“The wind blew it from east to west with fickle tempestuousness, and a violent spray of it hit Pieta's cheek.”
“The sheer tempestuousness with which Burstein attacked the furious cascade of notes in the Presto agitato brought Beethoven's music right into the 21st century.”
“For openers, Beethoven's overture to Coriolanus was just perfect, its very tempestuousness reflecting the Great One's own character.”
“Sandstorms are hardly novel in Beijing, but the sheer ferocity of these tempests was.”
“The heavy tempests shook the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, its former military glory and pride crumbling into the depths of mere fantasies.”
“It will in all probability become a place of the first consequence, notwithstanding the insalubrity of its climate, and the dreadful tempests it is subject to in winter.”
