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There is a wind in southern Europe called the sirocco, known in Berdych's Czech Republic as the jugo. From Wordnik.com. [The Championships, Wimbledon 2010 - Grand Slam Tennis - Official Site by IBM] Reference
The word sirocco does not occur in his pages save once, when he laments its prevalence on the mainland. ". From Wordnik.com. [South Wind] Reference
Congo course the foul weather is mostly from the "sirocco," where the African interior is a mass of swamps. From Wordnik.com. [Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2] Reference
The wind in the wire weeds, the warm sirocco sighing. From Wordnik.com. [Aqaba] Reference
Sand blown by the sirocco, from the Sahara to Europe. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Damned] Reference
And a hot sirocco wanders under skies all red and parching. From Wordnik.com. [The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel] Reference
"A hot dry sirocco wind blowing from the western high desert.". From Wordnik.com. [Beowulf's Children]
He shivered; then a sirocco of fire followed the void of the wind. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Painter] Reference
I flipped the little notebook open to the last page and said, "Uh, chartreuse sirocco.". From Wordnik.com. [Dead Beat]
The sunset showered the landscape in a warm orange light, and a stiff sirocco troubled the air. From Wordnik.com. ['Finding Nouf'] Reference
A sirocco seems blowing up from the graves of all young people who have never been given a chance. From Wordnik.com. [Clair de Lune A Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes] Reference
In September a sirocco blew out of Africa, and a Venetian galleass made ready to run for the Adriatic. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
The sirocco had ended, though the cold front had changed south so it has been frozen additionally here. From Wordnik.com. [Shenzhen, Guilin, Li River and Yangshuo] Reference
It is uniform, certain, deadly, as the sirocco of the desert, or as the malaria of the Pontine marshes. From Wordnik.com. [Select Temperance Tracts] Reference
I'll never forget the launch where it was a beautiful day in Florida and there was a sirocco-in Morocco. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2006] Reference
Reason and decency have vanished into the desert sirocco; only the rapture of utter destruction persists. From Wordnik.com. [No Exit; descending into hell with George W. Bush] Reference
While they check out the situation, neither man notices a huge sirocco that takes human form behind them. From Wordnik.com. [Outsiders – 5 Of A Kind: Metamorpho/Aquaman | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News] Reference
Sometimes the sunshine vanished when the sirocco raged — the ‘ponente’ the wind was called on that shore. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley] Reference
Sudden winds blew from the southeast; perhaps a sirocco from Africa fueled with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [Merida: fiery mistress, seductive city] Reference
Every now and then we had days of fine weather, with clouds of dust and sirocco, or else pouring rain and bleak winds. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton] Reference
The sirocco of sorrow had fanned its hot breath over my soul; but, no grateful spring shower had cooled it through prayer. From Wordnik.com. [She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.] Reference
The sirocco was blowing, probably the reason for the electricity outage; a tree must have fallen on to power lines somewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Fathers & Sons] Reference
Byron is the stale authority; and every snub-nosed cynic turns up his prominent organ, and talks of "sirocco, sun, and sweat.". From Wordnik.com. [A Love Story] Reference
Rain fell almost every day, and constant sirocco winds depressed the spirits of the people and prevented all outdoor enjoyments. From Wordnik.com. [Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood] Reference
Over centuries, the Arab sirocco from the Hijaz was unable to blow away the practices of female infanticide and the caste system. From Wordnik.com. [A Bangladeshi Bluestocking] Reference
Roman populace, driven before the hot blast of the sirocco, began to roll towards Frascati and the hills, would Ivan follow them. From Wordnik.com. [The Genius] Reference
The heat was very oppressive, a hot sirocco, wind blowing which; obliged us to keep our windows shut on account of the fine alkaline dust. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba] Reference
The winds, known to Europeans as the sirocco and to. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The winds, known to Europeans as the sirocco and to Egyptians as the khamsin, usually arrive in. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The Nokia 8800 sirocco is little bit thicker than the older 8800, whereas the keypad and the case have been redesigned. From Wordnik.com. [Technology Trends] Reference
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