Word: drove
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...seven foot victory over Pennsylvania in the second fastest time of the day. Several times the freshmen seemed ready to pull ahead as they understroked the Red and Blue crew for most of the race. The Penn shell gained slightly on the Crimson boat as both crews drove across the finish line rowing about...
...Yardlings' offense was led by centerfielder Bob Forbush, who drove in two runs and contributed to a third. In the first inning, his single moved Al Martin, previously hit by a pitch, to second, and Martin then scored on two successive walks...
...Fonseca. "There's a plot against the government," gasped Salazar. "They've taken the generals and are coming for you. You must be dressed when I come by your house." Piedrahita scrambled into his uniform and climbed down the fire escape of his apartment building as Salazar drove...
Under the admiral's orders, army troops drove military policemen from the radio stations they had seized. Air force planes swooped low over Bogota's military barracks to discourage any wavering army units from joining the rebels. Then 1,000 infantrymen, backed by artillery and tanks, marched up to the military police barracks. Forero, disheartened by the failure of other armed forces to support him, surrendered his hostages in return for safe conduct to asylum in the Salvadoran embassy. By midday the city and country were firmly back in the junta's hands. And this week...
...learn how to get out of a car under water (Finns like to drive on their frozen lakes, and dozens are drowned annually when their cars fall through thin ice), Jämsä drove a car, with its windows closed, off a ramp at 40 m.p.h. into 24 ft. of water, nearly panicked when a seat came loose and pinned him for a moment. But he found a layer of air under the roof, waited until the car filled with enough water to offset outside pressure, then opened the door and floated to safety...