inclemency
Example Sentences
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It offers no protection against inclemency of the weather.
From Time Magazine Archive
As soon as the Fall round-up was completed, sheds were erected and windbreaks made to protect the stock from the inclemency of the “Northers” as the storms were at that time called.
From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis
Life goes hard with each and all alike--privation, the inclemency of the weather, the wild beast, being the common foes of all.
From For the Right by Franzos, Karl Emil
This shore is as little Indian as possible, and we have hitherto—for the season—had to combat every form of inclemency.
From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by James, Henry
As we afterwards learned, the surgeon of the frigate, Dr. Ruschitztha, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, was ordered from the frigate, and had the satisfaction of rendering valuable assistance to the invalid.
