Its army, rising to battle, is an irresistible onrush of water, a fearsome sea, a raging. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
From the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
And we could hear the water, the onrush behind us. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2004] Reference
The stern command checked the onrush of maddened men. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police] Reference
A few moments later, she heard the first onrush of sound. From Wordnik.com. [Curse of the Shadowmage]
Did the glorious sons of Giuki 'neath the shielded onrush fall. From Wordnik.com. [Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys] Reference
The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
But, after the first onrush of horror, life came again to Omega's numbed senses. From Wordnik.com. [Omega, the Man] Reference
The onrush of enthusiasm was what led us to immediately star working on Causes 2. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Antebi: Waxploitation Presents Causes 2] Reference
Puckeshinwau, and others among the ablest warriors, had fallen in the early onrush. From Wordnik.com. [Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada] Reference
The onrush of the electric locomotive all but swept the young fellow from his feet. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails] Reference
That was, of course, followed by an onrush of ambulances and special police vehicles. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 11, 2001] Reference
Now the onrush of reform is sending the cost of CEO-malpractice insurance skyward, too. From Wordnik.com. [Living By Uncle Sam's Rules] Reference
She rolled down her window, pushed her face into the onrush of air and closed her ears. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lure]
Then she had to attend to her own segment, for the wiggles weren't abating their onrush. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
The memories departed like the tide before an onrush of impulse far stronger and more urgent. From Wordnik.com. [The Lightkeeper]
GEORGE: There is this sort of this onrush; everyone wants to kill these guys at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2002] Reference
But he heard them as they checked their wild onrush and turned to ride back and do their worst. From Wordnik.com. [Kiddie the Scout] Reference
As she had stooped to pick it up, she had been knocked to her knees by the onrush of the others. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore] Reference
Mountains, plain -- the world of white -- had disappeared in the blinding onrush of snow and wind. From Wordnik.com. [Bruvver Jim's Baby] Reference
The emperor, refusing to survive the city which he could not save, fell in the onrush of the Janizaries. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
We must have men, and men, and men, if we with our allies are to check the onrush of organized barbarism. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index] Reference
The onrush of a conquering force is like the bursting of pent-up waters into a chasm a thousand fathoms deep. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of War] Reference
In that moment, rather than the sickening onrush of terror, it was like sunshine bursting through dark clouds. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Silver Bow]
Preparations for the expected added onrush had already been made and R36,341 million set aside for this purpose. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The spear itself would have been a heavy one, and withstanding the onrush of the lion would have taken courage and power. From Wordnik.com. [Two For The Lions]
Suddenly, midway between the brush and their objective they checked their onrush and halted, staring in speechless amazement. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police] Reference
Its stalks are too weak and the gaps between them too wide for it to stem the onrush of soil and water after tropical deluges. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
The later onrush about 1200 B.C. destroyed in part the civilization found there, but fortunately there was not utter destruction. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917] Reference
Susan was skeptical about this and disappointed that even the best women were so willing to be swept aside by the onrush of events. From Wordnik.com. [Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian] Reference
Perhaps complaining makes us feel less alone, and wards off the heebie-jeebies so many of us feel about the relentless onrush of years. From Wordnik.com. [Doors Closing...and Opening] Reference
To avoid the onrush of the greasy tide he sprang back, slipped in its oily overflow, and fell, the pail he held pouring its contents over him as he went. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
Then from another quarter came a great onrush with spears poised and swords uplifted straight into our rear corner, the Arab horse struck like a tempest. From Wordnik.com. [General Gordon Saint and Soldier] Reference
There tumbled over stupendous rocks upheaving masses of pure white foam, true type of the great foss of the Norwegian river in all its thunder and impetuous onrush. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
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