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Word: sermonized (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sermon, the 31-year old Mr. Graham exhibited his powerful voice and dramatic ability. When he said that "Moses would have told them to stone this woman to death," he went through the motions of stoning some invisible body lying on the stage before him. However, his gestures were stereotyped and his repertory small; I found him using many precise declamatory gestures loosely and without specific meaning...

Author: By George A. Leiper, | Title: THE WALRUS SAID | 1/11/1950 | See Source »

...Marines and enlisted personnel of the Navy. Ex-Air Corps men may apply if they'll quit telling us how they won the war. Ex-Brass is acceptable only if well tarnished . . . Restricted clientele: This project is restricted to folks who understand the Sermon on the Mount, believe in the Ten Commandments and practice the Golden Rule. These apartments were built with Uncle Sam's and our dough. Neither Uncle Sam nor we want tenants who are members of subversive, anti-American hate organizations like the Ku Klux Klan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GEORGIA: No Shenanigans | 1/2/1950 | See Source »

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