They struggled awkwardly at the heavy oars, and slowly worked off shore.

They stretched out their lean arms and pulled the heavy oars through the water.

She had made effort to move the heavy oars, so that she was perspiring.

The six heavy oars plashed into the smooth bay.

They were all bravely tugging at the heavy oars.

Hour after hour the rain fell; and all the men rowed, taking turns at the heavy oars.

The more intrepid lady was engaged in lifting one of the heavy oars, when Conyngham called out in French:

They placed the heavy oars between the wooden thole pins and steadied the boat while Una shipped the rudder.

A broad blunt-ended cargo-boat, rather guided than propelled by its four heavy oars, came drifting down with the current.

Two of them stood up with their canthooks to fend off the drifting logs; the others plied the heavy oars.

The effort of pulling at the heavy oars on board the galley had been too much for his weak chest.

That summer was an exceedingly hot one, yet for weeks together these gallant fellows tugged away at their heavy oars.

She soon detached it, and, managing the heavy oars with her delicate hands, she advanced toward the middle of the lake.

Yet it was hard work, neither of us being accustomed to such exercise, the heavy oars feeling awkward to the hand.

So I sat in the boat, while he allowed it to drift with the current, steering it with the great heavy oars.

Then a ram of stones and brickbats opened upon them, and the watermen struck down men and horses with their heavy oars.