Word: elbowing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...times the period details elbow out Byatt's story (parts of the novel read like notes for a cultural history), those details are never less than fascinating. Some English soldiers, we learn, named trenches for beloved works of literature - children's books, no less. But by the end of The Children's Book, it's hard to imagine the young men who christened Peter Pan Trench as harboring any illusions about not growing up or sharing Peter's view that "to die will be an awfully big adventure...
...only words that aren’t in Ferguson’s vocabulary, it seems, are “um” or “ah” or “er.” Every once in a while, he’ll lean an elbow on the podium, cross his ankles, and place a hand in his pocket, then lecture from that vantage point. He never misses a beat or misreads his audience, some who didn’t manage to snag a chair...
...hour hand hits 11. After class, he’s immediately surrounded by a small swarm of students. He takes a swig of Peet’s Coffee. He makes his way out with one student glued to his elbow, glowing about how “academically yummy” today’s lesson...
...previous DUI conviction, had nearly triple the legal blood-alcohol level when his minivan slammed into the foursome just as they were about to arrive at a Fullerton dance club to celebrate Adenhart's hard-won success. A promising pitching prospect, Adenhart had come back from a severe elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery, named after the former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher who first successfully underwent the operation for ligament reconstruction...
...event’s signature feature, an official time keeper activated a chain of elbow nudges from within the audience which finally culminated with Miss Sweetie Poo’s comical exclamation just seconds later...