far-extending

Example Sentences

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Presently the moon rose beyond the far-extending prairie, and showed us a wood on one side, with a number of large birds flitting to and fro, or hovering about the fire.

From In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting by Davis, John Steeple

In this gigantic mirror one sees reflected the wondrous image of the far-extending city, and the repercussion of the sunbeams therefrom fills the remotest corners of the city with a dazzling refulgence.

From Tales From J?kai by J?kai, M?r

To the south-south-west this far-extending plain is lost in the horizon. 

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

He saw no longer the arena, the high surrounding walls, the far-extending seats with innumerable faces; he saw no more the relentless eyes of the cruel spectators, or the gigantic form of his savage enemy.

From The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome by Anonymous

Of all the varied and far-extending affairs the Ward Block was the flower.

From Gold by White, Stewart Edward