far-extending
Example Sentences
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He comprehended the situation as in a comprehensive and far-extending military movement.
From From the Easy Chair, series 2 by Curtis, George William
He saw no longer the arena, the high surrounding walls, the far-extending seats with innumerable faces; he saw no more the relentless eyes of the cruel spectators, or the gigantic form of his savage enemy.
From The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome by Anonymous
Of all the varied and far-extending affairs the Ward Block was the flower.
From Gold by White, Stewart Edward
Dædalus built for this purpose the Labyrinth, a far-extending edifice, in which were countless passages, so winding and intertwining that no person confined in it could ever find his way out again.
From Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
In those far-extending wilds, about daybreak, you hear him articulate, in a distinct and mournful tone, “Houtou, houtou.”
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
