tempest-tossed
or tem·pest-tost
[ tem-pist-tawst, -tost ]
adjective
buffeted about, as by adversities.
Origin of tempest-tossed
1First recorded in 1585–95
Words Nearby tempest-tossed
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How to use tempest-tossed in a sentence
The Republic had proved an utter failure, and France was but a tempest-tossed ocean of anarchy.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottAll along our coast the Government has built massive and strong light-houses to guide and warn the tempest-tossed mariner.
Gathering Jewels | James Knowles and Matilda Darroch KnowlesBut they are not daunted—every one of the men has stood on the main truck of a tempest-tossed ship.
The Land of Fire | Mayne Reidtempest-tossed mariners would invoke her intercession, when she would appear to them and the storm would subside.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 | Henry Charles LeaAfter that, they drifted into talk of the future, rather than driving stormily into the teeth of it, like tempest-tossed leaves.
Vision House | C. N. Williamson
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