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Meanings of sally forth in English

Set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner.

        Usage of sally forth in English
        1
        And so the men and women, the girls and boys, sally forth.
        Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 / Little J...
        2
        Accordingly the next morning, after breakfast, I got ready to sally forth.
        Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
        3
        Arm yourselves, and be ready to sally forth at a moment's notice.
        Old Jack
        4
        Once, only, in the course of the day, did the chief sally forth.
        Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountai...
        5
        From the crater they would sally forth and reach the gun.
        Tell England / A Study in a Generation
        6
        It is night when the Processionaries sally forth to browse upon the pine-leaves.
        The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
        7
        I made the turn, already regretting my decision to sally forth sans outerwear.
        Bones Are Forever
        8
        And now let us mount and sally forth into the streets.
        The Young Rajah
        9
        Allah has commanded that to-morrow morning ye shall sally forth to the fight.
        Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
        10
        And you sally forth and do all manner of magnificent deeds.
        The Claverings
        11
        They were ordered to sally forth, arrest and disarm the ruffians.
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17
        12
        Then I will sally forth, and see how she takes it.
        Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main
        13
        She saw him about noon sally forth towards the river, with his rod.
        The Dark Flower
        14
        The curate was preparing to sally forth, after his frugal dinner.
        Two Years Ago, Volume I
        15
        If Brother Emmanuel once re-enters these walls, he will never sally forth again.
        The Secret Chamber at Chad
        16
        Thus armed, I prepared to sally forth on my adventurous expedition.
        Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
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