halting-place

Example Sentences

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The bank was well chosen for a halting-place; it was high and dry, also free from mosquitoes.

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Kotranis is my last Syrian halting-place, and its miseries are well fitted to leave a lasting impression.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

In this manner the time passed till, to my delight, I saw lights in the distance, which proved to me that a portion of the laager had already reached the halting-place.

From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)

Sir Charles Staveley arrived to-day with his force, which slept last night at a halting-place at the foot of the ghaut.

From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The loveliest spot we ever found on earth is but a halting-place for the traveller—an oasis for the caravan in the desert.

From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Cross, Joseph