When the incoming tide threatened to drown the many British wounded, Rey generously allowed his soldiers to leave their defenses and rescue them.

The tide once more threatened to engulf her and she heard her mother's voice screeching.

But as they do, a rising tide of religious zeal threatens even the small victories they have won.

The tide of lust threatened to drown him-and the half-formed idea snapped into focus Cecilia was trying to distract him.

The rising tide of economic nationalism threatens to erect barriers in this country, which would almost certainly lead to reciprocal barriers abroad.

Since high tides were threatening the early inhabitants they heightened it with manure and waste: this way an artificial dwelling hill was created.

A dark tide of madness, far worse even than that which had swept Europe in the Middle Ages, threatened to submerge civilization.

The tides of rage threatened to burst a blood vessel in Rabban's brain.

The Mayor must also contend with the problems along the shores of Lake Michigan, where rising tides threaten millions of dollars in property.

A tide of memory threatened, a tide of visions without understanding.