Word: sighingly
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...Goldwater, he had been trying to figure a way of staying out of Wisconsin, and now his sigh of relief could be heard across the land. Said he of Byrnes's favorite-son candidacy: "Because of the peculiar election laws, a Republican is taking his life in his hands if he enters the primary in Wisconsin. I would much rather see Johnny carry the load...
When the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, Hewlett Johnson, 89, finally retired last May, Anglican churchmen breathed a long sigh of relief. But "the Red Dean" shows no sign of letup in his Communist Partygoing. Now he is off to Havana to help celebrate the fifth anniversary of Fidel Castro's regime. "He was absolutely determined to go," said his wife. "I must say he has been very well lately, but it is a long journey...
...Milk Company's "all but automatic" feeding of baby I receive with a toss of my head. We mothers have the automatic line all sewed up and there's no Rip, Pop, Gurgle or Plop involved-just Sit, Cuddle, Nuzzle and Sigh with satisfaction. We call it Nursing...
...three belong to some children in northern Ontario, but they are staying in a town 250 miles from home while the children are away. Suddenly the Labrador heaves a sigh of nostalgia, sniffs the wind, heads for home. The cat and the terrier tag along, perhaps vaguely aware that they are going back where they belong but certainly unaware that in order to get there they must somehow cross some of the roughest country in Canada...
When he showed up to meet 200 Russians at Moscow's Foreign Literature Library, Author John Steinbeck, 61, hoped to ask a few questions himself. "But we want to hear you. We don't want to argue," protested a Russian girl. With a sigh, the touring novelist settled back for the onslaught. Would he talk about Steinbeck? "I'd rather die." J. D. Salinger? "He had an appalling effect on my children." Is there any hope for the U.S.? "If I didn't believe in America, I'd cut my throat tonight." Finally Steinbeck exploded...