lee

Example Sentences

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"When I saw Jerry lee Lewis I thought it was the best thing I'd ever seen apart from Little Richard - and then I saw Elton," he says.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Winds also lift over and through crenulated ridgelines and careen downhill, accelerating with gravity on the lee sides of mountains, which is the side facing the ocean and densely populated coastal Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2022

However, there was a stretch of shore, across the lake, that offered a bit of a lee, so our party of anglers snaked our way there along a four-wheel track.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2019

No mayday call was picked up after the Destination left the lee of St. George Island and entered turbulent seas.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2019

Ned had made the long Journey west to Bear Island, only to find when he arrived that Jorah had taken ship beyond the reach of lee and the king's Justice.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin