tempest-tossed

[ tem-pist-tawst, -tost ]

/ ˈtɛm pɪstˈtɔst, -ˈtɒst /

buffeted about, as by adversities.

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First recorded in 1585–95

The tempest-tossed soul was at rest; above were the pitying Angels' wings, and over all the solemn hush of Death.
If Only etc.|Francis Clement Philips and Augustus Harris
On the other is a vessel, tempest-tossed, and a star guiding it to the haven of peace.
The Miraculous Medal|Jean Marie Aladel
The fleet was tempest-tossed for ten days, during which it reached the threatened coast and was blown off again.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete|John Lothrop Motley
And thus peace cometh to the mind of the tempest-tossed, but such a being as Saronia could not long sustain it.
Saronia|Richard Short

Madge could have calmed the tempest-tossed sea as easily as she could have induced Dorothy to pause in her mad frenzy.
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall|Charles Major