| 单词 | caustically |
| 例句 | She nodded caustically at that and stood surveying the two of them for a moment, her hands on her wide hips. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” Beatrice said caustically, “the one you went chasing when you shoulda been minding your own business.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would it be any less terrible if they had all been new men?” he inquired caustically. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “The credit given to Mr. Adams for a spirit of conciliation towards France is wonderful,” Madison observed caustically, meaning that it was wholly undeserved. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Jefferson had a party,” Adams observed caustically, “Hamilton had a party, but the commonwealth had none.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But it transposes the dark anxieties explored so caustically by Ms. Waller-Bridge into a brighter key. Women Without Options and Spoiled for Choice 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z In her 40s, in 1996, Ms. Heller was “demolished” to read the manuscript of his book “Something Happened”, a largely autobiographical novel that she describes as “569 pages of biting, caustically wrapped smoldering rage.” Literary Lions, by Their Cubs 2011-08-10T21:14:41Z It is true that Mantel was caustically funny in the speech. Royal bodies 2013-02-19T11:34:00Z Every single one of them, even the most world weary or caustically brilliant … love of what they write. Noises off: Netizens of the world unite 2010-09-17T15:29:00Z The second episode is more caustically funny but also more scattershot. Review: How Do You Solve ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’? 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Everyone’s favorite curmudgeon Sam Biddle weighed in with a Gawker piece titled “The World’s Most Famous Musicians Just Hosted a Bonkers Press Conference” in which he caustically observed: Jay Z's Media Orchestration 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Can his particular appeal fill the void of the caustically droll Sheen? Can Kutcher man up and keep 'Men' a hit series? 2011-05-14T11:49:08Z Two decades later, the filmmaker would translate Nora Ephron's caustically hilarious treatise on broken relationships for the yuppie class in "Heartburn." Mike Nichols' incisive, touching films got personal 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The show is a caustically sarcastic holiday celebration in which this eager-to-offend transgender diva sings aggressively and mouths off about everything. Music Review: Justin Vivian Bond Sings Melanie at 54 Below 2012-12-24T21:26:41Z “Outrage is very media friendly,” the writer Meghan Daum said, somewhat caustically, in a conversation in the Los Angeles Review of Books. They’re Mad as Hell 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Cain, 42, has been making caustically colorful, improvised abstractions since the mid-2000s and had been commissioned to hide construction walls during refurbishment of the atrium’s skylight. With Big, Bold Art, Sarah Cain Redefines Seriousness in Painting 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z They shrewdly assess the human flaws of revered literary and historical figures while caustically delineating America’s march toward empire over the bodies of indigenous peoples and enslaved Africans. Review | Norman Lock’s ‘American Follies’ mines America’s flawed past for dazzling fiction 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z As he puts it caustically, he “had two fathers who didn’t amount to one.” Review: ‘Art Bastard’ Depicts Robert Cenedella, a Rebel Artist 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Truman was forced to fly 14,400 miles to sit down with what he caustically called “God’s right hand man.” MacArthur and Truman face off in H.W. Brands' new history 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Both Lane and Kinnear seem eager to show off their squinty-eyed skills at playing caustically opportunistic demons, and “House of Cards” is only too happy to provide scenery for them to snack on. Review | What’s left to say about the end of ‘House of Cards,’ besides good riddance? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z "The libretto ... is caustically witty, raucous and could only be quoted with care in a family newspaper," he says – without, unfortunately, doing so. What to say about ... the Royal Opera's Anna Nicole 2011-02-21T14:11:26Z David Chase’s story took expectations of the mob story and upended them, made them caustically ironic. REVIEW: Boardwalk Empire Watch: Golden Boy 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Salle produced expansive, caustically satirical montages of art and design clichés haunted by ghostly images of nude and nearly nude women. Searching for Light in the Darkness of the ’80s 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z He lambasted an anti-war article in The Economist—dismissing it caustically as “a journal which speaks for British millionaires”—on the ground that the authors wanted peace only because they were “afraid of revolution”. Missed connection 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Yes, these eight brave women disagree, even caustically sometimes, but they also listen and forgive and move on as they constantly circle around the question at hand, define their terms and challenge their assumptions. Review | More than 100 women were raped by their neighbors for years — but no one would believe them. 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Citing all these examples the day after the Globes, film writer Mark Harris caustically implored awards voters to “stop ratifying yourselves”. La La Land and Hollywood's everlasting love affair with itself 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z “I think the Democratic Party is making a huge mistake right now, trying to caustically marginalize those people that voted for Bernie, because they’re not going to be shamed,” Mr. Robbins says. ‘Hollywood Is Changing,’ Says Its Veteran Activist, Tim Robbins 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Zink excels at scathing set pieces that caustically sum up places and local cultures. ‘Nicotine’: The new zany-brainy novel from Nell Zink 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z His diction, focus and tone are those of a caustically gifted word man; his metrical dexterity is everywhere apparent. Bob Dylan on the Page: Poetry and Prose to Match Any American Writer 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z “They still allow one woman for a film,” Sarandon offered caustically. ‘I wouldn’t sit on her toilet …’ Screen revival of Davis and Crawford feud sparks sexism debate 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z And as a pair, they can be as quick, acerbic and caustically funny as the inebriates in the classic English movie “Withnail and I,” which is saying a lot. Review: ‘Animals’ Asks When, and If, the Party Has to End 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Mom, caustically embodied by Tovah Feldshuh, traveled across the country to visit Rebecca in her new home in California, and the collision was delicious. Mother: Television’s Favorite Role 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Sure enough, Season 2 opens with Noah in a prison jumpsuit and the tone more caustically comedic — “The Affair” Is the New “Orange Is the New Black.” Showtime’s ‘The Affair’ Expands Its Points of View 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z So what have they brought to their constituents all these decades since Griffith so caustically called them out in “American Me”? Column: May Jose Huizar's fall be the end of the 'Eastside politico' 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z "Be more predictable, be less political... Clean and digestible, less of a spectacle," she drawls over a buzzsaw riff, caustically ticking off the advice she received. Demi Lovato is back, and this time she's angry 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z They have been drenched in questions about race, both obviously and not so obviously, most caustically from Blackburn, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing is reminiscent of race and crime in Thurgood Marshall's 1967 hearing 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z I once sent her a memo somewhat caustically discussing whether a sentence on the site should say “memento” or “momento,” and she took my pedantic copyediting in stride. Sally Ride’s Enduring Legacy 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z He spoke frankly and caustically too about Townsend and the environment over which the coach presided, dominating the preamble to a hugely important competition. 'Russell best 10 in France for decade' 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z For about five minutes, we interacted as our alter-egos might, verbally sparring — caustically but politely — to the delight of an ever-widening circle of spectators, before bowing to each other and heading off in opposite directions. Five reasons why it’s time to kick Halloween to the curb this year 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan Sally Rooney fans will love this caustically witty debut about a spiky young Irish woman teaching English in Hong Kong, surprised by the complications of love and desire. The great escape: 50 brilliant books to transport you this summer 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z Like an exploitative deal made to sound empowering — the term “master of your universe” is even used — it’s a doublespeak routine worthy of George Carlin at his most caustically observant about obfuscating language. Review: Ken Loach delivers a searing critique of U.K. gig economy in ‘Sorry We Missed You’ 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Its videos are regularly shared—earnestly by major figures on the left, such as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and caustically by conservatives, who hold them up as examples of an incompatible world view. “We’re in the Business of Stopping Thumbs”: NowThis News and the Politics of Social Video 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z And as an art world observer, Delhomme is known for rendering pop culture quirks in the form of caustically captioned drawings. It's a #masterpiece! What if Gauguin and Monet had been on Instagram? 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z “New Green Deal or whatever they hell they call it . . . I encourage it,” he said caustically, in a sweaty, two-hour rant on Saturday. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Coming for Your Hamburgers! 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z He is pale and lanky, discreetly tattooed, caustically funny and so well-mannered that he would rather miss his train than cut into a line. ‘Austerity, That’s What I Know’: The Making of a U.K. Millennial Socialist 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z In a rare exception, Trump caustically derided it during a Cabinet meeting Jan. 2 and attempted to tie the military stalemate there to Mattis. Trump wanted a big cut in troops in Afghanistan. New U.S. military plans fall short. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Gunaratne’s characters are alive because they speak caustically—“I draw the morning snot up my nose.” A Début Novel Captures a City on the Boil 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Much of “The Favourite” is caustically clever but it’s Colman who elevates it to something magnificent. Review: A delicious, vicious acting feast in ‘The Favourite’ 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z And Grimm could caustically reprimand him by saying, “You don’t have to make a speech, big shot!” Comic-book legend Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man and Marvel heroes, dies at 95 - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s at this low point that we meet Melissa McCarthy’s Lee in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” in which the actress brings her dowdiest, most disagreeable A-game to a caustically funny, improbably affecting enterprise. Review | Melissa McCarthy is a revelation in her new film. And she’s not even the best thing about it. 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z But in Jenkins‘ hands, “Private Life” is a caustically funny, painfully intimate, medicalized examination of, as she says, “a marriage in the middle.” 11 years later, Tamara Jenkins returns with ‘Private Life’ 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z He wrote poignantly — and at times caustically — about societal treatment of the mentally ill. Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and intellectual provocateur, dies at 68 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z “One more thing,” he said, laughing caustically, and got back into the truck. Unintended consequences: Inside the fallout of America’s crackdown on opioids 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Gen. Rod Rosenstein and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. He referred caustically to the "witch hunt with people in the Justice Department who shouldn't be there." Lashing out at opponents, Trump slams the FBI and threatens to intrude on the Russia investigation 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Icahn has spent recent months blasting SandRidge’s leadership, at one point caustically charging it held an “apparently disregard for any semblance of accountability.” Icahn nominates five to replace entire SandRidge board 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Teasingly and sometimes caustically, his book teems with passages in which he looks with an outsider’s eye, wondering about the weirdness he sees. Big-nosed Jesus and God as a second-rate Santa: the worst Christian art 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z And though the opening statement presents little new information from Mr. Stone, who has for months caustically denied any involvement in the election meddling, it comes with added weight: Lying to Congress is a crime. Roger Stone to Tell House Panel He Pulled No Treasonous ‘Trick’ 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Austen’s preoccupation with complexion, with bloom and freckles and skin remedies, may foreshadow her own declining health, which she addressed more caustically in her last, unfinished novel, Sanditon. Which is the greatest Jane Austen novel? 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z She told me, “My mother said, caustically, ‘If you are going to be a writer, you had better learn to spell.’ Margaret Atwood, the Prophet of Dystopia 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, caustically thanked Mr. Trump in remarks to military officers for revealing “the true face” of the U.S. Betsy DeVos, François Fillon, Melania Trump: Your Wednesday Briefing 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The Constitution obviously does not allow crippling damages to be imposed for voicing one’s opinion, however vehemently or caustically. A Libel Suit Threatens Catastrophe for the Climate of Public Debate 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z “How is it,” Samuel Johnson caustically remarked in 1776, “that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of Negroes?” The Divided States: Trump's inauguration and how democracy has failed 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z I would be very interested in their records of protest about these circumstances, since they are so dedicated to “honoring our soldiers” that they would caustically criticized Kaepernick for sitting during the national anthem. Take 2: To Dr. Harry Edwards, Colin Kaepernick isn’t saying enough 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z The idea that people might speak casually or caustically via e-mail has been portrayed as a shocking breach of civilized discourse. Why the D.N.C. E-Mails Aren’t Scandalous 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Or, as she put it more caustically in a Democratic debate, “I disagree with free college for everybody. I don’t think taxpayers should be paying to send Donald Trump’s kids to college.” Hillary Clinton proposes student debt deferral for startup founders 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Older Democrats who remember the failures of the past are more skeptical of the political impact of expanding government, particularly in an era of caustically partisan divisions. Strong Sanders and Trump runs reflect and inspire upheaval in Democratic and Republican parties 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Then it was Cruz and Trump who tangled caustically over Trump’s conservative credibility after espousing liberal positions for years. A Bloody Fist Fight In South Carolina Republican Debate 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z To which Sanders caustically replied, “Well, Secretary Clinton, you’re not in the White House yet.” Democratic debate in Milwaukee spotlights fundamental divide 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Christie caustically mocked Mr. Rubio’s spotty voting record in the Senate, saying, “Dude, show up” and prompting to Mr. Rubio to belittle the governor’s own work ethic. Same Trail, Diverging Styles for Chris Christie and Marco Rubio 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, the Daily Mail—always one of Britain’s more caustically jingoistic newspapers—was raked over the coals for running a political cartoon depicting Middle Eastern refugees as a shadowy horde overrunning Europe like rats. America’s latest round of anti-immigrant racism has some disturbing historical parallels 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z He nodded towards the window and commented caustically on how many former shops in the once bustling town centre were given over to payday loan companies and charities. America's poorest white town: abandoned by coal, swallowed by drugs 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s a sadder, less caustically combative world of teenage confusion and anxiety that is conjured in 2015 on the stage of the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where the show had its official opening Sunday night. ‘Spring Awakening’ gets a stunning revival — and reinterpretation — with deaf actors 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Of course, as Bostrom caustically remarks, humankind can hardly claim to be basking in the high noon of perfect moral enlightenment. Will Artificial Intelligence Surpass Our Own? 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z In Paris, he caustically noted that liberté existed only for the millionaire. How to think about Islamic State 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Last month Ma caustically asked China to allow democracy in Hong Kong. Crouching Puppy, Hidden Pit Bull: China's Approach To Bristly Taiwan 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Sen. Wyden caustically labels our tax code as a “rotting economic carcass that’s infected with chronic diseases like loopholes and inefficiencies.” Altogether Now: Our Tax Code Is A Rotting Carcass 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Stutzman says while the leadership horse race is certainly shaking up the summer, it might be an opportunity for the sometimes caustically divided caucus to find common ground. Immigration Is Key in Race to Succeed Cantor 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Long has spoken caustically about canned hunting in the past and voted against passage of this year’s measure. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z While few Lebanese Sunnis are likely to put it so caustically, Shahal is not the only one to voice bitterness. Warily, Lebanon tackles violent spillover from Syria 2014-04-13T12:55:04Z Standing in for Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, who is recovering from an operation, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles apologised for the flooding and caustically observed: "We thought we were dealing with experts." Floods: A question of competence? 2014-02-12T11:05:53Z Now, when Mr. Erdogan speaks caustically about American scheming, officials are left to wonder if Mr. Erdogan really believes what he says, or whether he is using such talk as a populist ploy. Memo From Istanbul: Growing Mistrust Between U.S. and Turkey Is Played Out in Public 2013-12-24T01:37:52Z Christine C. Quinn caustically dismissed him as an empty suit “who is really good at telling other people what to do, but not always so good at getting things done.” De Blasio Is Frequent Target at a Fiery Mayoral Debate 2013-08-22T03:29:22Z The Times editorial caustically mocks the modern-day attention span, telling the imaginary reader "he's only a bear of very little brain - but not as little as yours". US spy row fall-out continues 2013-06-10T04:43:59Z But the committee caustically concludes that "whether these processes are sufficiently robust remains to be seen". Fear the cyber enemy within or without? 2013-06-07T09:39:00Z Some in Munster have responded caustically to the plonking of Ronan, even if he is 35, on the bench, while a child from the North starts. Discord and insults could bring Ireland down against Scotland 2013-02-23T22:00:01Z She spoke caustically about her family, some in New York, some in California, giving the impression that her artistic ambitions and unsettled life had cast her in the role of black sheep. Flirting with danger 2013-02-01T22:00:00Z Like Strauss, other Blue Seaters remain fiercely loyal and caustically cynical, and sneer at whom they believe to be the more casual and wealthier fans sitting below. Blue-Hued Seats Return to Madison Square Garden 2013-01-21T04:04:31Z He was congenitally candid, caustically funny, and beloved by business types. Gotham: Joseph Lhota’s Mayoral Chances Ruffle N.Y. Democrats 2012-12-25T01:57:39Z Four of those jobs are, one way or another, in the gift of government, Whittingdale caustically observed. Press regulation: what made the Mail really mad 2012-11-18T00:04:15Z Her mother, she told The New York Times in 1985, caustically referred to her as “the yellowish object.” Han Suyin Dies; Wrote Sweeping Fiction 2012-11-06T02:24:57Z Over the weekend, the conservative columnist George F. Will caustically questioned whether Mr. Trump could widen Mr. Romney’s support. Romney Finds Himself Upstaged by Trump on Big Day 2012-05-30T14:29:19Z Of the Boyle Lecturers, Collings the “Deist” caustically said that nobody doubted the existence of the Deity till they set to work to prove it. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z "A useful wireless man you are!" commented the count, caustically. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z "You'll have to do better than that next time," he observed caustically. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z "I cry your Highness' pardon!" replied Teleki caustically; "this document is not from the Hungarian lords, but from his Excellency the Tartar Khan." 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Miss Delmege was caustically reminded by Miss Marsh that no explanation could really be satisfactory from the point of view of Mrs. Bullivant. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z John Morley caustically remarks that “the efforts of the heterodox have taught them to be better Christians than they were a hundred years ago.” Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z When Lady Tyrconnel, flustered and alarmed, came down to greet him, James caustically informed her that the Irish ran well. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z “I am afraid it hardly paid you for the trouble—to listen,” Billy Kane murmured caustically. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z "There is only one species of interest felt for dethroned monarchs," said the other, caustically,—"how they bear their misfortunes." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z "We are getting away from the subject," I remarked caustically. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z “Then what in the name of goodness are you talking about, may I ask?” he demanded caustically. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z One online commentator wrote caustically that "the audience didn't buy a ticket to watch commercials." Xu Jinglei, China's Creative Pragmatist 2010-06-06T21:19:00Z Once outspoken about the power of standardized testing, charter schools and free markets to improve schools, Dr. Ravitch is now caustically critical. Scholar?s School Reform U-Turn Shakes Up Debate 2010-03-03T09:05:00Z "Well, is he satisfied with the success of his measure?" asked O'Halloran, caustically. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z "It's too bad you didn't think of them before, Fannie," her sister answered caustically. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z "I was not inquiring as to their sympathies," said Mait-land, caustically; "I merely wanted to hear how they understood the contract." Tony Butler Your speech to-day," continued she caustically, "in yon obscure meeting is the subject of the talk of the town. The Progressionists, and Angela. "Why don't you tell me something new?" he commented caustically. Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses "I thought the spotting cruiser said there weren't any dangerous animals in the zone where we were supposed to land," MacFarland said caustically. The Unprotected Species "I can't remember any of them dying," he said caustically; then with deliberate malice: "None of them even pretended to faint." The Song of the Wolf "Someone's lost his head," he said caustically, with a growl, sitting up and looking about him. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front The various dissensions of the parties claiming political supremacy, and "the wheels within wheels" that move them to their schemes are caustically and trenchantly revealed. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire It was the same judge who caustically observed, after a long and dull legal argument: "I agree with my brother J——, for the reasons given by my brother M——." Law and Laughter "They probably were reporters from a Newark paper," he said caustically, "trying to find out about the mysterious visitors on Spindrift." The Electronic Mind Reader "Have you been attacked with any particular type of revolver since your return?" we inquired, caustically. Imaginary Interviews "He would not be troubled with superfluous votes, either," remarked the judge, caustically. A Man of Two Countries "I guess so, too," agreed Mr. Carter caustically. Paul and the Printing Press "It might improve the looks of your hair some if you did," the old lady observed, caustically. Master of the Vineyard He thought, sardonically, what any one of those whom he had caustically defined as her "poodles" would give for an hour or so of similar boredom, if it involved Lilith all to himself. The Sign of the Spider “I wonder if there was ever a man too low and vile to get woman’s pity, if he only had a pretty face,” she said, caustically. That Girl Montana Alluding to their influence, Montesquieu caustically remarked that a nation where women give the prevailing tone must necessarily be talkative. Political Women, Vol. 1 "For quarter what I'm worth," replied Conrad caustically. The Return of Blue Pete “D’ye think they’ll be such fools as to let us do that, sir?” caustically demanded the gunner, chewing hard upon his quid, in his evident perplexity. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy El Gaucho of Lima pointed out caustically that most of Ecuador's area really belonged to Peru and the Peruvians were the true descendants of the Incas anyway. Greener Than You Think "Why are you not dressed?" she somewhat caustically inquired, as her niece came down arrayed for dinner. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike Some of the questions put to the wretched 'witches' were simply grotesque, and reflect, as Watkins caustically observes, on the intelligence of the examiner. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Indeed of atheism he has written as caustically as the most orthodox could wish. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles Turning in his chair to fully face the lad, the grouch caustically inquired: "What 'n seven kinds of blue blazes do you think I want with a thimble?" Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers "Nice bunch of people to deal with," Wade said caustically. Islands of Space As caustically as I could, I said, "It's nice to know that I am not going to die in vain." Highways in Hiding "There are always plenty available if you look in the right place—and back up your invitation with a sufficient monetary inducement," said the President, a trifle caustically. White Ashes "You want something bigger than this low, black, rakish craft if you are going to be a pirate in the South Seas," remarked Berwick caustically. Frontier Boys in Frisco "And of course," he said caustically, "the name of this mysterious feminine friend must be a secret?" The Cross-Cut Now, Isobel," she said caustically, "you may be old enough to want men to respect you, but I am young enough to want them to like me. Quin The voice said caustically: "Unfortunately, we've nothing to do anything with." Space Tug Belleville had better get a move on," suggested Thad, caustically, "unless she wants to share the fate of poor old Lawrence. The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight "Yes, with a bent pin," replied the engineer caustically, "as far as getting anything to eat." Frontier Boys in Frisco "That is a way of securing some movement at all events," he remarked caustically. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties What I did know was that he was reported to have sprained his right toe at golf, and only an hour previously I should have commented caustically on Henry's description of this 'serious illness.' Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel The bishop replied that the hat was of a shape suited to his dignity, whereupon the King caustically said, "I hope that the hat won't turn your head." The Social History of Smoking Moreover, opposition in religious creed has had its evil influences, scarcely yet extinct, however caustically such a cure may in vain have been hitherto attempted. My Life as an Author He seemed bubbling over with good-natured fun, and even Dexie thawed out sufficiently to answer his repartees less caustically than usual. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces "Self-deceit," he caustically observes, "seems to thrive on prayer, and to grow fat on contemplation." Americans and Others I was the wise bird," he told himself caustically; "I was the guy who knew all about it. The Plastic Age Some of Prior's poems, as Thackeray caustically remarks, smack not a little of the conversation of his Long Acre friends. The Social History of Smoking "Oh, I don't know," responded the physician caustically. Best Short Stories When Steele let it be known that he wanted to hire a jailer and a guard this caustically humorous element offered itself en masse. The Rustlers of Pecos County "I don't know, I am sure," he observed caustically, handing the letter to Miss Harvey, "how the medical profession would stand on this—would your school endorse it, nurse?" The Miracle Man And Douglas, who had meantime gone to Ohio to take part in the State campaign, replied caustically to this critique in his speech at Wooster, September 16th. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics "Let those who dance pay; that's according to the adage," and he smiled caustically at his own wit. The Primrose Ring "You do, since you make me spy on her," said Silver caustically. Red Money "No, I must say I don't!" she said caustically. No. 13 Washington Square Disraeli also approved strict neutrality but caustically referred to Gladstone's Newcastle speech and sharply attacked the Cabinet's uncertain and changeable policy--merely a party speech. Great Britain and the American Civil War A. N. hailed the occasion with keen joy—he caustically argued that he experienced the pleasure without being culpable in its production! Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women Hence it is that Herbert Spencer caustically remarks: "Though the onion-coat hypothesis is dead, its spirit is traceable, under a transcendental form, even in the conclusions of its antagonists." Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation "But I am entitled, am I not, to suppose, for purposes of argument, that it might?" she inquired caustically. 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The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale "I never thought——" "That's the trouble with you fly cops," said his employer caustically. The Gem Collector A caustically frank discussion of Mrs. Severance with Ted in one of Ted's bitter moods—a discussion that had given Oliver a bad half-hour later with Louise. Young People's Pride A Novel Vilhelm Rode made the principal speech and caustically emphasised that it took more than a "Kiss of the hand and a parade bow" to win the hearts of the Danish people. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Journeyman caustically remarked that, omens or no omens, one horse was bound to win. Esther Waters You see, Griggs," he observed caustically, "once in a while I do know something about my inventions. Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures In the days of pituitary and thyroid hyperfunction we may be sure she would have been caustically and penetratingly ironical. 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The Odd Women "Usual Edinburgh way of doing business," he observed caustically. Huntingtower When she heard it said, as it very frequently was said, that Borrow was a gypsy by blood, she caustically remarked that if he were not he "OUGHT to have been." The Life of George Borrow "Of course you talk absolute rubbish," he said caustically. The Green Mummy His companion, ignorant of this emotion, drank his wine, crumbled his roll, and blew smoke through his nostrils, glancing caustically at the rows of little tables, the cheap mirrors, the hot, red velvet, the chandeliers. The Island Pharisees "There's some things—such as chronic sassiness—some folks never get over," he observed caustically. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights "As if you would be in a cab with a stranger," said Lady Caroline caustically. A Damsel in Distress He was uncompromisingly and caustically severe upon some of the literary idols of his day, men who have survived that terrible handicap, contemporary recognition and appreciation. The Life of George Borrow "Help yourself to the rest!" he invited caustically. The White Moll Max commented on the fact caustically, but Dal hushed him up. When a Man Marries "I am glad enough to get out on any conditions," he answered caustically. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale You fellows can stand around and chew the rag, if you want to," he said caustically, "and wait for Weary to make a war-talk. The Flying U Ranch "Ah, I think I begin to see!" he said caustically. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale |
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