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  • Jack Raby, with the natural impulse of his age, forgetting his own lessons to Marianna, was very nearly giving way to a shout of joy as he found the boat floating freely on the ocean he had learned to love and to confide in; but he recollected himself in time, and merely uttered a whispered "hurra," which could not have been heard above the splash of the water on the rocks close above them.

    The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • “Hooray” can be dated back to 1686 and possibly comes from the German word “hurra,” thebattle-cry of Prussian soldiers during the War of Liberation (1812-13).

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • I say hurra for my country, and the man that says hurra for Jackson, deserves not the name of a freeman, but he ought to be a subject of the autocrat of Russia, and have the yoke of tyranny placed upon his neck till he was bowed down, down to the very dust.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • I say hurra for my country, and the man that says hurra for Jackson, deserves not the name of a freeman, but he ought to be a subject of the autocrat of Russia, and have the yoke of tyranny placed upon his neck till he was bowed down, down to the very dust.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • The broadcast Misr al hurra Free Egypt by Egyptian exiles out of southern France in the 1960s was one of these attempts.

    The Coming Revolution Walid Phares 2010

  • I hope they do because Buffy deserves its last hurra, there will never be a more deep, meaningful and kick ass show in the world that compares to Buffy.

    Rumor: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Back on the Big Screen? « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • I had no idea new bike parts were so expensive. hurra for another week of bsnyc

    The Party's Over: Derailed by the Economy BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • The Footmen of England still yelled their terrific battle-cry, “Hurra, hurra!”

    Burlesques 2006

  • The Footmen of England still yelled their terrific battle-cry, “Hurra, hurra!”

    The History of the Next French Revolution 2006

  • The young Shanavans also united their boyish voices in a cheering hurra, which was echoed by two mounted policemen that rode beside them.

    Ralph Rashleigh 2004

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