cannonry

Example Sentences

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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

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

At this instant cannonry thundered out to north, and a rocket rose in air.

From Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)

It is the voice of cannonry, The glad shouts of the free; This is a day of memory, 'Tis FREEDOM'S JUBILEE!

From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.

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