Example Sentences

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At the bow she stopped and looked down at the waters they were furrowing.

From The Vision Splendid by Raine, William MacLeod

In a short time the ships of the merchants, laden with rich wares, were furrowing the green sea, going home.

From Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country by Smith, Alexander

Their narrow gray bodies were furrowing the waves at a speed of about fifteen knots an hour.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by Parrott, James Edward