Sentence examples for down a gale from inspiring English sources

His snow white corona of curly hair and the posture of a naval officer on the bridge facing down a gale give him a commanding presence on stage, but in person he is soft-spoken, witty and gracious to the point of deference.

Today the sun has gone, the rain is lashing down and a gale is blowing.

Lord Lingfield is a relative of Adm. Sir John Balchin, who commanded the Victory when it went down in a gale.

Mr Dodd, from Clayton, near Newcastle-under-Lyme, also remembered when the Butler Street stand "blew down in a gale" and evidence of the Potteries' industrial heritage - a man "covered in clay, completely white from head to toe".

"It was a cold Tuesday night, it was bucketing down and blowing a gale but he worked really hard and helped the United youngsters.

"Trying to bowl them out was an option, but I thought our best chance of winning was chasing down a total," said Gale. "It was a good pitch, and if we hadn't got wickets in the first hour I'm sure Sussex wouldn't have been keen to set up a game".

If it's not cold enough to freeze your mittens solid, it's pouring down or it's blowing a gale.

Ten years ago the only large yachts capable of such speeds were Whitbread round-the-world racers crewed by 12 burly sailors, and even then only while surfing down a giant wave in a gale.

Her reaction down the phone is like a gale of good vibes blowing in from the Atlantic.

Too light a breeze means no power; too strong a gale and the turbines shut down to prevent damage.

She was laid down on 26 June 1867 and launched on 27 February 1869 in a gale.