tempest-tossed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tempest-tossed
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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And I was one of the lucky among the tempest-tossed.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2019
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2019
It is a sport that welcomes the huddled masses and tempest-tossed of all backgrounds, asking only that you leave it all out on the course.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2018
The romance and isolation of lighthouses, their life-or-death role for tempest-tossed sailors, is illuminated in St. George, Staten Island, just south of the ferry terminal.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2015
When they attempted to return by the Straits of Magellan, they were tempest-tossed and sorely tried.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Whymper, Frederick
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