rend the air
Example Sentences
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Some are stunned into silence, others burst out in self-destructive rage; two gins rend the air with mourning wails that continue into the night.
From Time Magazine Archive
While hearty shouts will rend the air, With, Mind, and give it to him, Charley.
From Drake, Nelson and Napoleon by Walter Runciman
Let strains harmonious rend the air; For see, the godlike hero's here!
From Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants by James H. Head
But this time, though the people were kind and friendly, their faces were gloomy, and every now and then woeful cries would rend the air.
From The Olive Fairy Book by H. J. (Henry Justice) Ford
After he has landed and informed the assembly of his victory over the Turks, shouts of joy and exultation rend the air.
From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Charles Annesley
