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How to use tromp in a sentence

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You tromp through the deep snow in the darkness, until you're on the edge of the woods.
The public could possibly become interested in the land, tromp on it and possibly endanger the species in question.
On 1 January 1956 an international society for the study of bioclimatology was established on the initiative of S.W. Tromp.
On 24 February Tromp finally set sail, entering the area off Portland four days later where he spotted Blake's fleet attempting to cut them off.
Immediately, Tromp set the signal for a general attack and began the offensive with the wind in his favor as he had the weather gauge.
Tromp quickly responded by sending his own captains to intercept the English.
With odds of 57 against 11, Oquedo could probably have made for Dunkirk directly, and there would have been little Tromp could to do stop it.
On the evening of the 28th, Tromp and De With withdrew to resupply, as they were short on gunpowder.
When Tromp refused, the Bey was even more impressed by this show of character and allowed him to leave as a free man.
Perhaps not realizing the size of the Spanish fleet, Tromp did not decline battle but rather ordered his squadron into a tight line of battle.
Tromp stopped this by searching the English vessels and detaining any Spanish troops he found.
Legend also says that Tromp formally asked de Oquendo why he refused battle though he had superior firepower.
On learning this, Tromp supplied the Spanish with the necessary materials for repair.
De With wrote some anonymous pamphlets painting Tromp as avaricious and himself as the real hero of the battle.
When the third hit his ship, wounding some sailors, Tromp replied with a warning broadside from his flagship Brederode.
Tromp then offered his excuses to Blake and asked for the return of the prize, but this was refused by Blake.
War finally broke out after a confrontation between admirals Robert Blake and Maarten Tromp, May 1652, at the Battle of Dover.
The Dutch admiral Maarten Tromp sailed to the isles and on arriving on 30 May 1651 demanded compensation.
De With's squadron were visible at a distance, but too late to reach Tromp.
During the first days of February 1653, Tromp escorted a convoy of merchant ships through the Channel and put them safely into the Atlantic Ocean.
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If tromp had had to deal with Blake only, there could have been but one end to the conflict.
At least it appears that the English passed to windward of tromp.
This formation had been adopted by tromp at the battle of Portland.
Know ye, tromp, or does Juliana know, who this one-eyed gallant is?
Whether tromp knew that Blake had sailed for the north does not appear.
Young Tromp was finishing a carouse in the cabin when the English broke in.
Tromp, as commander of the rear, had the Wimpel at the mizen.
Peter Van Tromp, an English-speaking, two-legged animal of the international genus, and by profession of general and more than equivocal utility.
Van Tromp, in a suit of French country velveteens and with a remarkable carbuncle on his nose.
That,' said Van Tromp, 'was when I had to paint those dirty daubs of mine.
I behave to that girl, sir, like an archdeacon,' replied Van Tromp warmly.
She had better go up and see him right away,' suggested Van Tromp.
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