The clipper cut through the water like a dolphin, and, in a remarkably short space of time, Spinnet luffed up under the ship's stern, and explained all that had happened.
The ship was so exceedingly crank, that when she luffed up on a wind, her bulwarks were under water.
She luffed at the same moment, and we just passed one another; our spanker boom grazing over her quarter.
We had just done furling the sails, when a beautiful little pleasure-boat luffed up into the wind, under our quarter, and the junior partner of the firm to which our ship belonged, jumped on board.
The tiller- ropes creaked as the wheel was rapidly spun round by the brawny and dexterous arms of the quarter-master, and the ship slowly luffed to the wind.
Then she luffed across their bows, and raked them, and the cries that came from the Detroit told that this merciless operation had had its usual deadly effect.
But in trying to avoid being herself raked while gaining this position, she luffed short, and fell foul of her enemy.
She at first bore down upon us, showing Spanish colours, and making a signal as to her consort; but observing that we did not answer her signal, she instantly luffed close to the wind and stood to the southward.
Scarcely was the order obeyed when the brig, which was now on the port quarter, luffed up a little into the wind, and fired a broadside of eight guns.
She luffed at the same moment, and we just passed each other, our spanker boom grazing over her quarter.
And at the same time the three galleons that were to his leeward luffed up, and fired their forward guns into his rigging.
The English ships bore down upon them, and then, being within easy range, luffed up and poured their broadsides into the enemy's hulls with relentless fury.
We immediately luffed to, hoisted our ensign, and gave the enemy a broadside.
The brig had been luffed into the wind, and everything, including studding-sails, was flat aback.
They swept out through the gate of the Narrows, and Vane luffed the boat up to a moderately fresh breeze.
Soon afterward, Vane luffed into a tiny bay, where she rode upright in the sunshine, with loose canvas flapping softly in a faint breeze while the cable rattled down.
Frisco Kid luffed quickly, at the same time slacking off the main-sheet.
Twice he heard the waves buffeted back from some flying forefoot, and once he saw a sail to leeward on the opposite tack, which luffed sharply and came about at sight of him.
French Pete luffed straight into it, and the Dazzler mounted the steep slope with a rush, poised a moment on the giddy summit, and fell into the yawning valley beyond.
Reluctant to forego such a tempting opportunity, Captain Hillyar ran in and luffed his frigate within a few yards of the Essex.
He came bowling straight down at the Shannon, luffed in his turn, and engaged her at a distance of fifty yards.
It was learned that the Chesapeake had followed the Shannon until five o'clock, when the latter luffed and showed her readiness to begin fighting.
Both commanders displayed, in a high degree, the art of handling ships under sail as they luffed or wore and tenaciously jockeyed for position, while the gunners fought in the smoke that drifted between the frigates.
Two more headsails followed; and before the tattooed man had scrambled to his feet, a topsail schooner of some hundred tons had luffed about the sentinel, and was standing up the bay, close-hauled.
Moran turned to Bethune, who was leaning as if exhausted on his helm, and demanded why he had not luffed the craft, which would have eased their work.
As Jimmy luffed her into the lee of the island there was a sudden change.
The frigate luffedup into the wind and became unmanageable.
The English frigate luffed up, and poured her whole broadside into the bows of the approaching enemy.
It seemed probable that the first shot did hit, for the Frenchman now luffed up and fired his broadside at the "Thisbe.
Down came the ensign of the United States, and the little schooner was luffed so that she stood still.
The Ranger luffed and crossed the stern of the Drake with the purpose of spanking a full broadside down her decks.
So he luffed his ship, lay to, and waited for the Drake to sail on.
Around and around swung the sea gladiators and the little fishing boats luffed and tittered on the waves like inquisitive sparrows.
I luffed still more to clear this spit, but she couldn't weather it.
Do you remember my saying that when I last saw him I thought he had luffed and showed his broadside?
The frigate was luffed handsomely to the wind, not however without shipping a heavy sea.
She had scarcely luffed up again, after ascertaining the brig's nationality, when again the welcome cry was heard, and the helm shifted in pursuit.
She was of considerably superior size, but it was determined at least to see what she was made of; and the Alabama was luffed to the wind, while preparations were made for lowering her propeller and getting her under steam.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "luffed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
