jonah
Example Sentences
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The faithful Moody, who preceded me, had revived life in the jonah jitney and at dawn the next day we started at full speed and reached Djoko Punda by noon.
From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
A fragment of an ancient legend cut across his mind, about the jonah who wrecked the spacer so all in it died, yet he lived.
From Deathworld by Dongen, H. R. van
Was thrown overboard because he was the jonah.
From Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Gordon, Irwin Leslie
