westering

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  • At dusk, as the westering sun dazzled them, the ridge dropped away and Sharpe saw they had been cheated. —  Sharpe's Gold
  • The sun was westering, but there was still plenty of light. —  This Scepter'd Isle
  • At last, as the westering sun began to dip behind the jagged peaks, the sound of silver bells filled the valley, and folk answered the call, flocking out of town until all that moved in Xak Khalan were a few stray goats and the creaking wheel of the mill. —  Chosen Of The Gods
  • The sun was westering, and before her was a small clearing, with Lyran's horse contentedly grazing and a small, neat camp already set up. —  Fiddler Fair
  • The sun was westering, so far as I could judge, when I saw people ahead, and then we were in a little clearing with perhaps a dozen fellows waiting for us; stalwart peasants like my four guards, and all of them armed. —  Royal Flash
 

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