cannonading
Example Sentences
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"His footwork," wrote the Associated Press reporter Whitney Martin, "consists of moving forward in a direct line to a point where he is within cannonading range."
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2012
Hail, cannonading upon Castel Gandolfo, Italy, killed 200 pedigreed chickens belonging to Pope Pius XI.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cannonading that echoes along London's Fleet Street was suddenly stilled, and Britain's battling press lords struck a truce flag to pay convivial tribute to one of their fellows.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wars may come & go, but the cannonading over the question whether there is or is not a U. S. school in art goes on forever.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the cannonading, I took occasion to go back into the woods a short distance in order to get a view of what was going on.
From A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry by Julian Wisner Hinkley
