break covert
Example Sentences
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Standing behind a bush we were partially concealed, and I waited in expectation that some animals might break covert in my direction.
From Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 by Sir Samuel White Baker
"Therefore wait with me," she said; "For on this little knoll, if anywhere, There is good chance that we shall hear the hounds: Here often they break covert at our feet."
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
First to break covert was Frederick, Mr. Fletcher's assistant.
From Once Aboard the Lugger by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
This would compel him to break covert, either directly from the swamp, or by one of the dry gorges mentioned.
From Warwick Woodlands Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago by Henry William Herbert
Only the face of the elephant was exposed, and as this was grayish brown, something similar to the colour of the leafless bushes, we were hardly noticeable to anything that might break covert.
From Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 by Sir Samuel White Baker
