Sentence examples for of a crest from inspiring English sources

The Glass House sits beneath trees at the edge of a crest.

The height of simple waves means the elevation difference between the top of a crest and the bottom of a trough.

The crest feathers are less developed than the male (Johnsgard 2000), with the northern subspecies mocinno exhibiting more of a crest than in subspecies costaricensis (LaBastille et al. 1972).

Among these species, its closest relative is the Black-goggled Tanager (Trichothraupis melanops), with which it shares a number of features including general size, presence of a crest, and other plumage characteristics (Willis 1985, Isler and Isler 1999, Burns and Racicot 2009).

The Crested Bobwhite is divided into two groups based on the plumage pattern, and the presence or absence of a crest: the "Spot-bellied Bobwhite" (Colinus cristatus leucopogon and five other subspecies) and the "Crested Bobwhite" (Colinus cristatus cristatus, and 13 other subspecies).

When the ship is in waves, the upward buoyancy forces are greatest in way of a crest and least in way of a trough while the ship and cargo weights and the distribution of these weights along the length remain the same.

These days, bands are often thrust in front of audiences on a crest of hype before they've barely played a gig.

"He was like a man riding on a crest of achievement and success," she says.

Bearhat Mountain above Hidden Lake on a crest of the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, Montana.

This bird looks like Jimmy Durante except for a crest of feathers with somewhat obscures its beak.

It will have the vertical drop of a Crested Butte, about 2,600 feet.