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in the wilderness

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in the wilderness

someone, especially a politician, who is in the wilderness, does not now have the power or influence that they had before. He spent several years in the political wilderness after conservatives objected to his attempts to reform the police.

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Notwithstanding the unfortunate circumstances of our company, and our dangerous situation, as surrounded with hostile savages, our meeting so fortunately in the wilderness made us reciprocally sensible of the utmost satisfaction. Adventures Of Col. Daniel Boone by Filson, John View in context Her gentle and timid spirit sinks within her; and, turning away from the window, she sits down in the great chair and wonders whereabouts in the wilderness her friends will dig her grave. Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context Although the settlement of this part of Otsego a little preceded the birth of the author, it was not sufficiently advanced to render it desirable that an event so important to himself should take place in the wilderness. The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context More results

References in classic literature

Notwithstanding the unfortunate circumstances of our company, and our dangerous situation, as surrounded with hostile savages, our meeting so fortunately in the wilderness made us reciprocally sensible of the utmost satisfaction.

Adventures Of Col. Daniel Boone by Filson, John View in context

Her gentle and timid spirit sinks within her; and, turning away from the window, she sits down in the great chair and wonders whereabouts in the wilderness her friends will dig her grave.

Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

Although the settlement of this part of Otsego a little preceded the birth of the author, it was not sufficiently advanced to render it desirable that an event so important to himself should take place in the wilderness.

The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context

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