Sentence examples for broadside of a from inspiring English sources

"I couldn't hit the broadside of a barn with it but it makes a noise and I hope that's all it ever needs to do".

Includes Beaufoy's own account of an ascent with Sadler, 1811, an 1824 broadside of a Graham-Beaufoy ascent, an aerial plat, numerous advertising broadsides (especially 1830s-1840s).

The business minister, Nick Boles, dismissed an excellent recent investigation of Tory party bullying as the final broadside of a "sinking ship trying desperately to reassert its political relevance".

At the opening the society will distribute a broadside of a poem composed by Paul Muldoon, the poetry editor of The New Yorker, in honor of the painting's return.

The collection consists of four items, including a bound "Alice Walker" calendar from 1986, a fundraising letter, a broadside of a letter Walker wrote and an autographed print of a quote from Walker's novel, The Color Purple.

The ax didn't feel heavy at first, and though my technique prompted comments such as "You grew up in the city, didn't you?" I was actually hitting the broadside of a roof and not injuring myself.

The ship could fire any combination of its guns, including a broadside of all nine.

The ships could fire any combination of their guns, including a broadside of all 12. Contrary to popular belief, the ships would not have moved sideways noticeably when a broadside was fired.

It also created areas within the French line not covered by the broadside of any ship.

There has been little, if any, precedent for such a broadside of former administrations from a sitting secretary of state.

The image to the left is of a broadside of James McManus & Tony Fitzpatrick.