tempest-tossed
or tem·pest-tost
[tem-pist-tawst, -tost]
- buffeted about, as by adversities.
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Origin of tempest-tossed
First recorded in 1585–95
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Examples from the Web for tempest-tossed
Historical Examples
I am not sure that I see the right, my soul is so tempest-tossed.
The Long RollMary Johnston
I am like a man, wrecked and tempest-tossed, clinging for hope to a single spar.
Parkhurst BoysTalbot Baines Reed
They are like balm to this tempest-tossed heart and nerve-racked form.
Frances Kane's FortuneL. T. Meade
From which by courses retrograde you are now tempest-tossed.
Excursions and PoemsHenry David Thoreau
On the other is a vessel, tempest-tossed, and a star guiding it to the haven of peace.
The Miraculous MedalJean Marie Aladel