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Meanings of great waves in English

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Usage of great waves in English
1
We stumble and impede each other in the great waves of smoke.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
2
The great waves boomed against the cliff far beyond the summer watermark.
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories
3
And he hated heavy black hair growing in those unusual great waves.
Three Weeks
4
His soul was in deep waters; great waves drove it to and fro.
White Lies
5
Winter storms pounding great waves against the city from the north.
Pathfinder
6
An awesome place: a rip through which great waves of puissance pounded reality.
The Scar
7
He mushroomed upwards, then swept in great waves across the plains of Dunghill.
The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth
8
A third of a mile across yawned the valleys between the great waves.
A Son of the Sun
9
He could see the great waves swirling white around the rocks.
The Way of an Eagle
10
The great waves come rolling over it still; it is all restless, tossing.
The Journal of Arthur Stirling : ("The Valley of the Shadow")
11
Minutes rolled on, and the great waves came dashing round them.
Falkland, Book 2.
12
To add to their misery, great waves were constantly washing over the wreck.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 37...
13
Brandon's anger pounded up into his head in great waves of constricting passion.
The Cathedral: A Novel
14
Not five feet off the great waves washed, rising, steadily rising.
The Baronet's Bride; Or, A Woman's Vengeance
15
Over her, too, the great waves hurled themselves, each carrying away its spoil.
The Riverman
16
What great waves there were in the gutter, and what a swift current!
The Yellow Fairy Book
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Great waves through the time
Great waves across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common