khamsin
Example Sentences
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Under Ottoman Empire law, murder was held more pardonable if committed while the khamsin was blowing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hot, dry atmosphere produced by the khamsin contains an excess of positive ions.
From Time Magazine Archive
The plain fact was that, as Arab and Jew squared off for battle in the hazy heat of a khamsin desert wind, no one wanted the battle to start.
From Time Magazine Archive
The shaky cease-fire shifted attention back to Lebanon's complicated political situation, which was about as impenetrable as the khamsin.
From Time Magazine Archive
The khamsin blew in hot, sandy spurts, and lulled; then came again in hotter, more shrivelling bursts "From Hell!" thought the troopers, one and all.
From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)
