| 单词 | wits |
| 例句 | If they had half the wits of their pig, they would have fled King’s Landing the night Joff died, before Cersei could assign them some share of blame in her son s death. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were in enemy territory now, a place of steep risk, the kind of fix you didn’t walk out of if you didn’t keep your wits about you. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z You were left to your own devices or so you thought until you were at your very wits’ end, at which time she would step in and rescue you. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “In that case,” said the man in black, “I challenge you to a battle of wits.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Well, let us see what we can do,” said M. Bouc, brightening a little at this challenge to his wits. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been at his wits’ end, with no reply to Bigwig’s scornful impatience except his readiness to risk his own life in company with Fiver and Pipkin. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke of weather portents and the slack wits of smallfolk, and told how his nephew itched for battle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He squinted, had no nose, and was weak in his wits. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was enough to make you laugh your head off, the way both of those bad bulls had gotten the wits scared clear out of them, each one thinking he’d lost the fight. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And he had the use of his wits, and of his legs too. That is heartening. We do not pursue in vain.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z No, he had to remember she was an assassin with the blessing of a pretty face and sharp wits. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And then, somehow, I got my wits about me and I felt about with my hand and I pressed the bell for the conductor. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was little she always caught me, but as I got older I got faster, and when speed failed her she’d use her wits. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His wits were coming back to him, however slowly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "And you have the wits of a goose." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "If the gods hadn't taken your wits, you would have been a great knight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Just a fairy, his wits, and maybe a touch of magic. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He let out a small yelp before he could stop it—it took him a second to recover his wits. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Someone would have to keep his wits, and he had assumed automatically that since Fezzik had so few, he would find retaining them not all that difficult. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She had to remember why she was going—she had to keep her wits about her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And then there is a knock at the door that scares me out of my wits. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z By the time Percy had recovered his wits, the enemy was everywhere. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Well, if it is mutating and if any of us have caught it, let’s hope it gives us a week or two before we lose our wits. Come on. Let’s get moving.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A few breaths of clean air help me reclaim my wits, and I notice that Helene has disappeared. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z There was a pause, for it was the first time that Arthur had made a speech, and he wanted to collect his wits for it “Well,” said the King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I did. Now I offer you my men, my ships, my wits.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps once he could evoke gales of laughter with a quip, but the sea had taken that power from him, along with half his wits and all his memory. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His wits came back to him slowly and he looked up to see what was wanted. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Keep your wits about you,” Chaol said, still watching the duel. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In general he was paired with a white ally, but Royal’s quick wits and proud bearing made it clear the color of his skin was no impediment. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “To make a trial of their wits and an ordeal of their judgment,” he said as if he relished confusion itself. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I almost say, but then I recover my wits and press my lips together. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His voice shook; he seemed frightened beyond his wits. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “If you had wits and could persuade me, it would not move me to revenge as much as the sight of you!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Wreaked havoc and mayhem. Pots and pans everywhere. Place swimming in soup. Terrified the house-elves out of their wits —” Clang. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I have been frightened half out of my foolish wits, but I have somehow earned this joy; I have been waiting for it for so long. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He was staring at the batting averages, but he saw nothing except the image of a little girl in a brown plaid skirt, scared out of her wits, biting her lower lip. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z If I’d kept my wits about me, I could have taken their dowsing compass away, ensuring my safety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Before I could gather my wits, he turned full-face toward me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He was now, as Bigwig said, getting old, but his wits were still clear enough. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Stars, spattered out through lifeless night from end to end, like jewels scattered in a dead king’s grave, tease, torment my wits toward meaningful patterns that do not exist. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The gold that she had squandered to open the doors of the Hall of a Thousand Thrones was largely a product of the merchant's generosity and quick wits. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For a moment it swayed and seemed to be gathering its wits. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z We’ve got an escape route rigged up a back window, but Sonia kept her wits about her and asked who it was. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Those future explorers on Io will have to keep their wits about them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Gramps was just as glad, he said, because he needed his wits about him that evening. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He can take my fingers and my toes, he can put out my eyes and slice my ears off, but he cannot take my wits unless I let him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I learned that sagacity and quick wits are necessary in avoiding dangerous situations; and that fatuity and shortsightedness make one go around in circles, seemingly unaware of the many opportunities for escape. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel felt so much frightened that he could no longer collect his wits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a true hustler—uneducated, unskilled at anything honorable, and I considered myself nervy and cunning enough to live by my wits, exploiting any prey that presented itself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Several of the village boys, with too much ale and too few wits, left the celebration looking for trouble to cause. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Feeling indignant that he was not taken into his tutor’s confidence, he set his wits to work to devise some proper retaliation for the slight. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wondering where the hell we got to. Scared out of her chubby little wits.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But they had, in fact, come halfway across America on their own wits and meager resources. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Worms have crawled up your hose and eaten your wits." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I collected my wits and was helping as best I could when the final wagon in the troupe passed us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Archie had only his wits and a bunch of guys who were all big zeroes without him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “My hair may be frizzled but my wits are not,” Alyce responded. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The way things were jumping ’round and with my wits flewed away, it didn’t make no sense to try to keep standing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Ethyne was sixteen at the time, and known throughout the Protectorate as a remarkably clever girl—quick hands, quick wits. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They were sure she must have done something to Jack, because he never would have picked a girl over them if he had his wits about him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z These Orgota have not the wits nor size of spirit to fear what is truly and immensely strange. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “We have wits enough to know it must be put safely in Dallben’s hands.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z "Pease far wits. You get her flayed, you can scrub the bloody steps," said Weese. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was quiet, subdued, reduced—a banished man living off his wits in a foreign land. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A few cups of wine might be just the thing to help him sleep, but he would need his wits about him when Galazza Galare returned from treating with the foe. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Besides being scared out of my wits, I am sick and tired of passing off my cooking for somebody else’s. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Obviously she had been frightened out of her wits, as well she might be. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z By then I had collected wits enough to leap to my feet and race out of the church. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z If Harry hadn’t seen Mr. Diggory do exactly this back in the Weasleys’ kitchen, it would have scared him out of his wits. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But there are enough victors who still have the wits and the nerve to come out fighting. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “So now I want to see if Merlyn can restore him to his wits.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I had survived for years on the streets of Tarbean, living off my wits. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was pleased to see that Reginald, though he said little about it, admired my living by my wits. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He had overcome all sorts of monsters and hardships with his quick wits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She’d proven herself in the tunnels under Rome, beaten a whole series of challenges with only her wits. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was green, and he overestimated his resilience, but he was sufficiently skilled to last for sixteen weeks on little more than his wits and ten pounds of rice. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you’ll need all your wits if you want to get out of Serra alive.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I wanted to ask you...does this ‘encouraging development’ scare the wits out of you as much as it does me?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There was no more questioning of Bigwig’s strength, Fiver’s insight, Blackberry’s wits or Hazel’s authority. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed totally unable to collect his wits. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I was only stunned for a moment, but by the time I had regathered my wits, I had a heavy hand clamped over my mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But secretly I'm wondering if Haymitch sobered up long enough to help Peeta and me because he thought we just might have the wits to survive. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z ‘One thing you have not found in your hunting, and that’s brighter wits,’ said Pippin, opening an eye. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The woman yelped when one of the rescuers grabbed her with both hands and yanked her off of Thomas, who recovered his wits and scrambled to his feet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t care two wits about your feminine complications,”the Grand Elder roared as he marched into her study. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Speaking of pot roast, I had spent the three months before this involuntary visit subsisting only by a combination of my wits and the microwave. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped they would think that I had lost my wits through grief. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As soon as he gathered his wits, he realized that he had to ask her to stand again for sentencing. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Elaine, who was now as white as the Queen had been but still held herself proud and upright said: “You have driven him mad. His wits must have been weak.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Each week they match wits with a special invited guest. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “I only need half my wits to be a match for you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She declared she was at her wits’ end to come up with a presentable meal. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind chilled her naked body and she stopped to collect her wits. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, he lives by his wits in the woods, so he isn’t exactly wagging his tail twenty-four hours a day. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And so I am left to my wits, which in fact are prodigiously keen and surpassingly wise: I enter a town, with my crutch and my cry: “Food for the famished! Alms for the poor!” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z He had few tools other than his wits, his notebook, a handful of photographs, and the children’s letters. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As I wrote and blotted many phrases, lamenting my dull wits, Gertrude appeared at the door of her chamber, looking fretful. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Okay. So how do we use our wits and the library to find dessert?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Halfway down was another overlook, a thin extra lane marked off less as an opportunity to gaze at the scenery, I thought, than to allow drivers a chance to stop and gather their wits. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “A blunt refusal would have been unwise. The men might rightly ask if I had taken leave of my wits.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If I had my wits about me, I would have slipped out and taken off with the truck the moment I realized there was no water in the bug-out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z What worked best was to keep my wits about me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But sometimes they cut their hair into such wild patterns that attempting to imitate them, Wood sniffed, "would torture the wits of a curious barber." 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My wits wandered some, ’bout the time my hands started bleeding. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z These are dark times we live in, and it is only by keeping our wits about ourselves that we can truly survive. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z With Eilonwy at his heels, he ran to the tree, fearful the fatigue and strain of the day had at last driven the dwarf out of his wits. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He had something in reserve, some ingenious product of his counselor’s wits that would overwhelm their scheme. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Getting something and having the wits to use it... those are two different things. I’m sure your mother Athena would agree.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Bel and the Serpent wasn’t so frightening, as it mainly featured the quick wits of Daniel. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But I quickly tamped down the screaming voice inside my head and collected my wits, along with the few available facts. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “No rest, no wits,” she said when forcing me to my cot just an hour before. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Now, suddenly, I was scared out of my wits again. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Had she had all her wits, Desdemona could not possibly have fathomed what I was saying. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I sat down to think, and to collect my wits. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your wits gave you away. There’s no one clever as a Kingslander, they say.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sam had just wits enough left to thrust the phial back into his breast. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z On this occasion Hercules had only his wits to trust to; he had to give all his strength to supporting that mighty load. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z This gave Annabeth just enough time to gather her wits and draw her knife. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z "Have I lost my wits, or did my sister just kiss me?" he asked Bronn when she was gone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Before we discuss the possibility that you’ve addled your wits with that crack to the head, tell me, how is the road to Tinue?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Roger gaped, horrified, but then collected his wits and ran to the nearest group of hesitating children. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The weight of appreciation and the threat, which was never spoken, of a return to Momma were burdens that clogged my childish wits into impassivity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It is said there were no fleas in ancient Ireland, that they were brought in be the English to drive us out of our wits entirely, an’ I wouldn’t put it past the English. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If he was speaking the truth, he had had wits enough to escape the destruction of his warren and survive a long journey through open country. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Regaining some of his wits, he got his bearings. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “That,” I said, “is the crux. Van Helsing is simply frantic about it, and I am at my wits’ end. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Hannah scolded, Meg cried, and Jo was at her wits’ end, till she decided to take things into her own hands. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z When he saw the goddess’s torches blazing, the giant seemed to recover his wits. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sentry by this time had realized what was happening, and was trying to gather his wits, but Iorek Byrnison was already turning a corner near the harbor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He’d left home after high school with nothing but his wits and his imagination, and he’d used them to attain worldwide fame and amass a vast fortune. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He said: "They used their wits, you see. If you can't beat evil by strength alone, then a little cunning is called for." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He can get the wits scared clear out of him today and by tomorrow have forgotten all about it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a scholar, the friend of Raleigh and of Nashe, the most brilliant and educated of the Cambridge wits. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Nine months here and I still don’t know if she’s sick in the body or fried up her wits with the hair coloring. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In Virginia, you could smuggle yourself into Delaware or up the Chesapeake on a barge, evading patrollers and bounty hunters by your wits and the invisible hand of Providence. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It’s true, I do use my wits to fill my belly with fresh cheese or warm rolls. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I feared my wits had been melted by the flames, twisted and charred. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the songs, Lann was the fellow who winkled the Casterlys out of easterly Rock with no weapon but his wits, and stole gold from the sun to brighten his curly hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As for one’s wits, it is just not true that one can live by them—not, that is, if one wishes really to live. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He was, I would ascertain, not especially smart, and his slow wits and mild manner were no match for the chaos swirling around him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow the queen's voice cut through the woman's ravaged wits. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Indeed, Janice Avery, who among all the seventh graders was the one person who devoted her entire life to scaring the wits out of anyone smaller than she, was right behind him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z They looked dazed, as if some happy accident had robbed them of their wits; they moved slowly; their eyes were not focused on what they looked at. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Some fellow thinks he’s going to be the master of Africa and winds up with his nice European-tailored suit rumpled in a corner and his wits half cracked from the filaires itching under his skin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now,” he said, "before my wits return. Go." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Whilst they played wits against me—against me who commanded nations, and intrigued for them, and fought for them, hundreds of years before they were born—I was countermining them. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Before long his main weapon would lose its force, and then they’d only have their wits. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart lived by his wits in an unstable, arithmetical world of black eyes and feathers in his cap, of overwhelming imaginary triumphs and catastrophic imaginary defeats. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He looked scared out of his wits, and Matt quickly said, “It’s not his fault. I gave him the bag.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This was unhelpful, as they were still tending the horrible skrewts and needed their wits about them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z This lad was near twelve, and the steward praised his wits and courage. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Do not frighten the wits out of the poor thing!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Hamilton was certain that, once Burr recovered his wits and sense, “you will see the matter in the same light as me.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Ranofer had seen the pair often hobbling about the streets of the City of the Dead, but their sudden appearance here sent his wits scattering like startled birds. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “No use in flying off to unsafe places. Keep your wits about you.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They had never seen animals behave like this before, and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z If always propelled my thoughts back to the present, because if depended so much on keeping my wits about me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He had stood for the fraction of a second collecting his wits, which had been far away considering the Orkneys or some other matter of state. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think I have the wits I was born with?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “The battle of wits has begun,” said the man in black. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It’s when I get to the middle of the staircase that I’m scared out of my wits. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Instantly the father turned the plow aside, thus proving that he had all his wits about him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of the day he jogged through the hallways and up and down stairs, scaring the nervous tenants half out of their wits. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Daisy used strength, Amelia wits, and Isabelle fell in love with the dragon, because that’s the sort of girl she was. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I recalled his singular conduct of yesterday, and really I began to fear his wits were touched. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z "I believe in steel swords, gold coins, and men's wits," said Tyrion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The little shards of sleep that they allowed her turned into razors, slicing at her wits. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For a moment I squatted, trying to regain my breath and wits. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z We have to joke about it because the alternative is to be scared out of your wits. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Before this talk with you tonight, I was at my wits’ end, wondering whatever I was going to do.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Has your pride crowded all the wits out of your head?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z All we have is our wits and—no, that’s all, our wits—and we have to stop her. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “The Irish've always had to live by their wits,” said Mum. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I had been raised on the stage, and my sharp Ruh wits ensured that I got the better of our exchanges. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A small country, forced to live by its wits, its foreign policy contained a strong pacifist element. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can a young maid’s wits be as mortal as an old man’s life?” cried Laertes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He had an odd manner of speech, a queer lilt that reminded Cora of the way those on the plantation sounded after they lost their wits. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She tried to keep her wits about her. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Before he could recover his wits, Piper grabbed Annabeth’s arm and together they plunged through the second doorway. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If he hadn’t been scared out of his wits that he was about to be thrown out of school, he would have been very pleased to have a chance to look around it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z My wits were so disordered that I answered yes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Like her fellow West Virginian John Henry, the steel-driving man who faced off against the steam hammer, Katherine Johnson would soon be asked to match her wits against the prowess of the electronic computer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But the interview was still ahead, and she resolved to keep her wits about her. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “A week ago they were being hunted with a rifle and were frightened out of their wits,” Penelope replied hotly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z ‘They say,’ he began again, ‘my wits left me after I got hit on the head by that customs official. That’s what you think, eh, Mr. Sam Adams?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Upstairs, in her own room, she stood leaning against the door, trying to collect her wits. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z An agent reported that Morrison, after being released from jail, seemed “frightened out of his wits.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Trying to collect his wits and courage, Vetch spoke the Revelation-spell, watching between each slow-syllabled word for change or tremor of illusion in this strange drying and shallowing of the abyss of ocean. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “I would need a bucket, with this pain. Thank you, but no. I want my wits about me. I’ll have no more need of you tonight.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t think I’m senile. That’s the mistake everyone makes. They think old Granny’s wandering in her wits, but she hears a thing or two. You were going to tell her about the Masks, weren’t you?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Laurie and she were always making signs to one another, and talking about ‘Spread Eagles’ till the girls declared they had both lost their wits. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Forms and figures loomed out of the rain: boulders in our path, gruesome as ogres to my susceptible wits, hulking, pocked and eyed with limpets, shaggy with weeds. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Confronting their joy, once I have settled my wits, I am sure I shall feel joy in sympathy; Bono would do so for me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z An unaccountable serenity had stolen upon me; I felt the operations of my wits as clean and mechanical, aiming only at that which needed to transpire: the flight at the appointed time across the mud. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We—by which I mean the ladies—were also scared out of our wits. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The men were still shocked, disbelieving, but Mrs. Coulter recovered her wits almost at once. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother collected her wits and glared at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "But we have four times the wits, and five, times the courage." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We all sat there like dummies, scared out of our wits. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z New problems: Mrs. van D. is at her wits’ end. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Chairman Jin was right behind me. I was scared out of my wits.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “My husband’s aunt is a blithering idiot who has completely lost her wits. You should have told me of her requests at once.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “His wits are gone. He’s full of blood and worms.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I must keep my wits about me, because there are always opportunities. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “We’ll need our wits to survive this,” Toby had said, making Luke laugh. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Eleanor pushed her curls out of her face one by one, like she was gathering her wits by hand. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The angry, frustrated soldiers might scare Sam Adams’s black handmaiden out of her wits. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I had wits sufficient about me to bow; and then stood and regarded the girl, who regarded me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z For all his caution and wits, he was turning out to be a dangerous person to be close to. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Where is it? Simply point, since your wits have left you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His later Cabinet battles invite him to match wits with his snooty political adversaries in rap, a language that gives this talented upstart a decided advantage. 'Hamilton's' revolutionary power is in its hip-hop musical numbers 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z In the prison scenes she reaches heroism by fighting to keep her will and wits under a system whose purpose is to drive her insane. Mandela in the Movies: 10 Films About Apartheid 2013-12-06T21:21:59Z “I was a nomad after losing my room, and I was a gnostic because I had to survive by my wits,” he told The Times. Grachan Moncur III, Trombonist Whose Star Shone Briefly, Dies at 85 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Giving a good toast is tricky enough without trying it with half of your wits about you, so wait until afterward to enjoy your favorite beverage. 7 Tips for Avoiding a Wedding Toast Disaster 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z But The Boyfriend is another demonstration of Thomas Perry’s cool, tough-minded skill at staging battles of wits. Books of The Times: Beach Reads From Stephen King, Kevin Kwan, Carl Hiaasen and More 2013-06-06T21:14:31Z It was like Braveheart, at the end where he refuses the potion because he wants to have his wits about him. Rumer: 'Culture is mediocre because most interesting people are under a duvet' 2012-05-23T14:37:21Z Contestants also pit their royal wits against one another to compete for a "mystery grand prize" - which is not, alas, an invitation to the Westminster Abbey ceremony. Royal-crazy Yanks in London in BBC's 'Royally Mad' 2011-04-06T13:29:14Z The day will also include a free play area and opportunities to match wits with a grandmaster. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 14-20 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z It's a battle of wits rather than reflexes, a stimulating change of pace from the typical alien gorefest. 'Dishonored' tops a diverse year in video games 2012-12-12T14:50:09Z Given the subject, Reacher is more thoughtful and measured than usual, relying more on his wits than on those fists of his that are “the size of a supermarket chicken.” In Lee Child’s ‘The Midnight Line,’ hero Jack Reacher seeks justice amid the opioid crisis 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Alexander Woollcott, the taste-making critic at the New Yorker, recruited Harpo to join the famed gathering of wits around the Algonquin Round Table. The movie Salvador Dali wanted to make with the Marx Brothers didn’t happen – until now (sort of) 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z This poppy dress, which I wore to the “China: Through the Looking Glass” show in 2015, was an example of Karl’s dexterity and quick wits at his desk. Karl and Anna, a Love Story in Clothes 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z There's a lot of information to absorb, and the audience must keep their wits about them. The Situation Room – review 2013-04-16T16:24:26Z Or will she simply continue to answer the universe’s distress calls, solving whatever problem is thrown her way with simply her wits and a sonic screwdriver? A Female 'Doctor Who?' It's About Timey Wimey 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z But he still had enough wits about him to go back for another signature, this one for me. Frugal Traveler: Scoring a Baseball Bargain at Spring Training 2014-03-11T20:48:06Z “The President’s Daughter” is all testosterone and swagger, full of gritty operatives eager to rush into impossible situations using only their wits and their massive weapons. Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny Deliver a Page-Turner Part Sly, Part Sweet 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z “You only just have to keep your wits about you,” she said. It’s hard not to be charmed in unspoiled south-central England 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z After all, the woman hasn't written a book for almost 20 years, yet she's heralded as one of the singular wits of her generation. "Public Speaking": Scorsese's Fran Lebowitz doc delights 2010-11-22T16:01:00Z Brits match wits and trade quips with host Stephen Fry in the imported quiz show "QI." TV This Week Feb. 15-22: 'QI' on BBC America 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Once there, they have to use their wits and charm, and their knowledge of the movie-within-the-movie’s plot, to escape back to their own world. Television Review: ‘Teen Beach Movie’ Goes Back to the Future 2013-07-18T21:44:52Z Julia does at least have some wits about her, though, and so she sets off to find happiness — which is to say, a good lay. ‘Losing It’: A 26-year-old virgin plots her own deflowering 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z To this day I have made my living with my wits and my fingers, rather than my back and my hands. Sea of Love: A Father, His Daughter and the Boat He Made for Her 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z These Brits for wits are also, in common with all awards, subject to uncertainty about their catchment area. The problem with the British Comedy Awards 2012-12-05T16:02:08Z This places the three of them in a battle of wits and wills. SXSW 2015: Of humans and robots in sci-fi chamber drama 'Ex Machina' 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z And as soon as I saw the rushes I told Sidney that no one in their right mind was going to be scared out their wits by Agatha Christie. A life in music: Richard Rodney Bennett 2011-07-22T22:55:02Z As he gloats about killing a rhino, displaying the carcass on his phone, her placid demeanor cracks and a war of wits ensues — a tangle of race, inequality and immigration at its core. Salma Hayek on an Epically Bad Dinner Party 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Oh, he must have been without his wits! Style Invitational Week 1410: Legends of the fall 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z And Godwin will conclude the season with the “great celebration of love” that is “Much Ado About Nothing,” with the play’s warring wits, Beatrice and Benedick, still to be cast. Shakespeare Theatre’s new head announces his first season, from ‘Much Ado’ to a James Baldwin play 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Looking back on it now, it’s a pretty quiet, atmospheric film for most of its runtime, but for the entire duration I was scared out of my wits, watching it behind my fingers. 'I didn't sleep well for months': the films that terrified our writers as kids 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z He was Bret Maverick, a cardsharp and ladies man who got by on his wits instead of a six-gun and would just as soon duck a fight as face a showdown. Actor James Garner of 'The Rockford Files' dead at 86 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z A good shooter game is a laboratory for tactical decisions and a test chamber for your reflexes and wits. Critic’s Notebook: Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Halo 4 2012-11-13T08:01:23Z In a battle of wits, who would come out on top? Around Town for Sept. 16-22 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Holmes goes his own way, he lives by his wits. Meet the magician behind Sherlock Holmes 2011-11-13T04:57:31Z And yet, for all the talk in the play of armies and followers, Mr. Jacobi reminds us that this king’s most primal, abiding battle is the one fought with his wits. On the London Stage: Derek Jacobi's Close-Up 'King Lear' 2010-12-14T15:50:02Z He has been ubiquitous, hawking Dodge Durango trucks, accepting a tribute from a journalism school and matching wits with members of the profession he exists to lampoon. Movie Review: ‘Anchorman 2,’ Starring Will Ferrell and Steve Carell 2013-12-17T21:57:43Z But his wits are keeping his little band of escapees alive—at least for now. Motherlode Blog: Five Key Parenting Lessons from ‘Game of Thrones’ 2013-06-09T22:00:43Z I was a happy, chattering toddler, my mother got her wits back and started working, and Ammah’s faith in why she was put on this Earth was restored. ‘I stood there, mouth gaping, words stuck’: how a comedian cured her stammer 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Behn has to get by on her wits, and Twyford’s blend of quick thinking and vulnerability makes this character an unpredictable, magnetic heroine. Review | Having it all as the first female playwright in ‘Or,’ 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The three of them then become locked into a test of wits and wills, with allegiances and understanding shifting. Video: Alex Garland, Rian Johnson, Graham Moore talk 'Ex Machina' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Philip and Buster live by their wits, which entails collaboration, and that looks a lot like best-friendship. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Saved, by a whisker 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z They work not on their heels, but on their wits. ‘I love drag. It's dangerous’: Graham Norton and Alan Carr on desire, camp and ‘cancel culture’ 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z But a long, dry stretch followed, through Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism, lightened up in the 1960s only by oddball wits like Ray Johnson and Lee Lozano. Fischli and Weiss: Anarchy at the Guggenheim 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Her brainy and frazzled women are at the ends of their wits. Review: Nell Zink’s ‘Nicotine’ Is Hard to Put Down, Despite Its Unruly Plot 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z He’s a colorful character and the way he operates and gets by is through his wits. “Trump is kind of scary. I get the feeling he might actually pull it off”: Michael Shannon on “99 Homes,” the economic collapse and the eroding American Dream 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Invoking the “Berlin Trilogy” suggests that The Next Day might be more than meets the eye conceptually, and at the very least, should serve as a red flag that listeners’ wits should be about them. David Bowie Challenges Listeners on The Next Day 2013-03-11T15:50:39Z But so is our sense of Butley’s slide into the ever-enveloping wilderness that, Mr. West reveals, even this most accomplished of wits cannot forestall. Theater: Onstage, British Bile and Russian Satire 2011-06-14T11:30:06Z The idea of some guy on a stage, often some guy with problems, who finds himself at odds with the establishment and has only his wits to resist with: that all begins with Bruce. Comedy gold: Lenny Bruce's Performance 2013-06-21T14:51:12Z Buy yourself some time: If you do want to engage in a battle of wits, you can stall for time by repeating the last thing the person said. Defending yourself from insults and rising above them 2011-07-11T15:26:03Z An introductory scene finds Artemis matching wits with a therapist and quickly besting his knowledge of antiques. ‘Artemis Fowl’ Review: Fowl, Not Fair 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z And he sees his wits as his family’s only hope to keep from losing the Iron Throne as fast as they won it. Game of Thrones Watch: There?s a New Hand in Town 2012-04-09T11:57:28Z It is essential that women be the decision makers, which explains why seeing the central women on “The Morning Show” ignore their supposed wits to be handled by the men around them is so aggravating. It's tough to explain what makes the aggravating "Morning Show" mess appealing 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Her hijinks are hilarious, her wits are wonderful, and I relish her rambunctiousness day after day. KidsPost readers told us their Beverly Cleary favorites 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Just by walking around you will find interesting places, but you need to keep your wits about you too. Top tips: workplace photography 2010-10-01T14:06:00Z Thus “The Iceberg” is a story about one of the two men in the author’s life losing his wits while the other begins to gain his. Review: A Widow Documents Her Loss in ‘The Iceberg’ 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Dim in wits and lighting, “The Possession of Michael King” strains our eyes, spits on our intelligence and saps our generosity of spirit. ‘The Possession of Michael King,’ About a Game of Dare 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z They are about the kids, and I am at my wits’ end. How can I stop being Mom? 2012-06-15T00:00:00Z He got on not so much by his wits as by his charm, and with youthful avidity he took in everything he saw and heard. A Renowned Travel Writer’s Letters From the Road 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Babatunde is “pretty” and “the greatest,” but he defeats the devil not with his fists but with wits and integrity. A Set of Brilliant Miniatures by the Author of ‘The Good Lord Bird’ 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z I remember one occasion at Warwick University, when Jack and Ian were at their wits' end because I couldn't get it. Terry Pratchett: 'Fantasy is uni-age' 2013-04-22T06:00:16Z And there’s something undeniably of-the-moment in watching five credible, competent women stride off into an unknown future, with little more than their wits and a few weapons between them and almost certain destruction. Review | Natalie Portman stars in the enigmatic, ultimately unsatisfying ‘Annihilation’ 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z All these men lived by their wits, frequently begging aristocrats for cash “subscriptions” to their future poems or novels — a pre-Internet version of crowdfunding. ‘Brothers of the Quill’: How an 18th-century hack found his literary footing 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The keeper, recovering his wits, reached above the door for his shotgun and came outside, this time heading straight for Thomas who, until then, had not been his primary target. Edward Thomas, Robert Frost and the road to war 2011-07-29T21:57:01Z I know he’s lonely, but I’m at my wits’ end. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: When it feels like the heir is the dirty laundry 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z “And for dancers, it’s a real tour de force of surviving. It takes stamina and wits, technique and determination — everything you’ve got to get through it.” What Comes After a Storm? From Twyla Tharp, a Softer World 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z And wait then, humped and bloody, For the wits to try it again; and how our spirits Rose when, suddenly sure, Escape from Childhood 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z "It might be challenging but if we have our wits about us it will go well," he said. Pope sets stage for historic blending of choirs 2012-06-28T10:16:04Z Dear Carolyn: I am at my wits’ end with family drama. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The drama and the papa 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Coffee grinders and espresso machines scramble, in cafes, what’s left of our wits. Books: Meditations on Noise in 3 Books About Silence 2010-05-17T22:17:00Z Prepare to rely on your own wits — and wallet — if you’re ever caught up in a travel meltdown. Lessons From a Volcano: If You?re in an Airspace Shutdown, Some Guidelines 2010-04-28T01:38:00Z And while Parisians gathered their shattered wits and mourned, the city’s celebrated cultural life — its cafes, its shops, its arts institutions — went quiet. A Paris Changed by Turmoil, a Century Ago 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z He had just been talking about Ms. DeBona, who, relationship choices aside, seems to have more wits about her than most. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Bunheads Is Gone; ‘Breaking Pointe’ Endures 2013-09-01T22:29:35Z “In May 2020, a certain ideology used social media to become especially dominant, and scare certain people out of their wits,” he said. Is Self-Censorship a Problem for Writers? 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Just a few years later, audiences might plausibly expect Stath to simply batter everyone in his path but it is just as fun seeing him forced to survive on his wits alone. Every Jason Statham film - ranked! 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Bloodshed and terror and only your wits to save you. 'Under Wildwood,' a sequel from Portland's Meloy and Ellis, safely scares 2012-10-03T20:57:06Z Above the narrow little room where May and Timothy sit plotting, their father lies abed, his wits gone haywire. Review: The Melancholy of Misspent Lives in ‘Autumn Royal’ 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The same could be said for the wits and humorists that preceded him, such as Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley and Ring Lardner. S.J. Perelman was a master of comedy. Nearly a century later, his work still delivers laughs. 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The Greendale students are scrappy underdogs who save themselves with their wits and spunk and a real sense of fellowship — this spirit, drawn directly from the original trilogy, feels notably absent in "Skywalker." Forget "The Rise of Skywalker" — the only "Star Wars" sequel you need is this episode of "Community" 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Most oddly, Rice accepts an offer of magic mushrooms at a time when he needs all of his wits. Review | Deep in the heart of Virginia, it’s man vs. bear 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Fans know you for action, thrilling stunts, and of course wit and wits. Maggie Q returns to action with "The Protégé" despite an injury: "Everyone around me was terrified" 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z My little sample may be idiosyncratic, and biased in favor of eloquence—these are elderly writers, all over the age of seventy-five, who clearly still have their wits very much about them. What Old Age Is Really Like 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z “The white guys are all losing it, and it’s the one brother who keeps his wits about him,” he said. Beyond ‘Black Panther’: Afrofuturism Is Booming in Comics 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Her past includes a history of alcoholism and a few years of living by her wits on the streets. | 'High': Kathleen Turner in Matthew Lombardo Play in Hartford 2010-08-09T21:57:00Z In the finale, this emperor soloist tossed aside majestic reserve and engaged the musicians in a sly game of wits. Review: Strangers and Familiar Friends of Classical Music 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Somehow she gets into a situation where she is isolated from the others and has only her wits to rely on, and we get to see both Abbie’s inner life and Ms. Beharie’s acting range. 'Sleepy Hollow' Recap: Is It Time to Think About an Ending? 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z She captures the duality of a character whose wits are sharpened by passion yet who, when briefly abandoned by her beloved Orlando, gazes after him with the bereft sadness of a stricken doe. As You Like It – review 2013-04-25T17:02:13Z I’ve taken enough partner dance classes that I can keep my wits about me when told to move my feet. Like to have lots of partners? Then contra dancing’s for you 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Over and over people say the play offers a great battle of brains and wits — over God. ?Freud?s Last Session? Prepares to Move Closer to Broadway 2011-10-01T01:00:56Z Indeed, as the plane torpedoes toward earth Whip’s wits save lives and make him a national hero — even as the pressure of the investigation gives him one more reason to drink. Denzel Washington in Flight: A Crash Landing That Soars 2012-10-16T19:00:52Z She's got her wits on her side, along with a crafty plan. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E Lockhart - review 2013-05-30T08:00:00Z Whereas Tyrion–without physical stature or a direct claim to rule–is all artifice, needing to secure whatever comes to him by his wits. Game of Thrones Watch: There?s a New Hand in Town 2012-04-09T11:57:28Z Together, they match wits with a “diabolical tween” known as the Bandit King. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom’ 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Living by their wits in some vague developing country, they pick pockets and panhandle to survive. Review: ‘Frontières Sans Frontières,’ Where Poverty Is Photogenic 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z “I’ve found Judaica to be caveat emptor,” he says, a match of wits with “wizened Orthodox Jews who were wiser than I.” Vast Steinhardt Judaica Collection Up For Auction, Jewish Artifacts To Go For Millions 2013-03-28T14:42:03Z “To know you can go on like that and still have your wits about you.” For Carl Reiner and His Fellow Nonagenarians, Death Can Wait 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z The other kind, prevalent in Great Britain but inexplicably nonexistent in the United States apart from The Nation and an occasional Sunday edition of The New York Times, is a test of wits. ArtsBeat Blog: This Time It's Crosswords (Not Cross Words) That Surface From Sondheim 2011-09-16T17:37:55Z What was missing was what first attracted him to law: the theatrics and competition of the courtroom, the one-on-one battle of wits and strategy. David the Goliath gets what he wants 2011-03-22T21:55:00Z This is an old-fashioned comedy served up by top pros, with Lane standing in as dean of this college of wits. Three bright performances on Broadway: Nathan Lane, Michael Cera and Alex Sharp 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z As a man who ran a country for years, he knows the dangers of chaos, and you can sense him trying to find a steady island of calm within his own disordered wits. Theater Review: ‘King Lear,’ With Michael Pennington, Opens in Brooklyn 2014-03-28T02:00:01Z The people old enough to be making television shows and movies today apparently spent their childhoods scared out of their wits. Review: A TV ‘Scream,’ With Fresh Carnage and Winking Nods to the Genre 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z While the former have privileges including university education, the latter must live by their wits in the Ghetto-Zone. This week's new theatre 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z Cook logs many an hour getting muddy, coated in ash, scratched, bruised and, on one memorable occasion, scared out of his wits by pistol-packing bad guys. ‘The Mushroom Hunters’: foragers in the fungal wild 2013-09-06T14:16:07Z Their duologues stand up astoundingly well, even now, and the equality and fraternity of their act, as they strop their eager wits on one another, has grown more touching with age. Postscript: Mike Nichols (1931-2014) 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z One reason to keep your wits about you while eating at Guan Fu is that you can’t always tell when extreme heat is about to rain down like Judgment Day. A New Kind of Sichuan Restaurant for New York 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z However, right now I’m deeply conflicted and at my wits’ end. I’ve fallen in love with a colleague – but I’m married with children 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z The drama centers on a female inmate with a radical past, pleading for parole with the prison’s female warden; a battle of words and wits ensues over politics, money, and religion. ArtsBeat Blog: LuPone and Metcalf to Square Off on Broadway in New Mamet Play 2011-11-03T18:23:15Z And as these copious diaries make clear, Isherwood’s wits were very much intact. Books of The Times: Isherwood?s Singular Second Wind 2010-12-01T16:58:00Z The prince might be a bit of an airhead, but who needs wits when you have kindness, a guitar, a positive attitude and really great hair? Once, Twice, Thrice Upon a Time 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z It was a winning formula built from the quick wits of contestants — generally writers and comedians — and the warm, avuncular oversight of Parsons. Nicholas Parsons, host of BBC’s ‘Just a Minute.’ dies at 96 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z I wish I could tell you that I always have my wits about me and delivered a pitch-perfect retort. Civilities: ‘Honey, it’s 1952 calling’: Dealing with dated telemarketing 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z “I’m sorry about the election,” was all I had the wits to say. Obama’s Lessons, Unlearned 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z It's easy to agree with Dryden when he says, "Great wits are sure to madness near allied, / And thin partitions do their bounds divide." Does Prozac help artists be creative? 2013-05-19T06:00:00Z Danny had no magic powers, only his wits and cleverness to get him out of scrapes — making him a true hero for a kid to look up to. James Rollins: By the Book 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Elaine is the color of a dust bunny and lives by her wits under our stove. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: My new housemate and a prescription for world peace 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Earlier, the Princess, listening to her friends banter, had said, “Good wits will be jangling.” | 'Love?s Labor?s Lost': ?Love?s Labor?s Lost? at Public Theater - Review 2011-11-01T02:01:01Z Webb was revered by competitors, many of whom — Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington — matched wits with him at the Savoy's legendary "battle of band" nights, but never bested him. June 9 at SIFF: William Friedkin, 'The Details' 2012-06-08T19:49:04Z And it seems like others just find something romantic about travelling the world with nothing, living on your wits … Young, entitled and over there: the rise of the begpacker 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z The main focus of the play is the contest of wills and wits between the Labour whipping team and their Tory opposite numbers. This House recalls the years when Britain really was a nation in crisis 2012-10-13T23:06:33Z As a YouTube video on the "10 Dangerous But Beautiful Werewolves of All Time!" notes, female werewolves "have the ability to scare the wits out of you, and still make you want them." Where have all the female werewolves gone? 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Traveling around the country feels completely safe in a group, as long as you keep your wits about you, and remain polite. Encountering Another Jamaica 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Still, Power manages to keep her wits about her, maintaining a wry, cheeky style that should appeal to self-help skeptics. Review | Is there such a thing as too much self-care? One woman found out. 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z She is alert and sharp and keeps her wits about her at all times. His infidelity, our infertility: Could I forgive an emotional affair now? 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z I’m at my wits’ end and I’m tired of fighting this alone. You don’t know $#% about CFS 2012-07-25T00:00:00Z His hand was in the air and I was shocked out of my wits. 'I was gutted that I'd been such a coward': photographers who didn't step in to help 2012-07-28T00:48:00Z My work is suffering, my relationship with my husband is suffering and I’m at wits’ end. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: We feel pain, because we love 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Angelica: So this is what it feels like to match wits/With someone at your level! Six Lyrics That Show Why ‘Hamilton’ Is Tough to Translate 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Both combatants feed off each other’s ferocious energy, recognizing a match for their stinging wits. Theater Review: ?The Taming of the Shrew,? at the Duke on 42nd Street 2012-04-03T21:16:19Z A mind-controlling sociopath embarks on a battle of wits with the one man he can’t control, using bystanders as disposable pawns. Top 20 Japanese horror films – ranked! 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Give him an offbeat nemesis and let the battle of wits begin. The Top 10 TV shows of 2011 2011-12-30T19:25:06Z Abandoned or simply forgotten, they lived on their wits, eating out of garbage cans, taking drugs and brandishing guns. Mary Ellen Mark, photographer of outcasts and hidden beauty, dies at 75 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z We are at our wits’ end and afraid that, eventually, one of us is going to snap and say something we will regret. Ask Amy: Into a farmer’s life, a little grime must fall Seeing her behave with a bit of sharpness and her wits about her made her far more tolerable. The Walking Dead: season three, episode 14 2013-03-22T23:00:00Z Only Lightoller and his fellow midlevel officers keep their wits about them, calmly directing an evacuation that they know will be too late for many of the passengers and perhaps themselves. DVD: Titanic Film ?A Night to Remember? From Criterion 2012-04-01T03:45:43Z But in any battle of wits and wiles, no one bests Maggie’s Lady Violet. Things we love this week 2012-12-27T19:31:03Z The feud has exploded, helped along by Hedda Hopper’s columns, and Aldrich is at his wits’ end, trying to keep them from killing each other. ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 3: Mommy Knows Best. Or Maybe Not. 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z The job is to match wits with the other humans on the other end of the Internet and defeat them through coordination, tactics and execution under pressure. Video Games: Whose Side Are You on? It Might Be the Taliban?s 2010-09-01T22:13:00Z Frequently, the highlights were times when he relied on his wits to get around, rather than simply handing over his credit card. Nine budget strategies for your next vacation 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z In theory, it could be a classic story – a battle of wits between one man and the rest of the world; part Dog Day Afternoon, part First Blood. How WikiLeaks killed the conspiracy thriller 2010-12-02T22:30:00Z Like all the best wits, Mr. Graham is a tragic figure at heart — these photographic performances are all elegies for an age when artists had deeper convictions than we today can muster. 10 Galleries to Visit Now in Chelsea 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z This very pretty airhead is always at her wits’ end. Movie Review: ‘Bachelorette’ by Leslye Headland, With Kirsten Dunst 2012-09-06T12:00:00Z Wert, an accomplished parliamentary debater, said he was sorely tempted to test wits with Evole on the show, which he says can be original and funny. A hit TV show rises from the ashes of Spain's crisis 2013-04-11T11:39:34Z For all the play’s slander and duplicity, and skirmish of wits and wills, the tone is as merry as the day is long, and as sweet as a wedding night’s fond consummation. Much Ado About Nothing: Joss Whedon’s House Party 2013-06-07T17:44:37Z He was a man’s man who relied on his wits instead of his fists; a ladies’ man who wouldn’t steal a fella’s girl. James Garner: Tribute to a Marvelous Maverick 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z The two match wits as women of power in a male-dominated world. At the End of Her Reign, the Queen Takes a Bow Onstage 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z To judge from this book, Booth is one of those slightly grouchy Brits who enjoys a good battle of wits for its own sake; what’s society without a bit of verbal rough-and-tumble, after all? Why are people so obsessed with Scandinavia? 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z The bandit swaps identities with his hostage and becomes mayor, only to find himself locked in a battle of wits against a corrupt businessman who made his fortune from tobacco and human trafficking. Chinese director coy on political satire's message 2011-01-11T14:49:09Z He lived as a street urchin and survived on his wits and scraps of food. Saroo Brierley, the inspiration for the film Lion: 'The tears spoke for themselves' 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z We watch as Merida unwittingly places her mother in peril, then must use her wits and strength to somehow save her. 'Brave': Pixar's latest is lovable and endearing 2012-06-20T22:25:06Z It might be pitched as a First Blood-style battle of wits between two worthy adversaries, but that isn’t what this film is at all. Fatman: the Mel Gibson Santa action comedy we really don't need right now 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z One of the hallmarks of the 1980s series "MacGyver," starring Richard Dean Anderson, was his avoidance of gun and reliance on his wits to disarm or keep the bad guys at bay. 'MacGyver' update won't be gun-free zone; more Colbert live 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z When the Earl of Kent says of him, “The power of his wits have given way to his impatience,” it feels like the perfect assessment. Theater Review: ‘King Lear’ in an Enchanted Setting Along the Hudson River 2013-08-18T21:51:45Z "That meant gathering my wits and going forward with a new record." Singer-songwriter Roy Harper rediscovers youth - and vice versa 2013-07-23T14:20:13Z Bob and the Rat survive much and grow strong as they live on their wits. The Guardian children's fiction prize 2010 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z The agent’s wits, however, have yet to be found. “I don’t understand this situation at all”: Easter egg hunting in “Twin Peaks” 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z But when he gloats about killing a rhinoceros, displaying the carcass on his phone, her placid demeanor cracks and a war of wits ensues with race, inequality and immigration at its core. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Beatriz at Dinner’ and ‘Nocturnal Animals’ 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z But the battle of wits erupts only in front of the camera. Billy Crystal, Josh Gad cut close to funny bone in FX's 'The Comedians' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z It isn’t until I’m no longer in the situation that I gather my wits and realize the damage I’ve done to myself. I say too much too soon 2012-12-11T01:00:00Z After his elder daughters’ rejection, he seems truly stunned out of his wits, and he always appears to be musing, “It wasn’t supposed to happen like this.” Theater Review: ‘King Lear,’ With Michael Pennington, Opens in Brooklyn 2014-03-28T02:00:01Z “A great operatic career lies in his sights,” Rupert Christiansen wrote in a five-star review of that performance in The Telegraph, “if he keeps his wits about him.” Vittorio Grigolo, Star Tenor, Fired for ‘Inappropriate’ Behavior 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z This was a classic Chuck blitz — I barely had time to gather my wits. Charles Bowden: Tom Zoellner and Luis Urrea pay tribute 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z "I was scared out of my wits," she recalls. Americana cavalcade ? Neko Case, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss 2011-06-29T23:36:04Z Don Quixote – a man, don't forget, who has lost his wits reading idealistic books about "impossible absurdities" – sets out on his charger into a world that conforms to no rules and won't ever sit still. Howard Jacobson on taking comic novels seriously 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z They acknowledge the absurdity of Spider-Man crossing wits with Jason Vorhees, and use that absurdity as a jumping-off point instead of trying to ignore it. All mixed up: Ready Player One's pop-culture crossovers are just empty nostalgia 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Ditto here on the Cally, which he called a depressing district, where there were shopkeepers without any sense of enterprise, and labourers without regular employment who survived by living off their wits. TV review: The Secret History of Our Streets 2012-06-20T21:01:01Z It should be no surprise that Mr. Lévy, who stands for reason and engagement, loses this battle of wits against Mr. Houellebecq, who stands for almost nothing. Books of The Times: Throwing Mud and Calling It Beautiful 2011-01-11T22:06:40Z "I love your wits, I love your wobbly bits," May howls during Inside Out's homage to unconditional love. Imelda May ? review 2011-02-13T22:31:00Z I’m at my wits’ end with worry about the toll his stress is taking on him, our relationship and, most importantly, our kids. Grow up, Dad 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Now, the energetic owner of Grinders Hot Sands is at his wits end, with business plummeting during a massive improvement project to Aurora Avenue North. Construction threatens beloved Grinders shop 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z If you aren't near water and you are at wits' end, and you don't know what to do … don't do anything. Henry Winkler on comedy, fishing and jumping the shark 2011-07-07T00:18:00Z Gunther is one of crime fiction’s most gratifyingly melancholy creations, and in “Prussian Blue” we watch him match wits with the officialdom of two Germanys, pre- and postwar. ‘Prussian Blue’: Philip Kerr’s crime fiction at its best 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Bob Dylan pitied the poor immigrant; I'd rather pity the poor immigration officer who has to match wits with the deplaning Poplavskaya. Marina Poplavskaya: 'I am a person of extraordinary ability' 2011-04-09T23:05:35Z She wields limitless wits and limitless wealth; she moves through the world seemingly unencumbered by constraints of any kind. Dead Girls, Female Murderers, and Megan Abbott’s Novel “Give Me Your Hand” 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z “The nerves are braced: the imagination is agreeably stirred; the wits become more nimble.” ‘Dinner with Churchill’: Dining and diplomacy 2013-05-15T22:58:06Z Johnson flailed around a bit, but kept his wits. A Show That Laughs at Boris Johnson, and May Have Aided His Rise 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z I didn’t drink as I was also working day shifts in a coffee shop and, later, the fire service, and needed my wits about me to pull off my 60-hour working weeks. My name is Jack Monroe, and I’m an alcoholic. But now I’m recovering… 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z She has to have her wits about her. Steve McQueen on “Widows”: “It is an emotional awakening for these women” 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Had I had my wits about me, what could I have said that was pointed and yet not rude? Civilities: ‘Honey, it’s 1952 calling’: Dealing with dated telemarketing 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z Of course we need sports comedy shows because professional sportspeople are notorious wits. Sweat the Small Stuff: have comedy panel shows had their day? 2013-04-19T17:28:33Z There’s a tradition, too, of British performers going to Hollywood and returning with their wits intact to write up the experience in best-selling memoirs: David Niven set the bar with “The Moon’s a Balloon.” This Season’s Best Books on Hollywood 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z She continued, "I've tolerated a lot of s**t on this show but I'm at my wits' end with this entitled b***h. Enough already! Enough already! I'm not playing nice any longer." Meghan McCain’s legacy at “The View” exposes real-life problems with across-the-aisle "friendships" 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z “It was a shock. I definitely had to take a few minutes to gather my wits and emotions,” Hodge says. ‘I don’t know if I’ll ever get over it’: how it feels to make a TV flop 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z To discover whether this is true, all you need to do is to scare people out their wits and then give them a test during that terror. What does it really feel like to fall out of a building? 2013-05-25T22:30:00Z It’s as if the president, as patient zero, had bitten an aide and slowly, bite by bite, an entire nation had lost its wits and its compass. A Meticulous Account of Trump’s Tenure Reads Like a Comic Horror Story 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Sonnets, syllogisms, declensions, puns, quips and carefully constructed insults are fired off in a nonstop, ever-escalating battle of wits. Theater Review: ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost,’ at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Fest 2012-07-31T22:20:55Z I wasn’t interested, but I was nice about it, but I guess she reached her wits’ end. Nick Carter and Jordan Knight: Nick & Knight Are Not a Boy Band 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z In “Plymouth Point,” you and your friends must unravel a sprawling, maleficent conspiracy by summoning all your combined wits and the internet’s resources to crack passwords, solve riddles and search social media. Theater to Stream: Star-Studded Digital Shorts and Escape Rooms 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z A sober man keeps his wits about him. "Peaky Blinders" and Tommy Shelby's perceived crime of sobriety 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z The "cast", who will be paid, will have no communication with the outside world -- not much of anything except food, clothing and shelter -- and will have to "survive" by their own wits. Reality TV gets real on the Web and in "The Vault" 2010-03-24T23:58:00Z Before this can happen, though, Thomas uses his wits to find out just a tiny bit about his past and why they heck he and his mates are in this predicament in the first place. The Maze Runner review – the acting's great. Shame about the rest of it 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z These black-and-white photos present hard, strong men who depend on their axes and saws, their wits and their muscle. Lee Friedlander’s ‘Family in the Picture,’ and More 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Despite her charms and her wits and her elegance and her generosity, she is the soul of violence, and don’t you forget it! Lucy Lawless Explains Why 'Salem' Is a New Kind of TV Horror 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Nahri becomes embroiled in a fierce political conflict between various djinn tribes and must rely on her wits, her growing relationships with Ali and Dara, as well as her natural abilities to survive. Best science fiction and fantasy books to read this month 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z The best way to create fear, I’ve found, is through having a character do something early on that frightens you out of your wits, so you’re on edge every time you see that character. From Rosemary's Baby to Suspiria, five directors on cinema's scariest moments 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z If the city really were a jungle and we were a tribe of natives living by our wits, our stealth and our skill, my tenants would be dead by now.” L. J. Davis, Journalist and Novelist, Is Dead at 70 2011-04-09T05:07:20Z Those wits are gone in “The Life of Saul Bellow,” a dry, digressive and oddly stunted biography that seems to have been written less on autopilot than on autofill. Review: Zachary Leader’s ‘The Life of Saul Bellow: To Fame and Fortune, 1915-1964’ 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z And “in a century of sterling wits, George Washington never stood out for his humor,” Mr. Chernow writes, “but he had a bawdy streak and relished hearty, masculine jokes.” Books of The Times: Dusting Off an Elusive President?s Dull Image 2010-09-27T23:42:00Z She added: “Whilst the NHS and the medical professions are having arguments over what constitutes evidence, my child is suffering every day. I am at my wits’ end.” Mother of girl with epilepsy has supply of medical cannabis confiscated 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z He was going to keep his wits about him and not let anyone take advantage of him. The real Harry Redknapp 2013-04-30T14:49:41Z "Space Marine"is less about using your wits than it is about expertly timing your button-mashing and marveling at the bloody carnage that ensues. Game On: 'Resistance 3' is a keeper 2011-09-27T22:16:04Z But there was no money to underwrite a life of scholarly ease, so, like most of his college peers, he learned to survive on his wits. Tom Lubbock obituary 2011-01-10T18:34:36Z Patricia Neal always let you know that if you were going to get involved with her you would have to keep your wits about you. Patricia Neal: a beauty that cut like a knife 2010-08-09T13:09:00Z Episode 6 exposed Maggie as the reason for the rift between Hart and Cohle, and her performance was impressive, revealing a woman at her wits’ end, forced to take dramatic measures. Michelle Monaghan at the heart of ‘True Detective’ 2014-03-06T20:41:09Z Plus a battle of wits played out by naming McQueen movie titles. A Master of Thrills Shows His Range, and His Bite 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Three acts follow, each containing a test of virtue, wits or heart. Review: Les Arts Florissants in a Heady Mix of Cabaret and Miley Cyrus 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z "He had been looking for this single record for years and was really at his wits' end," Vall said. From afrobeat to zouk: the Mauritanian home of rare African sounds 2012-06-03T12:49:52Z I'm not ready to end the friendship, but I'm at my wits' end. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A friend is leaning hard, and it’s weighing heavily on this reader 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z You don't have to engage them in great battles of wits, because they are inevitably very drunk. Top 10 tips for being a comedian 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z But wars are won, too, by passionate oddballs and nerds, the patriotic geekerati that help an army to live by its wits. Books of The Times: ?Operation Mincemeat? by Ben Macintyre 2010-05-11T21:44:00Z Creepy, maybe; confrontational, certainly; at their wits’ end, to say the least. Please, No More Mr. Bad Guy Roles! (But Creepy Is Fine) 2010-02-20T04:23:00Z Less fortunate are the millions who live in poverty in the red zone, forced to scrape by on their wits. A month ago, ‘Incorporated’ would have felt different. Same with Dolly Parton’s Christmas movie. 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Taking over for her brother, Coghlan relies on her wits and the manpower of loyal bandits who respect her for what she is, a leader. Melanie Lynskey's "The Last of Us" character shows strength beyond physicality 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Like Lear, Hillary had been exiled to the wilderness, but she had all her wits, and it looked like a beautiful day. The Broadway Life of Hillary Clinton 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Of course, since in this text she, like her fictional Maris, is constantly living by her wits, there are occasional less successful passages where the strain tells. A Hospital Odyssey by Gwyneth Lewis 2010-04-16T23:10:00Z Hakeem arrives with his screaming baby in tow, at his wits’ end and desperate for his mom to help him quiet the baby’s cries. ‘Empire’ Season 3, Episode 7: Queen Cookie 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Unless Edgar’s inward agony cuts cleanly through the surface of his bitterness, the evening adds up to little more than an exhausting battle of warped wits. Theater Review: ‘The Dance of Death’ by August Strindberg 2013-04-19T21:15:39Z I am at my wits' end and need to resolve the latest argument. Perspective | Ask Amy: Adult kids’ fights always involve the folks 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The world of noir is well mapped, and we return to its tropes for the comforting knowledge that the little guy will somehow use his wits to beat the long odds against the Man. A Roaring, Full-Throttle Thriller, Crackling With Tension and Charm 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Most horror films have downtime between the gross-out scenes, a space for audiences to grab their wits and prepare for the next shock. A Nightmare on Elm Street Review: Freddy's Not Dead Yet 2010-04-29T23:55:00Z I’m very impressed by their social skills, by their wits. Book Talk: Keillor says he still has 'distance to cover' 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Live performances of “Inherit the Windbag” — a play about the matching of wits between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley by Petri, a Washington Post columnist — are not assured by the August target date. D.C. area theaters are mixed on reopening this year 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z A slave in the 17th century must ply her wits as cleverly as an African American artist in the 21st century. Review | What was it like to live in a world both more formal and more brutal than our own? 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z And when the many-hands screenplay lets him match wits with future nemesis Charles Xavier, played by James McAvoy, right, the film snaps into focus. 'X-Men': In a crowd, one stands out 2011-06-02T14:03:00Z Family and friends remark on how the two match wits at the same level, and complement each other’s playfulness and easy personality. Finding Love at Starbucks, With the Help of 84-Year-Old Cupids 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Sher said these movement techniques are well suited to Helen, noting, for instance, the crucial scene when Annie and Helen match strength and wits at the breakfast table. 2010-02-10T00:02:00Z But many of those same people might also wonder what in the heck Tarlov, who heads research at Bustle Digital Group, is doing engaging in regular battles of wits with the unarmed, i.e. On Fox News' "The Five," Jessica Tarlov is redefining the image of the sacrificial liberal 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Jester, singer, psychologist, philosopher, informal physician and spoof priest, Feste knows his own superior worth: "Those wits that think they have thee do very oft prove fools." Poem of the week: When that I was and a little tiny boy by William Shakespeare 2013-04-01T09:33:58Z But now it seems Finn has seen something that made him shift his loyalties, and has left him scared out of his wits. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - what we learned from the Thanksgiving trailer 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Now, there’s one man alone, stranded on a seemingly desolate distant planet with only his wits, his fists and his voice-over. Movie Review: Vin Diesel Returns in Latest Riddick Film 2013-09-05T21:52:59Z In a 2007 public poll, he was voted as one of the 10 greatest wits of all time. Top 10 tips for being a comedian 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The epic battles of armies and wits from the Three Kingdoms era inspired the classic Chinese novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and countless TV and film adaptations. Donnie Yen tackles iconic Three Kingdoms general 2011-04-22T16:16:08Z What follows is a mordant contest of wills played out between one of the sharpest wits of the 20th century and a sociopath with great abs. Review | A ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ pursues literary fame in ‘A Ladder to the Sky’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z “Marva Collins” was as close as Tyson ever got to her wits’ end. Cicely Tyson Kept It Together So We Didn’t Fall Apart 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z At their wits’ end, they sent her to study at Mrs. Penrose’s Academy of Art in Florence. Leonora Carrington Is Dead at 94; Artist and Author of Surrealist Work 2011-05-27T03:30:06Z People trapped inside this cordon must survive by their wits, many living like characters in a “Road Warrior” movie. ‘The Massacre of Mankind’: a sequel to H.G. Wells’s ‘The War of the Worlds’ 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Other hall-of-fame comedies, like “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Cheers,” had wits and jesters and clowns mixed in among the goody-goodies and grumps. ‘Friends’ Is Turning 25. Here’s Why We Can’t Stop Watching it. 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z And “The Unknown Known,” which draws its title from one of Mr. Rumsfeld’s most famous rhetorical flights, is very much a battle of wits and words. Movie Review: Deciphering Donald H. Rumsfeld in ‘The Unknown Known’ 2014-04-01T22:00:03Z It’s a sensitive, probing and uncommonly wise volume that will send you back into Roth’s work with fresh eyes and wits. Philip Roth, a Born Spellbinder and Peerless Chronicler of Sex and Death 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z After his parents divorced, he and his brother lived on their wits, so hungry they sometimes survived by stealing food. Norman Wisdom's funeral open to all on the Isle of Man 2010-10-22T13:37:00Z The most impressive battle of wits occurs during the interrogation scenes at police headquarters, where Maigret sheds his avuncular pose and vents his righteous anger — an explosion of rage that was Gabin’s trademark. In ‘Maigret Sets a Trap,’ Pack Your Pipe and Track a Killer 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Walls knows about children in peril, and how to imbue them with the wits and wherewithal to get themselves out of tight spaces and tough times. Nicole & Co: Jeannette Walls — ‘Dysfunctional families are what I know’ 2013-06-20T00:00:07Z It sharpens your wits – makes you mentally alert. Agatha Christie: why I got fed up with Poirot 2012-09-28T21:55:06Z They have a slow drawl but quick wits, and they’re not just literate but literary, in a particularly southern way. 'Pretty accurate': S-Towners are proud to be podcasted – except for a few things 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z There are feints, counterfeits, battles of wits, plot twists that appear from thin air. In ‘Who Is Maud Dixon?,’ a Dream Job Leads to a Twisty Nightmare 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z He triumphs over adversity, thanks to his wits and a lot of help from young theatergoers, who are asked to shout lines and even sing. Spare Times for Children Listings for Dec. 2-8 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Having saved them both with his wits and made amends, he is ready to transform into a real boy and his life can begin “for good.” Review: ‘Pinocchio,’ the Opera, Is a Hit For a Renovated Theater 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z I, on the other hand, am at my wits end. Motherlode Blog: How Do You Get the Children Back to Their Own Beds? 2012-09-21T19:23:35Z You play the world's most skilled contract killer who gets to avenge the death of her mentor, Sam Jackson, all while matching wits and emotions with the very equally dangerous Michael Keaton. Maggie Q returns to action with "The Protégé" despite an injury: "Everyone around me was terrified" 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Now doubly impaled, I stopped to examine my wounds and gather my wits. Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z But it is best described as an action-thriller, centered around a group of people who use their wits and meager resources to risk their lives for freedom. John Legend and Aldis Hodge Discuss ‘Underground’ 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z There was a time when America’s greatest writers, wits and humorists were known by their last names: Parker, Benchley, Thurber and, breaking the comedy rule of three, Perelman. S.J. Perelman was a master of comedy. Nearly a century later, his work still delivers laughs. 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z First, though, he has to match wits and blows with a shady consortium of Hong Kong martial arts schools and the corrupt British government representatives cracking the state whip. | 'Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster': This Martial Artist?s Fists Never Leave His Body 2011-01-27T22:47:34Z The mystery often then is a chess game between the cop and the killer, and they're trying to outmaneuver each other, and it's all about the battle of their wits. "The OA" creator Brit Marling talks "Murder" and life's mysteries that sit "inside the questions" 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z He described how the shark had chased him, how it scared him out of his wits. I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z When he played in Chicago, Charles Leno Jr. got to match wits at practice with legendary defensive coach Vic Fangio, who is known for dreaming up new ways to put pressure on quarterbacks. Belichick, Patriots defense present legit challenge to rapidly improving Howell 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z “If you ask me,” astrophysicist Michael Turner told Time magazine at the time, “either we’re close to a breakthrough or we’re at our wits’ end.” A Possible Crisis in the Cosmos Could Lead to a New Understanding of the Universe 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z “It’s not the answer, but it’s a buffer. It’s a sanctuary, almost. A way to gather your wits and maybe your resources,” he said. Almost 70, unemployed, worried about his health and living in his car 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z Where Steward is sturdy against a barrage of high balls and an on-rushing attack, Smith brings play-making wits to help puzzle his way through tight-knit defences. 'Big-match player' Smith will 'thrive' against Fiji 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z A pensioner is at his "wits end" after being driven to sleep in his car due to a bed bug infestation in his flat owned by a retirement housing company. Bed bug infestation forces Northampton man to sleep in his car 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Despite being able to relax and enjoy her travels, Eve said young people "definitely have to have your wits about you". Holiday safety: Magaluf Weekender rep says know your limits 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z “I’m at my wits’ end with you,” she often yells at him. The epic family novel is alive and well in the masterful hands of Paul Murray 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Hudson, 58, acknowledged that she was at her wits’ end with Syko. A Quaint French Bookstore, a Vicious Dog and a Dead Toy Poodle 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z A student of martial arts with a temper that still teeters, Big U had an ability to separate another man from his wits and it became his signature. Daiyan Henley was born into the deadly world of his dad, who put him on a path to the NFL 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Reid doesn’t mind trash-talking and spirited play as long as players keep their wits about them. Super Bowl champion Chiefs hold hot, tough practice in 1st day of pads 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z “God forbid most teenagers get put into that position, but she clearly was able to gather her wits and figure out what needed to be done,” Sege said. Relatives fight for custody of 4 kids who survived plane crash and weeks in Amazon jungle 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z “I got my wits back about me and realized I was fine.” Jack Eichel shows ‘it hurts to win’ bouncing back from big hit in Stanley Cup Final 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The younger Lowe usually triumphs in the ongoing battle of wits he calls a “love language of sorts in our family.” How Rob and John Owen Lowe turned their playful insults into a work comedy 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z To teach them to live by their wits and courage, they were fed very little so they had to learn how to steal food to survive. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z I’ve gotten used to waking up in a fog, figuring out what city I’m in, finding a gallon of caffeine and trying to match wits. Three thoughts on the Kraken’s Game 5 loss to the Stars 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Away from hospitals, medical staff must use their wits and whatever tools they can find to treat the wounded. As Hospitals Close and Doctors Flee, Sudan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z What's been passed on is remember the nerves will keep you sharp and keep your wits about you. Coronation: Military rehearse parade on replica route 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Luton needed to keep their wits about them, not least when the pacy Middlesbrough man Jones burst into the box only to see his effort beaten away at the near post. Controversial penalty gives Luton win over Boro 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The strategy “was very much deliberate,” he said: to erase the perception of chess as a grueling, geeky battle of wits and to package it instead on social media as less intimidating, fun, even funny. The Grandmaster Plan to Turn Hordes of Kids Into Chess Fanatics 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z They’re guys with guns — or, really, any modern American citizen who feels that their personal space is being attacked — who are apparently scared out of their wits, or at least perilously on edge. Perspective | Fear sells. This week we saw the cost. 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Burmese wits like to say that while most countries have an army, in Myanmar the army has a country. 'We wish we could go back': Life in a war-torn Myanmar 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z “Tetris,” about the invention of the video game in the shadow of the crumbling Soviet empire, is a game of wits worthy of its own title subject. Perspective | In these movies, the brand is the star 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z On the night of April 30, pilots landing a large jet at Bradley International Airport near Hartford had to rely on their own wits to spot a truck that had strayed onto a runway. Aging, unreliable runway safety device leaves U.S. airports vulnerable 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z I love to cook and enjoy food and drink, but now I am at my wits’ end. Burning tongue syndrome is hard to bear 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Now Clark will match wits with Morris while Iowa figures out how to deal with star LSU post player Angel Reese. Party for first-timers: Clark, Iowa will play LSU for title 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z You have to own how hard it is just to get to this age, and with your wits about you, and good people in your life and how much more there is. Brooke Shields takes charge of her story in ‘Pretty Baby’ 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The poor volunteer director, who puts in more hours running this organization than she would at a full-time job, is at her wits’ end. Advice | Ask Amy: My husband uses a secret Twitter account to sext other people 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z “We have a saying: ‘A large man has difficulty exercising his wits fully.’” Shoichiro Toyoda, who led Toyota’s surge into U.S. market, dies at 97 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z But as journalist Mehdi Hasan told me in our recent "Salon Talks" interview, he rushes into debate, relishing the opportunity to test his wits against all comers. MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan: You need "rhetorical judo" to challenge the far right 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Broumand “worked for me in tough and dangerous places around the world, often with little to protect him but his own wits,” Montoya wrote. Former FBI agent sentenced to six years for taking bribes from organized crime figure 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Marlow said he was impressed by the quick wits, skills and commitment of the Ukrainian troops. Hundreds of foreign soldiers to help train Ukrainian troops in Germany, general says 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The psychological thriller “Sharper” begins with an on-screen definition of its title word: “One who lives by their wits.” ‘Sharper’ review: Nobody is what they seem in this actor’s paradise of a caper 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Google is girding for a battle of wits in the field of artificial intelligence with “Bard,” a conversational service apparently aimed at countering the popularity of the ChatGPT tool backed by Microsoft. Google hopes ‘Bard’ will outsmart ChatGPT, Microsoft in AI 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The Huskies’ high turnover rate has Mike Hopkins at his wits end. Freshmen Johnson, Menifield will try to help UW men snap streak against No. 9 UCLA 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Contestants were to be judged on their appearance, but also, apparently, in some part, on their wits. ‘I was the Kidd Valley Burger Babe’ — how our food critic got her start 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z As the young William’s father tells the boy just before the British slaughter him, “It’s our wits that make us men.” How to watch every best picture winner from 1990 through 1999 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z It will be tough for Franklin to match wits here for 60 minutes. Rose Bowl Game preview: Five things to know about Utah vs. Penn State 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Naderi honors the grit and wits of such kids, but the distance is considerable between Amiro’s life and one that would put him in a biplane for places unknown. Review: Sweetly kinetic and full of life, 'The Runner' delivers what we want in a movie 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The recipient of bad news who needs a place to pause and gather his wits? Public art in Seattle’s light rail stations has a deeper backstory than you’d think 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The video notes that the army “has been monitoring this trend and has proactively chosen to expose it publicly as part of the battle of wits with the other side.” The Disputed Border Where Every Shepherd Is Seen as a Potential Spy 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z |
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