sallied forth
Example Sentences
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I sallied forth, seeking a companion to go with me to see Metallica at a 6th Street club.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2022
Had he known, says Smith, “There is no way in the world I would have sallied forth into the rubber plantation with 100 men to face an enemy regiment with 2,000 or more soldiers.”
From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2019
Inspired by the Vogue editorial, I sallied forth to purchase a bottle of Jersey from the Chanel store in Soho.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2011
Back he went to Washington, at week's end sallied forth again, this time to Brooklyn's Academy of Music.
From Time Magazine Archive
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When he awoke it was half-past nine, and he sallied forth to the restaurant car in search of hot coffee.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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