Sentence examples for volley of waves from inspiring English sources

Each volley of waves slapped against the side of the inflatable kayak we were using to cross Italy's most storied waterway; the pilings were our best chance to avoid being immersed in it.

Just run straight in, she told herself, but instead she marched forward like a reluctant soldier, like one of those Colonial troops who were doomed to be hit by a musket ball, in this case a volley of waves that broke against her legs and stomach, the white-foamed surf hitting her hard until she lost her balance and fell down and was swooped back by the surge, a goose-pimpled corpse.

"Le Beau Serge" and a subsequent Chabrol film, "Les Cousins" (1958), are often cited as the opening volley of the French New Wave.

After a volley of fire and a wave of Mexican bayonets, the few remaining Texians in this group fell back towards the church.

"Gleams of Waves" brooch.

Kymophobia- Fear of waves.

There were plenty of waves.

300 - Both 3 of Waves.

As the first wave of men started across, a volley of musket fire sparkled from the earthworks like fireflies in the faint light.

But between desire and possibility lay the remnants of tropical storms, and a volley of northeasters that sent all the boats back to port and roiled the seas with 10-foot waves.

"After Savarese had gone down and taken the count, I waved the fight on to give him another chance and he stopped a volley of good shots which terminated with a good left hook to the head," Coyle said.