halting-place

Example Sentences

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The picturesque islands of Bermuda, in the North Atlantic, the last halting-place upon the Prince's tour, put up a brave show in honour of the Royal visitor.

From Down Under With the Prince by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

Fifth, and last, because if this ship carried three millions, we must find a source for this silver, and a halting-place for it.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 by Abreu, Antonio Alvarez de

If there were some points still obscure in the story I would invite its narrator to relate it to me at the first halting-place.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 by Various

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 Weyman, Stanley J.

It enters familiarly into its usual abode; inclines to stop at its ordinary halting-place; prefers a journey which it has formerly taken, and falls readily into an occupation to which it has been accustomed.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various