Oasis seekers

Usage examples of nomads.

The drummer, in his constantly exposed position at the van, was one of the few nomads who protected himself with chain mail.

He had seen the nomads practicing with their composite bows and thought he knew what they could do.

The nomads fled at the sight of the legionaries and looked back over their shoulders in disbelief at seeing troops loyal to Videssos pushing through country they had come to think of as theirs.

Khatrisher rear guard came galloping up to warn that a real force of nomads was approaching from behind the Romans.

And at close quarters, even mounted the nomads were no match for the disciplined, armored veterans Minucius led.

Centuries ago the two great empires saw it was in their joint interest to keep the steppe nomads from penetrating Erzerum and erupting into their own lands.

Thanks to Gunib and the other forts in the passes, the only nomads they had seen were Yezda raiders from the south, and thought Arigh was identifying himself as one.

Half a dozen turbaned nomads from the desert south of the Sea of Saltslender, big-nosed men with a family likeness were packing up their incenses and quills of spice till morning.

Arigh had said, but Gorgidas had no authority over the nomads, who did not fancy taking orders from an outsider.

But, though a couple of desert nomads stayed in sight to keep a similar eye on the plainsmen, Shenuta proved a man of his word.

Yezda surge almost sent Marcus hurrying back with his maniple to relieve the pressure on the rest of the legionaries, but Gaius Philippus and Gagik Bagratouni battled the nomads to a standstill.

Thorisin only too aware of how readily the nomads could flock back together.

Since all the nomads, not only from this latest invasion but from years gone by, too, have come to Videssos without his leave, he bids you order them back to Yezd and keep them there from now on.

The nomads in Videssos are beyond my control, or that of any other man.

She, who had shown no fear of Milo or the other nomads, was quite obviously terrified of the blood-hungry horse.