halting-place
Example Sentences
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He hastily arranges a retreat, and he and his men clamber over the mountains, perhaps under a burning sun, and reach their halting-place at night, exhausted with thirst, hunger, and fatigue.
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by William Garden Blaikie
The next day, the 8th January, 1915, the battalion arrived at this pleasant halting-place, and cleared up the remnants of the poultry-yard and piggery.
From In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland by John Morse
For a time his eyes roved hither and thither, seeking a halting-place of more promise than the ruined cots; and at length they found what they sought.
From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Stanley J. Weyman
"That means that their halting-place is five or six miles from this grove," said he.
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Thus reinvigorated, and their goat-skins filled again, the Believers joyfully resisted the fatigue of the march between each successive halting-place and finally emerged, safe and sound, from that accursed region.
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Etienne Dinet
