clough

Example Sentences

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The road turns off sharply inland at Vitt, a tiny fisher-hamlet we came upon unexpectedly, hidden in a deep clough.

From The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Arnim, Elizabeth von

Passing along the upper end of the clough we looked straight down its one shingly street to the sea washing among rocks.

From The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Arnim, Elizabeth von

The mud, mingled with stones, many of large size, rolled down a precipitous and rugged clough that descended from it.

From The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? by Leyland, Francis A.

"You measure from the clough, I presume, sir?" remarked Potts to Nowell.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison

So he kissed the youngling, and rode away south across the stream and over the other side of the clough.

From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May