Home
Idioms
Top 1000 Words
Top 5000 Words


Example sentences for "terrible fire"

  • When within short-range of our guns, they were met by such a terrible fire of musketry from our partially concealed line, as to check their advance.

  • But throwing all personal feelings and preferences aside, he dashed forward, and finally deployed his regiment within eighty yards of the enemy's line of battle, and under a terrible fire of both musketry and artillery.

  • The fiery Picton led them under a terrible fire of musketry, showers of heavy stones, logs of wood, and bursting shells.

  • Our men advanced splendidly, with a ringing British cheer, although the enemy poured a terrible fire of grape, canister, and musketry into them, which swept down whole companies at a time.

  • The Rangers for some time had been under a terrible fire of artillery, and becoming impatient, their commander, Major-General the Hon.

  • The ladders were again raised, under a terrible fire, and in less than one minute those two heroic leaders stood conquerors on the ramparts of the castle, whilst the sons of Connaught with the sons of Albion rushed up the ladders.

  • On the 20th his cannon were all in order for bombarding, and he opened a terrible fire on the town.

  • Cutts, who was famous for a storm, was ordered to make an impetuous attack on the village; and, getting across the Nebel by means of fascines, he led his horse under a terrible fire of grape right against the palisadoes and barricades.

  • These brave fellows hastened to him through the midst of a terrible fire, and one of them bore him off on his shoulders.

  • They accordingly penetrated in the dark through a terrible fire of cannon and musketry, and boarded the enemy sword in hand.

  • The Royal Lancasters led the way, but as soon as they left the shelter of the ridges by the side of the railway they were exposed to a terrible fire, both in front and from Grobler's Kloof.

  • But before they could gather in sufficient numbers the British were upon them, keeping up a terrible fire as they advanced.

  • The line was quickly formed, though under a terrible fire, and the enemy routed at every point.

  • Captain Hansen, with three or four volunteers, dashed forward several times into the burning scrub under a terrible fire, and rescued six of his wounded comrades.

  • Next morning the chasseurs attacked the Germans and drove them back, while the guns assailed them with a terrible fire.

  • On the morning of Sunday one of these divisions began to advance towards the trenches across open ground under a terrible fire.

  • But during the twenty minutes that had elapsed, between the guns opening fire and the time at which the gate yielded, the troops had been exposed to a terrible fire, both of grape and musketry.

  • The second gate was forced with comparatively little difficulty, although a terrible fire of artillery and musketry was kept up, from the walls on either side of the road, and from the bastion commanding it.

  • Put him on my back, Smith,” said the latter, and under a terrible fire he carried me from the field.

  • With cheers for General Barlow we advanced over the crest of the hill, the rebels opening on us with a terrible fire.

  • Two or three boats started at the same time, and the sharpshooters opened a terrible fire.

  • On the morning of the 17th, with our brigade in the centre, we advanced in three lines of battle, over walls and fences, through fields, under a terrible fire of artillery.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "terrible fire" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    abnormal psychology; but since; east monsoon; exceedingly glad; fixed direction; give ground; giveth thee; had rather; knew that; little stiffly; long continued; one thousand five hundred; single form; situated upon; strong heat; supporting surface; terminal clusters; terrible blow; terrible fire; terrible fright; terrible mistake; terrible noise; terrible prowess; terrible state; terrible storm; terrible thing