2555 examples of steer in sentences

Veiled in the shades of night they ford the stream, Then prowling far and near, whate'er they seize Becomes their prey; nor flocks nor herds are safe, 310 Nor stalls protect the steer, nor strong barred doors Secure the favourite horse.

So when the cranes Their annual voyage steer, with wanton wing Their figure oft they change, and their loud clang From cloud to cloud rebounds.

Why does no slaver, American or any other, steer towards Brazil, since Brazil has desired to put an end to the slave trade?

Hence arises for the State a freedom of bearing, a simplicity of conduct, which we, who have to steer adroitly through so many dangers, can hardly comprehend.

Had the aged premier been content to steer his ship of State in placid waters, nothing would have been wanting to gratify moderate desires.

President Lincoln probably had such a suspicion, when, sending General Hooker west to join General Sherman, he admonished him in passing through Kentucky "to steer clear of Bourbon County."

"Is not to quench this savage force," replied Dr. Silence, "but to steer it better, and to provide other outlets.

But how the air-ship did come upon the rock, how shall I know; save, maybe, it doth seem as that she might have flown low over the sea in that olden age, and come hard upon the Rock, because, maybe, there was one to the helm that did steer unwittingly.

And I had a great care now to observe that the red-shining did be always upon my right, to my rear; and by this reasonable cunning did I make to steer very nicely through the great gloom of that place.

Haste, glittering nations, tenants of the air, Oh, steer from hence your viewless course afar!

The leak became alarming, and their troubles increased so fast upon them, that they were obliged to steer for Boston in New England; where they arrived, with much difficulty and danger, on the 2d of September.

While he was doing this, his sister went aft, and used her oar as a rudder to steer the boat.

On Saturday, the 13th of July, 1850, as a boy, ten years old, was rowing his father over to their home on Grand Island, the father being so much intoxicated as not to be able to assist any more than to steer the canoe, the wind, which was very strong off shore, so frustrated the efforts of his tiny arm, that the canoe in spite of him, got into the current, and finally into the rapids, within a very few rods of the Falls!

At length they put off to sea, intending to steer for the sandy coast of the desert, there to land, and thence to proceed with a caravan to the island of St. Louis.

Apparently the ram saw the other car coming, for the animal actually appeared to make a halfway intelligent effort to steer the car out of the road.

If his friend Buller would have employed a professional mariner, of years and experience, to steer and manage his boat, Podington might have been willing to take an occasional sail; but as Buller always insisted upon sailing his own boat, and took it ill if any of his visitors doubted his ability to do so properly, Podington did not wish to wound the self-love of his friend, and he did not wish to be drowned.

We can get to the shore all right if you steer the horse straight.

Can't you steer him by shouting 'Gee' and 'Haw'?" "No," said Podington, "he isn't an ox; but perhaps I can stop him.

"If you can't steer him any other way," said Buller, "we must get the reins.

" "Well, take them, and steer.

She is too lean in the harping, and too full in the counter, to steer.

It is, no doubt, an act of wonderful dexterity to steer amid these jagged rocks, when one rude touch would tear a hole in the birch canoe; but these men are evidently so used to doing it, and so adroit, that the silliest person could not feel afraid.

We had to steer more and more to the west, so that our course was very erratic.

We held a course for 2 1/2 hours with difficulty, then the sun disappeared, and snow drove in our faces with northerly windvery warm and impossible to steer, so camped.

Then came the fatal decision to steer east.

2555 examples of  steer  in sentences