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Example sentences for "her course"

  • Keep her two more points to the eastward of her course--steady so.

  • The Cowlitz was once more on her course, with the wind nearly right aft.

  • She had been driven out of her course by a gale, and found herself on a part of the coast with which no one on board was acquainted.

  • A peep over the shoulder of the man at the wheel into the mellow glow under the hood of the binnacle, showed him that the Olenia was on her course.

  • Occasionally he was obliged to climb bodily upon the wheel in order to hold the vessel up to her course.

  • She was on her course--I put her there with my own hands," persisted Mayo.

  • He accepted the fault as his own, and now that she was on her course, he held her there doggedly.

  • Once more the boat was put on her course to the eastward.

  • A long time must pass before she could be up to them, and before then she might alter her course.

  • Every moment they feared that she might haul off the shore, but the water was deep, and she continued on her course.

  • She had encountered a heavy gale, and had been driven somewhat out of her course, but the weather moderated, and she was now steering for the Straits of Sunda.

  • Once more the wind moderating, the sorely battered "Druid" hauled up again on her course.

  • This was enough, in the opinion of Christy, as it had been in that of Captain Pecklar, to produce the change in her course.

  • But the steamer went ahead at the sound of the bell, and in a minute or two Christy had her on her course in the direction of the approaching boat.

  • But the tug had broached to, and it was evident that Percy had abandoned the wheel when the shot struck the vessel; and Christy hastened to the pilot-house to restore the vessel to her course.

  • After a quick passage, the Bellevite arrived at New Providence, Nassau, where she put in to obtain some needed supplies, as it was directly on her course.

  • As the Leopard went off on her course, considerably shaken by the fresh breeze which had stirred up a smart sea, the acting captain of the tug saw that all the men who had been on the forecastle had disappeared, with a single exception.

  • If she keeps on her course we are sure to be seen.

  • Several times the Emden put about, and made as if to give chase, but on each occasion the Sylph also changed her course.

  • After waiting in vain for the little scout cruiser to approach closer, the Emden again set out on her course, at full speed.

  • The Sylph came back to her course as if by magic, and once more rushed toward the enemy.

  • Grasping the wheel, the pilot brought her up to her course, and then turned to his brother.

  • The gentlemen went to bed again; the Woodville continued on her course, and when the party came on deck, at seven in the morning, she was in sight of Burlington.

  • The bells jingled for a few moments, and then the Woodville went off on her course.

  • The ship's head was right on her course, and I felt easier.

  • Now, however, I saw that the ship was coming back on to her course.

  • Other vessels were outward bound, but none of them passed the Spray flying along on her course.

  • After three days of squalls and shifting winds I threw myself down to rest and sleep, while, with helm lashed, the sloop sailed steadily on her course.

  • I gave her the double-reefed mainsail and whole jib instead, and set her on her course.

  • The Spray struggled and tossed for ten days, making only three hundred miles on her course in all that time.

  • Columbus himself could not have held her more exactly on her course.

  • The ship put into Rio, in South America, which, though apparently out of her course, was not really so.

  • I felt quite disappointed when the storm ceased, and the dhow glided on her course as before.

  • As it was evident that the dhow was a lawful trader, Rhymer apologised to the captain, and stepping into his boat pulled for the shore, while the dhow sailed on her course.

  • She kept well to the southwest until she struck the southeast trades, when she swung around on her course, headed straight for her destination.

  • There being no after sail set the bark swung off readily on to her course, slipping through the water at a nice eight-knot speed.

  • Scraggs took him below at once and they pledged each other's health in a steaming kettle of grog, while the Maggie, once more on her course, rolled south toward Descanso Bay.

  • Then he sprang back into the pilot house and straightened the Maggie on her course again.

  • As the wind increased in force the farther out he went from the sheltering shore, he was afraid he should not be able to hold her up to her course.

  • When a flaw comes, and you have to carry the tiller to the weather side of the boat to keep her on her course, that is a weather helm," Dory proceeded.

  • Pearl made no reply to the hail, and the schooner continued on her course.

  • But the steamer does not change her course," continued Corny.

  • The Missisquoi kept on her course, and Pearl was evidently bothered.

  • The squall was quickly over (we had reason to be grateful that we had not been compelled to encounter it in the boat), and the brig was once more brought up on her course.

  • The boat was hauled close to the wind on the larboard tack, but she scarcely looked up to her course, besides making much lee-way.

  • The courses were furled, the main-topsail closely reefed, and the ship flew onward on her course.

  • As the "Quickstep" sailed away on her course again, the crew of the Fortuna gathered on top of the cabin and waved a farewell, cheering until they were hoarse.

  • Frank whirled the spokes of the wheel rapidly and brought the Fortuna up to her course, while Harry quickly operated the switches that gave new impetus to the engines.

  • I wonder if he's trying it again," mused Jack, holding the Fortuna on her course.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "her course" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


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