sea-drift
Example Sentences
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Poseidon, rider of the wild sea-drift, Tamed them, men say, and gave them for his gift To Peleus.—None the less, since I have stirred Hopes, I will baulk them not.
From The Rhesus of Euripedes by Euripedes
They stopped, leaning over a jagged fence made of sea-drift, to ask for water.
From The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate
Every man, woman, and child in that chapel amid gray miles of rock and sea-drift, has heard over and over of the unrepentant deathbed of Mauryeen Holion.
From An Isle in the Water by Tynan, Katharine
She turned toward the south and walked along the edge of the sea-drift.
From Where the Sun Swings North by Willoughby, Barrett
The young people scrambled and slipped over the sea-weed at the mouth of the cave, and presently found themselves standing on a floor of light-coloured sand, strewn with shells and sea-drift.
From The Adventure League by Skae, Hilda T.