Sentence examples for were driven ashore from inspiring English sources

This summer, 250 pilot whales were driven ashore and slaughtered on the islands' shores.

The poet Stesichorus, however, related in his second version of her story that she and Paris were driven ashore on the coast of Egypt and that Helen was detained there by King Proteus.

A few shrimp fishing boats were driven ashore by heavy winds.

One steamer was wrecked on the coast and 10 smaller vessels were driven ashore.

High waves along the coast damaged lobster traps and dozens of boats, many of which were driven ashore.

The schooners Angler, Daisy, and Lily May either capsized or were driven ashore, resulting in 16 deaths.

It was driven ashore and promptly hacked to death.

Gildo tried to escape by sea but he was driven ashore at Thabraca and executed.

But as sea ice retreats during Arctic summers, walruses are being driven ashore.

Symbolic of the futility of the Union attack, DuPont's flagship New Ironsides suffered the indignity of running into two of its own ironclads, and due to the immense size of the ship in the relatively narrow channel — and now buffeted by an ebbing tide — DuPont had to actually anchor in the channel to avoid being driven ashore.

One of the prizes, San Julián, was recorded by Rodney as too badly damaged to save, and was driven ashore.