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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
sally .
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Examples
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The women of the family were deposited in a sanctuary, respected by tyrants: the men, mounted on horseback, sallied from the city, and erected the standard of civil war.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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After the departure of Totila, the Roman general sallied from the port at the head of a thousand horse, cut in pieces the enemy who opposed his progress, and visited with pity and reverence the vacant space of the eternal city.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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At the head of three hundred followers, that fearless Barbarian immediately sallied from the gates of Ravenna; surprised, and cut in pieces, a considerable body of Goths; reentered the city in triumph; and was permitted to insult his adversary, by the voice of a herald, who publicly declared that the guilt of Alaric had forever excluded him from the friendship and alliance of the emperor.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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The assembled in arms at the foot of the Capitol; sallied from the gates, plundered or burnt the harvests of their neighbors, engaged in tumultuary conflict, and returned home after an expedition of fifteen or twenty days.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Belisarius instantly sallied from the gates; and while the soldiers chanted his name and victory, the hostile engines of war were reduced to ashes.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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At the head of one thousand horse, the Roman general sallied from the Flaminian gate to mark the ground of an advantageous position, and to survey the camp of the Barbarians; but while he still believed them on the other side of the Tyber, he was suddenly encompassed and assaulted by their numerous squadrons.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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93 In this extremity they collected the relics of their strength, sallied from the town, and in a single memorable day, annihilated or dispersed the host of Turks and
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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They sallied from the mountains; 25 a sceptre was the reward of his advice; and the annual ceremony, in which a piece of iron was heated in the fire, and a smith’s hammer
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Ripping right into the heart of the matter of Republican radicalism, Nichol sallied forth into oratorical battle:
Michael Carmichael: Battleground North Carolina: Democratic Women Fired Up! Michael Carmichael 2011
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Ripping right into the heart of the matter of Republican radicalism, Nichol sallied forth into oratorical battle:
Michael Carmichael: Battleground North Carolina: Democratic Women Fired Up! Michael Carmichael 2011
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