How to use scirocco in a sentence
He wished Home might always wear such a dismal veil of dampness, scirocco, and cloud.
Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster | F. Marion CrawfordA strong smell of lime, wet earth and damp masonry was blown into Orsino's nostrils by the scirocco wind.
Don Orsino | F. Marion CrawfordSince Padre Secchi found that the scirocco really brings the sand of the desert with it, I dislike it more than ever.
Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster | F. Marion CrawfordI like these moist, soft, relaxing climates; even the scirocco doesn't touch me much.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II | Elizabeth Barrett BrowningIt was not the summer sun that scorched her so, nor the scirocco that made her head so heavy.
Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 | Various
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