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against the wind

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1. We sailed against the wind.
2. The wind blew against the sail.
3. The squirrel advanced against the strong wind.
4. The wind blows against the sails.
5. The ship made slow progress against the strong wind.
6. A lone sailboat is sailing against the wind.
7. His shot didn't carry well against the wind.
8. But when we say a vessel can sail against the wind, we do not mean that she can proceed on a course directly opposite to the point from which the wind blows.
9. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it— but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.