Sentence examples for had sallied forth from inspiring English sources

Earlier, Nixon — and here Obama may want to take notice — had sallied forth into the realm of college football.

But by the time he crossed back over the Berezina river, an army which had sallied forth with more than 400,000 soldiers was left with only 10,000 men fit for battle.

But Sam, having sallied forth, never returns to reclaim his love.

These men may have "sallied forth", "soldiered on", "blazed a trail" (Turney leaves no cliché unturned), but as they pioneered a continent their conduct often fell short of the altruistic ideal.

When he has sallied forth on climate change in a high-profile way, he has tried to take on members of both parties, as he did in a Rolling Stone article last year that sharply assailed the Obama White House, as well as Republicans.

Counting on the natural backlash against the success of marriage equality around the world and recruiting support from conservative religious organizations, Mr. Putin has sallied forth into this battle, figuring that the only opposition he will face will come from the left, his favorite boogeyman.

Another anecdote has him sallying forth into the street wearing a hat that was still attached to its box.

Having dispatched his captain, Comstock sallied forth across the Pacific, announcing to the hapless crew that if anyone saw a sail and did not report it he would be bound hand and foot and cooked in the whalers' try-pots of boiling oil.

Unlike the Laplanders, who stayed put in summer, the astronomers and their aides had to take advantage of the sunlight and sallied forth in heavy reindeer coats to shield themselves from mosquitoes famous for their ferocity.

We had no idea, but we worked up a plan and sallied forth.

Unsurprisingly, violence erupted several times during our visit, as killers from either side of the no man's land sallied forth to cause mayhem.