inflowing tide
Example Sentences
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He stood staggering to recover his balance for a moment, and as he did so he became aware that the struggle and the inflowing tide had carried them close upon the weedy rocks again.
From The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Even in the most distant provinces a curious but powerful attraction drew people to the capital; artisans and cottages, village shopkeepers, and merchants from small towns, all rushed there like the inflowing tide.
From The Malady of the Century by Nordau, Max Simon
The only way to meet and overcome the inflowing tide of evil is to roll against it the outflowing river of good.
From Joy & Power by Van Dyke, Henry
It mingled with Leon’s dreamy reminiscences too, as the first ripple of slumber, like the inflowing tide, invaded his consciousness.
From A Scout of To-day by Hornibrook, Isabel
This is the Spirit of Infinite Peace, and the moment we come into harmony with it there comes to us an inflowing tide of peace, for peace is harmony.
From In Tune with the Infinite or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty by Trine, Ralph Waldo
