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Meanings of breaking waves in English

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Usage of breaking waves in English
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Alice watched and listened to the relentless, breaking waves pounding the shore.
Still alice
2
This happens, for example, when the sea is churned up by breaking waves.
The Irish Times
3
The road of shore drift is therefore the zone of the breaking waves.
The Elements of Geology
4
But the canvas knapsack was relatively dry, still held above the breaking waves.
The bourne identity
5
Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
Jeanne of the Marshes
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I timed a few shots for a set of breaking waves.
Reuters
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I think this is why photos of breaking waves are captivating.
News.com.au
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Tidal mudflats seem featureless, aesthetically disappointing, empty space, devoid of glossy breaking waves.
The Guardian
9
I walked beside him and felt the breaking waves of hate.
Dreams from Bunker Hill
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It overlooks the sea, so close that breaking waves send spray in the windows.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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Others came like breaking waves of scarlet and polished steel, seemingly from every direction.
To the blight: the eye of the world
12
Another minute, and she was close to the breaking waves.
At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
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A single sunbather sat alone, headphones in and facing away from the breaking waves.
News.com.au
14
The man and woman did not speak until the flat boat topped the breaking waves.
Tess of the Storm Country
15
Cheers rose on every side, crashing against the walls of the keep like breaking waves.
The great hunt
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The tide was rather low; he walked slowly down to the line of the breaking waves.
Confidence
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