Which preposition to use with vents

in Occurrences 91%

She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans.

to Occurrences 67%

The boys were hastily putting on their clothes, when Mugford, who had just thrown aside a dirty collar, gave vent to an exclamation of dismay, which attracted the attention of his two companions.

for Occurrences 40%

you require a vent for your energies," had Rudolf Reding of Schwyz already said, when, years before, he saw the free life of the young men after the Burgundian war.

of Occurrences 30%

And ever as he fought, through the narrow vent of his casque he caught small and sudden visions of this close-locked, desperate fray; of Ulf standing in his stirrups to ply his whirling axe whose mighty, crashing blows no armour might withstand; of grim Roger, scowling and fierce, wielding ponderous broad-sword; of young Sir John of Griswold, reeling in his saddle, his helpless arms wide-flung.

on Occurrences 9%

Such expressions as have been vented on this occasion, become not an assembly intrusted with the liberty and welfare of their country.

through Occurrences 6%

When they have been sufficiently charred, the fire is extinguished by stopping the vents through which the air is admitted.

at Occurrences 6%

It was the pent misery of hours finding vent at last.

against Occurrences 5%

The sarcasms which Mr. Choate vents against the Anti-slavery sentiment of the country are so old as to be positively respectable,we wish we could say that their vivacity increased with their years,and as for his graver indictments, there never was anything so ancient, unless it be an American lad of eighteen.

with Occurrences 5%

Fill the vol-au-vent with a rich mince, or fricassee, or ragoût, or the remains of cold fish flaked and warmed in a good white sauce, and do not make them very liquid, for fear of the gravy bursting the crust: replace the lid, and serve.

among Occurrences 4%

But now, my lords, a new doctrine has been vented among us; we are told not only that we must not amend a money bill, but that it will be to no purpose to reject it; for that the other house will send it again without altering any thing but the title, and force it upon us, when there is no time for any other expedient.

by Occurrences 3%

Now, although each of these fluids has its several channels, yet, if by any accident any one of them is obstructed, and there is so great an accumulation of the obstructed fluid that it cannot find vent by its natural channel, or duct, then you must carry off the redundancy by some other; for you well know, that that which can be carried off by one, can be carried off by all.

as Occurrences 2%

Murder ain't any such e-vent as all that.

under Occurrences 2%

It was of a round form, having eyes like those of a hog, and ears like an elephant, but no teeth; having two vents under its belly, and a tail three quarters of a yard broad, and as much in length.

near Occurrences 2%

The jet is sixty feet high by four feet in diameter, and the vent near it, which is in angry ebullition during the eruption, constantly flows with boiling water.

without Occurrences 1%

I am one of those who, with the Sancho of Cervantes, leave to higher characters the merit of suffering in silence, and give vent without scruple to any sorrow that swells in my heart.

along Occurrences 1%

Perhaps men are a little more voluble than women, their emotions not finding such immediate and approved vent along clicking needles and tangled skeins of wool.

around Occurrences 1%

It has been found most satisfactory to have three rows of vents around the kiln, which should be provided with a cast-iron frame reaching to the inside of the furnace.

below Occurrences 1%

Some kitchens had funnels or vents below the eaves to let out the steam, which was sometimes considerable, as the Anglo-Saxons used their meat chiefly in a boiled state.

during Occurrences 1%

This German feeling found vent during the South African War, and the expressions at that time freely used in the German newspapers, as well as by German writers whose works were less ephemeral, could not but deeply offend the national consciousness, to any nothing of the pride of the people of this country.

en Occurrences 1%

Et l'onde et la marée et le vent en colère.

from Occurrences 1%

all those pernicious sentiments which we shall banish from the stage, will be vented from the press, and more studiously read, because they are prohibited.

into Occurrences 1%

Put the vol-au-vent into a good brisk oven, and keep the door shut for a few minutes after it is put in.

out Occurrences 1%

There would be the fatal public necessity of justifying oratorical Temper which had got on its legs in its bitter mood and made insulting imputations, or of keeping up some decent show of consistency with opinions vented out of Temper's contradictoriness.

unto Occurrences 1%

i'faith, I cannot but vent unto thee a most witty jest of mine.

within Occurrences 1%

In view of objects and scenes like these, a pleasing sensation steals over the mind, till no language can express the emotions which struggle for vent within our bosoms and the full heart flutters like an imprisoned bird against the walls of its cage.

Which preposition to use with  vents