blow violently
Example Sentences
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Towards evening, it began to rain and blow violently; and Capt.
From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas
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.
We now expected to have a comfortable night’s rest, but it grew intensely cold, and again began to blow violently from the west.
From Journal of a Voyage from Okkak, on the Coast of Labrador, to Ungava Bay, Westward of Cape Chudleigh Undertaken to Explore the Coast, and Visit the Esquimaux in That Unknown Region by Kohlmeister, Benjamin
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
Before we reached the top, the wind began to blow violently, and drove about the snow in every direction.
From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis
