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Example sentences for "foul weather"

  • It is foul weather in us all, good sir, When you are cloudy.

  • You and you no cross shall part; You and you are heart in heart; You to his love must accord, Or have a woman to your lord; You and you are sure together, As the winter to foul weather.

  • Before the fleet separated, we had appointed, in case of separation by foul weather, that we should wait on the coast of Chili, in the latitude of 46° S.

  • The 4th October, our ship having been new sheathed, came over the bar without hurt, being hitherto detained by foul weather.

  • This island also has as good pearl-fishing as any in the West Indies; but is subject to foul weather, as thunder, lightning, and rain.

  • A Dutch Ship driven by foul weather there, by chance have found their Posterity (speaking good English) to amount to ten or twelve thousand persons, as they suppose.

  • He had told in his first part of a Dutch ship which was driven by foul weather to the island and of the giving to the Dutch the story of Pine.

  • They were set on wooden yards, the foreyard and foretopsail-yard, both of which could be sent on deck in foul weather.

  • It was therefore very liable to take fire, especially in foul weather, when the red embers were shaken from the ash-box of the range.

  • Its motion upwards indicates the approach of fine weather: its motion downwards indicates the approach of foul weather.

  • Why does the mercury SINK at the approach of FOUL weather?

  • Returning into port from stress of foul weather.

  • Expending a mast, or carrying it away, is said, when it is broken by foul weather.

  • A fore-and-aft sail, hoisted by a gaff, but having no boom at its foot, and only used in foul weather.

  • The body of the gale usually comprises an area of rain or foul weather, together with another, and, perhaps equal, or greater, area of fair or bright weather.

  • And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day, for the sky is red and lowering.

  • Such note in the evening was invariable evidence of foul weather.

  • It is believed that when wood pigeons are seen in large flocks it is a sign of foul weather.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being converted; bleeding heart; coastal plains; come for; different trees; five roubles; foul ball; foul play; foul weather; giving orders; hereby authorized; latent heat; like those; made clear; mais ils; older brother; once agreed; pecuniary difficulties; personal service; precipitate retreat; preserved from; what harm; will inform; will stop