from stern to stern
Example Sentences
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She cal’lates New York’s nothin’ but a sham from stern to stern, manned by liars and swindlers and hypocrites and officered by thieves.
From Cap'n Warren's Wards by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
As the seas permitted, we could see her, riding and rocking, sometimes, alight from stern to stern and making a gallant fight for her life, as were we all.
From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Mathes, Harry A.
A sound far louder than thunder shakes the Pride from stern to stern.
From As We Sweep Through The Deep by Stables, Gordon
The Fortuna shook and quivered from stern to stern.
From Boy Scouts in Southern Waters by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
He caused the vessel to be searched from stern to stern; ransacked every stateroom under the plausible theory that the jewels might be concealed anywhere, except in the thief's own room.
From The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Leblanc, Maurice
