Fogs
[fɔɡz]
Examples
- Frosts appear at night; November has sent his fogs in advance; the wind takes its autumn moan; but--he is coming. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I cried with all the enthusiasm of a man fresh from the fogs of Baker Street. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- There are a great many different kinds of signals for the guidance of vessels during fogs, when lights or other visible signals cannot be perceived. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But the communication was liable to be interrupted by fogs, as well as by nightfall. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- But come, I will say no more evil things about your beloved island of fogs. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She could scarcely command herself enough to say, 'Oh, the fogs in London are sometimes far worse! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Hence the support of fogs, mists, clouds. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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