inclemency
Example Sentences
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It offers no protection against inclemency of the weather.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bones have everywhere been taken out of the tombs, and exposed on the surface of the ground to the inclemency of the weather.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
The settlers were, besides, suffering from dysentery, fever, and other complaints, brought on by an unaccustomed mode of life, in dwellings that were mere hovels, and subjection to the inclemency of the rainy season.
From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden
The inclemency of nature, the rapacity of lay and ecclesiastical authorities and the law’s delays could not be escaped, however wisely a Prioress husbanded her resources.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
It were as profitable to rebuke the weather for inclemency as Robert for his sins.
From Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor by Young, F.E. Mills
