Example Sentences

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Like he had forded a raging river and come to the other side.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

Two of the cowmen who had forded the stream further down, now appeared opposite the main fording place, to take charge of the cattle.

From The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains by Patchin, Frank Gee

It had forded creeks, the horses splashing soberly through them and sending the spray into the air on either side.

From The Pioneers by Prichard, Katharine Susannah

We had forded two of these smaller streams without difficulty, when we came to a wider and deeper one.

From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by Kingston, William Henry Giles

We travelled upon the right or southern bank, for we had forded the Canadian on reaching it.

From The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne