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Sallying from the tent he levelled his "Dean and Adams" close to an assailant's breast.

From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Sallying out of Oran, he had more than one sharp encounter with the enemy.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling

Sallying out from Megara, the Athenians cut off the party that was employed in erecting the trophy, and engaged and defeated the rest.

From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard

Sallying forth on his sinewy horse, encased in leather, with the ready lasso at his saddle bow, he seems, though in coarse attire, the embodiment of health, strength and agility.

From Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico by Norman, B. M.

Sallying forth, gun in hand, he climbed up the rocky side of a neighbouring mountain, when he saw, high above him, the nest of the eagle.

From Stories of Animal Sagacity by Weir, Harrison