Their masses, covered by large bodies of skirmishers, advanced with much apparent confidence.
Clouds of dust were seen rising from its streets, as if large bodies of troops were moving about all over the town.
Heavy rains and consequent floods make the country almost impassable for the movement of big guns or large bodies of troops in the face of a determined defense.
During the last week of July and the first half of August, 1915, large bodies of German troops were detached from the armies operating on the eastern front and poured into France and Flanders.
Martin Lopez, therefore, deemed it necessary that greater military precaution should be adopted on their march, particularly as the Tlascallans expressed their fears of being suddenly attacked by large bodies of Mexicans.
Large bodies of the enemy fell upon us at three different places along our route, but we each time repulsed them, and pursued them to their canoes in the inlets and canals.
If, however, he had been attacked the previous day by large bodies of the enemy, their numbers were greatly increased on this, and they observed more method in their manoeuvres, and wounded several of our men.
Large bodies of slain steeds, of cars, and of men, were again cut into fragments by the rolling of car-wheels.
Mounted on that best of cars with those two friends, that slayer of large bodies of foes, viz.
It is sacred, destructive of large bodies of foes, and auspicious of all auspicious things.
Finally, as he saw Confederate troops moving in large bodies, he withdrew to Atlee's to pass the night.
Every experienced soldier knows how difficult it is to bring about simultaneous and concentric movements of large bodies of troops separated by any considerable distance, and moving by different routes.
These were partly for the purpose of foraging, partly for observation to detect any movements of large bodies of Confederate troops, and partly to give protection and encouragement to Union citizens, of whom were many in that State.
All through the night of the 18th, large bodies of troops marched silently towards positions previously assigned to them with reference to coming events.
To reinforce the troops engaged, whose losses were already very great, large bodies of men from those in reserve marched laboriously towards the front.
At first frame-breaking was carried on by large bodies of operatives in broad daylight, and when these open proceedings were put down by military force, they were succeeded by nightly outrages, sometimes attended by murder.
Large bodies of Indians inhabit the lonelier regions of Coahuila; and, in the north, beyond the Rio Grande, the country swarms with ferocious tribes of Lipans and Cumanches.
The country throughout this section of the State is broken but accessible to the march of large bodies of troops.
On the 8th large bodies of Sepoys were observed to enter the city, and on the 10th a furious attack was made all round the British line.
Veins of pure quartz are often found in granite, as in many stratified rocks, but they are not traceable, like veins of granite or trap, to large bodies of rock of similar composition.
Is there not more responsibility in one man than in large bodies?
I have a high opinion of the personal bravery and prowess of an Indian, but I do deny that they can act to the best advantage in large bodies.
The principle of this measure is not reform, but the disfranchisement of some places and the enfranchisement of others, and also the granting of votes to large bodies of persons on a new qualification.
Beeg is the plural, and denotes water existing in large bodies, such as accumulations in the form of lakes and seas.
Large bodies of cavalry were also in motion, and the air was filled with the sound of martial music and the blasts of the bugle.
Stone-coal exists in large bodies at Florissant, and in various places on the Osage river.
He represented it as occurring, in large bodies, about eight or ten miles north of his house, on high lands, at the surface.
We found the ores of lead, iron, and manganese, in large bodies.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "large bodies" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
