And you won't find me or Jack helpin' these picaroons to break out.
Peering into the gray smother of sea and sky, Captain Jonathan Wellsby licked his lips hungrily as he said to himself: "Not now, but if the storm abates and we float through the night, these lousy picaroonsshall dance to another tune.
This was done; and, as luck would have it, the Picaroonsfell into the trap.
Before the year was over, the Picaroons had another serious defeat to mourn over; and on this second occasion they were well punished for their many piracies.
The Picaroons were deceived sufficiently to make a dash upon the two ships, and approach boldly within easy gunshot; then, discovering their mistake, they turned and fled in panic.
Not a breath of air was stirring; and the vessels, drifting about at the mercy of the currents, soon became widely separated, and were an easy prey for the hordes of Picaroons that swarmed in that region.
From every gun that could be brought to bear, a storm of grape and canister was rained upon the advancing boats; and the yells that went up from the astounded Picaroons told of the deadly work done in the crowded boats.
The affrighted crews bent to their oars, and strained every muscle to reach the shore; but, while yet in deep water, the barges sunk, and the Picaroons were left floundering in the sea.
For seven hours the conflict raged fiercely; but at last the Picaroons confessed themselves beaten, and sullenly relinquished their attacks upon the "Experiment.
The custom of thePicaroons was to do their cruising in huge barges propelled by sweeps.
Castro pulls out a watch, and the old fellow jumps on it, vows it's his own, taken from him years before by some picaroons on his outward voyage.
In the moment before the picaroons actually started, I became the prey of the most intense anxiety.
The Rio Medio picaroons had used this cavern, occasionally, up to a year or so ago.
The fact, incredible as it may appear," said the writers, "seeming to be that the nest of these Picaroons is actually within the loyal dominions of the Spanish Crown.
But when the young girl had helped me to escape, Carlos, who understood fully the very great risks I ran in going to Havana in the ship that picked me up, had made use of O'Brien's own picaroons to save me from him.
From the discourse, I gathered that the proceedings of these picaroons were often equivocal, and that Americans were generally left in doubt, until a favourable moment occurred for the semi-pirates to effect their purposes.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "picaroons" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
