headmost
Example Sentences
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The brig, which was the headmost of the two vessels, was now nearly crossing our stern.
From Percival Keene by Frederick Marryat
They well knew that they were but an inferior and subordinate branch of the Glendinnings, bound in perpetual feudal fealty to its headmost representative.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
“I feel somewhat inclined to squeak, as a hare does when a greyhound catches hold of her, but I won’t,” said Jack, as the headmost canoe got almost up to them.
From The Three Midshipmen by Victor Prout
It was with great delight I found the Orion sail extremely well, and in the morning we were one of the headmost ships of the squadron.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Sir John Ross
A shot from the headmost one could now have reached us, but she appeared to be waiting for the other to get up with her.
From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by William Henry Giles Kingston
