, And dimpling Ocean bears the fleet along.
From ozier bowers the brooding Halcyons peep, The Swans pursuing cleave the glassy deep, On hovering wings the wondering Reed-larks play, And silent Bitterns listen to the lay.
The Halcyons excelled over the Shattucks in general form, but still their blade-work was hardly satisfactory.
The Halcyons were rather out of it most of the time.
It was thought by the Halcyonsthat they would win on their even stroke and smooth finish.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "halcyons" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
