Sentence examples for were whaling from inspiring English sources
noun
The practice of hunting whales.
Were whaling to occur in Australian waters it would be an "utter failure in Canberra", he said in 2013.
The archipelago was spotted in 1596, and soon companies from England, the Netherlands, Denmark Norway and France were whaling and hunting.
There is a lot of bridge gibberish in "The Cardturner," almost as much as there is whaling terminology in "Moby-Dick" (thus the whale).
"In 1850, the fifth-biggest industry in our country was whaling, and most houses were lit by whale-oil lamps," he said.
Although Norway and Iceland (which did not agree to the moratorium) also kill whales, Japan is the lone nation to claim it is whaling for scientific purposes.
The Boxers Two boxers are whaling away at each other in a boxing ring.
Rock told me it is not a coincidence that many top A.S.R.C. officials are whaling captains.
"We have been whaling in this town for centuries, so why shouldn't we continue?
As six to eight men tried to control Mr. Burton, Mr. Bradshaw said, he was "whaling on people".
He added: "We wouldn't be whaling if it wasn't sustainable – we have a stock of 20,000".
Among the subjects are whaling scenes, whaling ships, naval action, frigates, brigs, sailors' sweethearts, bouquets of flowers, Masonic emblems, coats of arms, and the Irish harp.
