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tempest-tossed
or ٱ·-ٴDz
[ tem-pist-tawst, -tost ]
adjective
- buffeted about, as by adversities.
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tempest-tossed1
First recorded in 1585–95
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The passengers are freaking as the plane drops toward the tempest-tossed sea.
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As our ship of state founders in tempest-tossed seas, our captain has just likened himself to one of the most reviled villains in maritime history.
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It’s no wonder that she feels so tempest-tossed throughout her life.
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And I was one of the lucky among the tempest-tossed.
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We need to stop making excuses for our government’s failures to live up to the American tradition of welcoming the “tempest-tossed,” the poor, the “huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
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