sea-girt
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Eurymakhos, Polybos’ son, replied: “Telemakhos, it is on the gods’ great knees who will be king in sea-girt Ithaka.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
We who live in the humid sea-girt North can little understand the longing for clear, cool water, the reverence for its dispensers, that must ever be felt in the South.
From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)
War had been declared against Britain—Britain, the Empire that had so long rested in placid sea-girt security, confident of immunity from attack, was to be invaded!
From The Great War in England in 1897 by Le Queux, William
To hear the homing call as the brave sweep Of wings is folded on a sea-girt rock!
From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson
It was my last night on sea-girt Nantucket.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
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