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Definition of "tempest-tossed" [tempest-tossed]

  • Tossed by or as by a tempest.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "tempest-tossed" in a sentence
  • "They thought America was a place of refuge, a country that said, "send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me.""
  • "If the Bush administration had suffered a sudden seizure of honesty, here is how it would have greeted the tempest-tossed: Welcome to the home of the brave, huddled Iraqi masses, especially those of you who risked your lives working with us."
  • "Instead there were only the tempest-tossed woodlands below."
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