headmost
Example Sentences
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Both were riding in straggling clumps, and scarcely two hundred paces separated the rearmost of the pursued from the headmost of the pursuers.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Mayne Reid
The breeze was favourable and fresh; but we were clear of the Sound, but a long way astern of the convoy, and none of the headmost men-of-war to be seen.
From Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat
The next day—Sunday—the frigates chased the "Raleigh" from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon when, nearing each other, the "Raleigh" hoisted her colors and the headmost frigate "hoisted St. George's ensign."
From The Story of Commodore John Barry by Martin I. J. (Martin Ignatius Joseph) Griffin
Three hours later the headmost vessels were at the rude piers, and the people were swarming ashore.
From Roger Davis, Loyalist by Frank Baird
The enemy’s boats were now drawing uncomfortably near, and the headmost ones had begun to fire, though their shot did not reach us.
From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by C. J. de Lacey
