Sentence examples for wave battered from inspiring English sources

He became its president in August 1978, months after a cold wave battered the railroad.

He resigned under pressure in February 1981, months after a heat wave battered it anew.

He said on Friday that a dredge had renewed work on the berm after bad weather and high waves battered Louisiana in recent days.

Mr Kurdi said that the boat's captain, a Turk, panicked when high waves battered the boat and jumped into the sea.

There was nothing else to do, except when the storms came and waves battered the vessel, as water sloshed across the deck and passengers frantically bailed it out.

Occupational hazards include "ice-cream headache" from the frigid waters, waves battered out of shape by gales, and long drives to get to the most reliable spots.

Three people have died as strong winds, heavy rain and huge waves battered southern Britain overnight, aggravating the problems already caused by widespread storms and flooding.

Snow whipped past the windows and whitecapped, steel-gray waves battered the sides, disturbing the ship's rhythmic rocking from front to back and side to side, making it something entirely unpredictable.

Waves battered Porthcawl harbour in Glamorgan.

In County Antrim, Northern Ireland, powerful waves battered the coast.

Heavy winds and huge waves battered the coast of Port Quin, Cornwall.