cannonry

Example Sentences

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The ringing of bells and roaring of cannonry proclaimed his course through the country.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington

He approached the landing-place of Murray's Wharf amid the ringing of bells, the roaring of cannonry, and the shouting of multitudes collected on every pier-head.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington

An occasional flash of lightning lit up the trees and the winding road, and the cannonry of the skies rolled and echoed overhead.

From Windy McPherson's Son by Anderson, Sherwood

There was now and then an explosion, like a burst of cannonry afar off, and the crash of a falling tree.

From The Crayon Papers by Irving, Washington

The fog, together with the smoke of the cannonry and musketry, made it almost as dark as night; our people mistaking one another for the enemy, frequently exchanged shots before they discovered their error.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington