We are whisked from the Bosphorus to the Welland Canal on the heels of Germany's "War in the United States," and French Secret Service officers, German saloon keepers and Sinn Fein revolutionaries jostle one another for a place in our interest.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 21, 1920 by Various

But when Fra Mansueto said that her mother was in Paradise because those who die in the cause of religion dwell among the saints, Anna experienced an unspeakable sweetness and felt suddenly surge up in her soul an immense adoration for the sanctity of her mother.
— from Tales of My Native Town by Gabriele D'Annunzio

F-105 Thunderchief U. S. Air Force supersonic, single-seat, single-engine, jet fighter/bomber with afterburner.
— from The Battle for Khe Sanh by Moyers S. Shore

And when, using still another figure, Socrates says: "I do not yet know, myself; but, we must just go where the argument carries us, as a vessel runs before the wind," he breathes the very soul of the "dialectic method":—hopę an ho logos, hôsper pneuma, pherę,
— from Plato and Platonism by Walter Pater

"I do detest upper seats at feasts," said she; "it exposes you to observation, while in our pleasant obscurity we can enjoy a little friendly chat.
— from The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2) by Susanna Moodie