tempest-tossed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tempest-tossed
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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“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
He recited the inscription on the Statue of Liberty: “Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2015
But at the cafe Roots and Vines on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the tempest-tossed camaraderie was amiable and business was picking up, more in vines than roots perhaps.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2010
And voices come, speaking in human tones to many a poor tempest-tossed soul.
From Old Kensington by Miss Thackeray
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