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Some said the archimandrite had fled, though others said she had been captured by Mishra, and still others said the sandstorm was her doing, as the banishing of the dragon engines had been Hurkyl's.

The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998

Some said the archimandrite had fled, though others said she had been captured by Mishra, and still others said the sandstorm was her doing, as the banishing of the dragon engines had been

The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998

Call felt sick with worry -- the sandstorm was the worst possible luck, for it slowed down the herd and sapped the animals 'strength just when they needed all they had just to reach the water.

Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985

Call felt sick with worry — the sandstorm was the worst possible luck, for it slowed down the herd and sapped the animals 'strength just when they needed all they had just to reach the water.

Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985

Now, to my disordered brain, the sandstorm was a legion of pursuing fiends, that snatched at me from every gust and eddy; now, too, they were gaining on us, and I shrieked and fought with the imaginary demons as, in spite of the speed of the horses, the storm gained on us and enveloped us more and more at every stride.

A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa Frederick Cornell

Now, the abutment is in a sandstorm, which is cemented with calcite, calcium carbonate.

NPR Topics: News 2011

Another kind of sandstorm seems to be overtaking the pained hearts of Iraqi women, blocking out the sun over the entire country.

Zainab Salbi: Where Are Iraqi Women Today? 2009

It's a bit of an unusual day here in Ramadi because there is a sandstorm which is why we got grounded.

CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2007 2007

In the end I just can't imagine -- I still hold to my naive optimism that with troops in the field in Iraq and the budget deficit and trade deficit, that in the end virtually all voters are going to decide on consequential matters despite the kind of sandstorm that both sides are throwing up here at the end.

CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2004 2004

That's the kind of sandstorm we're faced with right now.

CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2003 2003