from stern to stern
Example Sentences
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The Fortuna shook and quivered from stern to stern.
From Boy Scouts in Southern Waters by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
For an instant the Miséricorde reeled in her course and quivered from stern to stern.
From Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess by Reed, Talbot Baines
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
Bar Shalmon raised the twig to ward off the blow and struck the ship which shivered from stern to stern again.
From Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Aronson, Sol
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
