blow violently
Example Sentences
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When we cleared the harbour it was fine and serene, but about noon it came on to blow violently from the northeast.
From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael
Then you have the land from west by south to east-north-east to defend you on that side: and other winds do not here blow violently.
From A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland by Dampier, William
We had scarcely made these arrangements when the east wind began to blow violently from the sea.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina
The wind now came on to blow violently; on the following evening there were three flashes of lightning in the north-east, from which signs Columbus predicted an approaching tempest.
From Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia by Wilson, T.
Towards evening, it began to rain and blow violently; and Capt.
From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas
