| 单词 | has-been |
| 例句 | “I mean, I might not even be at Hogwarts next year, what’s it matter to me if some fat old has-been likes me or not?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In secret notes written only for himself, he confessed that he found the “feeling of being ‘has-been’ unendurable,” and that he had “suicidal thoughts.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “How are you going to pay for it, huh? You’re a loser and a deadbeat. A has-been. You don’t have any money. You don’t even have a job.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I hadn’t attained that level of status in my career and at my age, I was already considered a has-been. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Ibtihaj, you don’t have to be a has-been already,” Mom consoled me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The lyrics aren’t so sure: “Am I queen/A magisterial has-been,” she mulls, and wonders, “Do I ever find love? Or am I still waiting?” The Playlist: Previously Unreleased Hendrix, and 10 More New Songs 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z “Mr. Saturday Night” Based on a 1992 movie, this musical features Billy Crystal returning to the role of Buddy Young Jr., a has-been comic who is hungering for a comeback and reconnecting with family. The Twisting Trail to the Tonys: ‘Can You Believe That We’re Here?’ 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Aging rockers, has-been radio personalities, and ex-action stars get paid more than A-list actresses. Age Gap is the New Wage Gap: Top-Paid Women Celebrities Are Much Younger Than Top-Paid Men 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z “Arnold may not be able to pump much iron anymore but he remains a persistent virtuoso of pumping irony into the bizarre state of American politics. He is the has-been who still is.” He'll be back: why old age can't keep Arnold Schwarzenegger down 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z The power of has-been Bayreuth's King Lear | Martin Kettle All today's stories Last 24 hours 1. Bayreuth's King Lear | Martin Kettle 2010-03-23T09:30:00Z Once dismissed as a reality-TV has-been, “her stint on the show gave her a sheen of being a survivor, a strong person, someone who persevered,” Santilli said. ‘Dancing With the Stars’ perfected a formula for kitschy, escapist joy. Can it survive today’s politics? 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z “Sarah Palin is a has-been candidate, a has-been governor and a has-been reality TV star, like Kate Gosselin,” Ms. Griffin said Monday over breakfast at the Cafe Edison, the theater district coffee shop. Comic With Short Fuse and Some Long Feuds 2011-03-09T23:15:45Z He said the role saved him from being "a famous has-been." Mickey Rooney, versatile actor and master showman, dies at 93 2014-04-07T21:03:24Z Meanwhile, a has-been English screenwriter takes a job teaching at a so-so state school in upstate New York in The Rewrite. From Wonder Boys to Irrational Man: why Hollywood loves a hot professor 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The star of the film, Oscar Isaac, shared the best acting prize with Michael Keaton, who portrayed a has-been actor in "Birdman." 'A Most Violent Year' tops National Board of Review film awards 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Nixon’s improbable rise from the has-been heap to the White House is the subject of Buchanan’s new memoir, “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.” Pat Buchanan: I think Hillary will win in 2016 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Mailer had divorced and remarried, and was facing a literary crisis of having been famous and celebrated, and now suddenly seeming, in his early thirties, like a has-been. The Great American Novel Buried in Norman Mailer’s Letters 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z In his first feature film, the 1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight, he showed the punishment on the face of the has-been boxer Anthony Quinn; bloody and bloated, it was its own sonnet of pulp poetry. Remembering Dick Smith, the Godfather of Movie Makeup 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z By 1950, he was a has-been, all but drowning in the Sea of Independent Productions into which he had jumped. Review | What happened to the film career of Preston Sturges? His son investigates. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z If you watch it now, you can see why it flopped, not least because Crystal was playing against type as Buddy Young Jr., a ruthlessly selfish has-been comic with a vicious streak. Review: Billy Crystal Carries the Tune in ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z So, sorry those of you who tell me I’m an actor, or a has-been or an idiot or a commie or a liberal and that I should shut up. Jason Alexander’s amazing gun rant 2012-07-22T20:38:00Z By that juncture, Cash was increasingly on the road to becoming a has-been. Listen to Johnny Cash sing "Cocaine Blues" at his legendary, intimate Carousel Ballroom concert 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Naked Came the Santa A talentless, troubled starlet uses the time between prison sentences to pose naked for a has-been girlie magazine. ArtsBeat Blog: The True Meaning of the Season: Holiday Movies We'd Actually Watch 2011-12-09T13:00:08Z Now, Plunket is relishing his new status as a former has-been. Taking a Late-in-Life Victory Lap, Thanks to His Novel’s ‘Lunatic Energy’ 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Echoing a theme sounded by producer T Bone Burnett at the 2010 Future of Music Conference, Herskowitz asserted that today's social media darling is tomorrow's has-been. SXSW 2012: Is social media a music-industry savior? 2012-03-13T20:28:00Z Men usually prefer a “Cinderella Man” story, the return of a broken-down has-been who battles ruin and ridicule to win back his honor — and fortune. | 'Lights Out': With a Life on the Ropes, Seeking Redemption in the Ring 2011-01-10T23:08:16Z While you’re at it, the novelist wondered, might Melissa McCarthy play Frances, the insecure mess of a has-been author? Liane Moriarty writes women’s fiction. Have a problem with that? She doesn’t. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z He appeared in numerous films through the 1990s, but it wasn’t until 2003, when Richard Curtis hired him to play Billy Mack, the scene-stealing has-been pop star in “Love Actually,” that he had his breakthrough. Bill Nighy, Master of Misdirection 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z In this version, the Reagan presidency was merely the final act in a showbusiness life, a Hollywood has-been handed the ultimate final role. You're hired! How TV carried Reagan and Trump to the White House 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z And just like that, in the midst of production, a movie about a has-been became a film about how Trump became leader of the free world. For documentary filmmakers, our crazy news cycle is a nightmare — and a dream come true 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z “Three Tall Women,” which ran for 582 performances off-Broadway, was a triumph that overnight transformed Mr. Albee’s reputation from Broadway has-been to a dean of American playwrights. Edward Albee, Pulitzer-winning playwright of modern masterpieces, dies at 88 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z And it’s so ironic that it would be those two things, because no one is interested in an old artist now unless they’re a has-been. Bettye LaVette comes roaring back 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z He has channeled his obsessiveness into exercise and performing, transforming himself from has-been into something of a mythic icon, certainly in Canada. If you could read Gordon Lightfoot’s mind, this is the tale his thoughts could tell 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z In the trailer, he modulates among bloodied bruiser, gentle family man and despairing has-been, but only time will tell if the finished film is enough to put him back in the Oscar race. 'Southpaw' trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal fights for a title and his family 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z As an unctuous, has-been science-fiction writer in a sendup of a video-game company produced by several veterans of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” of course. The 50 TV Shows You Need to Watch This Winter 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z “I don’t worry about being a has-been,” she once told a reporter, “because I’ve already been one.” Stockard Channing and Friends Usher in a New Chelsea Bar 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z The End of the ‘Idol’ Era As TV's most popular show seems poised to lose its crown to 'Dancing With the Stars,' we wonder how America will be different when 'American Idol' becomes a has-been. How American Idol Lost to Dancing With the Stars 2010-04-21T17:48:00Z The series has followed Bojack, an anthropomorphic horse voiced by Will Arnett, as he navigates a fictional version of Hollywood, where he lives as a has-been 1990s sitcom star. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Bojack Horseman’ and ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Keaton gives a profoundly moving double-edged performance as a tersely melancholy has-been and, in flashbacks to the freewheeling days of slapstick silent short films, as the blank-faced, mercurially acrobatic master of uproar. A Nineteen-Fifties TV Series That Let Directors Run Free 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Young handled it with the professionalism of a reality show has-been making an appearance at a mall, or, apropos of the costume, a character at Disneyland. Dance Review: Ann Liv Young as Sleeping Beauty at Abrons Arts Center - Review 2012-01-13T23:31:08Z Hollywood loves movies about itself, even ones about a delusional, egotistical, murderous has-been. Analysis | The newly relevant relationship between Trump and ‘Sunset Blvd.’ 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z “I was a has-been before I’d been a been,” he often said. Richard G. Stern, a Writers’ Writer, Is Dead at 84 2013-01-25T03:25:06Z She went from a steady maker of big hits to some kind of postlapsarian has-been, seemingly overnight. Sorry, Ms. Jackson: You’re Underrated. ‘Control’ at 30 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z She is a drug user and a has-been. Whitney Houston’s Story in a Lifetime Film 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z “It is the academy’s stubborn refusal to engage the audience on social media that dooms the Oscars to a has-been awards show,” he wrote in a June 30 email to the board. Producer Takes Academy to Task in Lawsuit 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z "Californication" stars David Duchovny as has-been novelist Hank Moody, who is struggling to revitalize his professional career while maintaining a good relationship with his ex-wife and teenage daughter. "William & Kate" star joins "Californication" 2011-05-08T22:56:46Z Based on a 1992 movie, this musical features Billy Crystal returning to the role of Buddy Young Jr., a has-been comic who is hungering for a comeback and reconnecting with family. The 75th Tony Awards: Here’s What to Expect 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z They try to find someone to hire their has-been spouses; they offer to cancel their own contracts unless he gets a gig, too. Perspective | I watched all four ‘A Star Is Born’ movies. Here’s the messed-up reason it keeps resonating. 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z A car crash throws together a has-been rocker who has just returned to Casablanca and a streetwise con-artist, who get lulled into the shenanigans of the city’s music underworld. 'I'm surrounded by ghosts': Bataclan survivor Ismaël El Iraki on his film Zanka Contact 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Every beleaguered has-been is so had they’re willing to just take the bruise and roll with the quip. The Top 10 Baseball Films of All Time 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Harrowing, funny and imaginative, this novel explores the world of a has-been music producer and assorted cohorts who are overwhelmed by time, change and age — all told through Egan's inimitable and protean voice. 27 best books of 2010: The Seattle Times looks back at a year of great reading 2010-12-18T01:15:33Z In the space of less than a week, NBC News anchor Brian Williams went from debonair multimedia superstar to celebrity roadkill, an instant has-been and laughingstock whose career in the “news business” is presumably over. Downfall of a simulated celebrity: Brian Williams, Max Headroom and the performance of credibility 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z First, has-been Korean American writer Soon Sheen now works for GLOAT, which uses algorithms to extract every last iota of information from customers. Why Settling Mars Is a Terrible Idea 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z She descended into drug and alcohol abuse and, by 14, she was in rehab, considered a has-been in the industry. Without writers, Drew Barrymore's adorkable brand unraveled in a week 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z That sentiment is felt far and wide as we begin the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, which now includes several Republican political dwarfs, one Republican has-been president and the sitting Democratic president. Joe Biden on the brink: Will the disastrous White House comms bring us a second Trump term? 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z The Colts are no longer wish-casting with has-been passers, and the Texans are no longer pretending Davis Mills is more than a highly qualified backup. Analysis | The Lions missed their chance, and the Eagles are smarter than everybody 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z He has frequently been written off as a has-been, particularly when he was hospitalized in 2021 with what seemed like a life-threatening illness. Ex-NATO General and Ex-Prime Minister to Face Off in Czech Republic’s Presidential Race 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Now he is alternately a loser, a criminal, a joke or a has-been. Why Trump will lose in 2024: He's committed the cardinal sin of reality TV — he's boring 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z I bristle at descriptions that try to paint her as some sort of has-been, as if her relevance as an artist had not transcended music charts and the box office. Irene Cara saved my life 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The year was 2007 and Alabama was still looking more like a college football has-been than a program on the cusp of a dynasty. College Football Picks: Tide try to avoid rare 2-game skid 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z In turn, he is tarred by commenters as an arrogant has-been, and he seems to relish hitting back, with condescension. China’s Chest-Thumping Nationalism Now Goes Too Far, Movement’s Godfather Says 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z When I left, in my breast was the defensive love felt by people who stumble into has-been cities and stay, as I’ve done in Baltimore for more than half my life. In Scotland, a city’s world-class industrial past informs its present 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z It is such a sea change to consider Trump as a boring has-been, offering nothing more than reruns of himself, but that is exactly what is happening. Why Trump will lose in 2024: He's committed the cardinal sin of reality TV — he's boring 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z They recruited Ronald Reagan, who was at that point a has-been TV host. How the GOP weaponized ignorance — and how “smart people acting like dopes” stay in power 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “I was 20 years old then and I was a has-been because I had only played sweet young girls,” she told the publication Film Talk in 2004. Marsha Hunt, movie star who confronted blacklist, dies at 104 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z So when you see a high school has-been come up to you like, “Yeah, I could beat you one-on-one.” WNBA’s Elena Delle Donne on tuning out judgment to define who you are 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Berlusconi, nearly a political has-been at age 85, was useful and necessary to both, but also could use their coattails to ride back to power. Draghi’s Fall Reverberates Beyond Italy 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Martin: For me, I like dealing with playing a has-been. The stars of 'Only Murders in the Building' aren't above a little trash talk 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Her critics will dismiss them as the ranting of a sore loser and a political has-been, who has lost vital support within the New South Wales Liberal Party. Scott Morrison: Australian PM's own senator calls him autocrat and bully 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z If you read Twitter in the wake of the Spotify kerfuffle, there were lots of comments about “has-been artists” and “geezers.” Opinion | Call It ‘Codger Power.’ We’re Older and Fighting for a Better America. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z And while the top-billed speaker — has-been actor Kirk Cameron — has been largely silent about vaccines, he repeatedly had trolling events to protest temporary lockdowns meant to prevent the spread of the disease pre-vaccine. "March for Life" is a misnomer — GOP's pro-COVID stance makes clear 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z He lost that race, too, and was now, as he put it, a “35-year-old has-been.” Harry M. Reid, pugnacious Senate majority leader, dies at 82 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z The film about the former St. Louis Rams quarterback’s journey from football has-been stocking the shelves of a grocery store to winning the Super Bowl is meant to inspire. NFL MVP Kurt Warner talks new film ‘American Underdog,’ inspiration and whether he retired too early 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Steep concession prices, veteran has-been talent all over the field, and just a plethora of power bats that blew out down the stretch like a tire on Thanksgiving. Gerrit Cole booed off the mound as the Yankees’ hopes for the playoffs dwindle 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z In "Hustle," Sandler plays a has-been basketball scout who finds his shot at redemption when he discovers an incredible street ballplayer in China. Adam Sandler hits beach during getaway in Spain while filming new movie 'Hustle' 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z “That really broke my heart. . . . I was a has-been at nine,” he told an interviewer in 1982. Johnny Crawford, who became a child star as the son of ‘The Rifleman,’ dies at 75 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Asked how she felt about McAuliffe lining up support, she seemed to dismiss him as a has-been. Northam endorses McAuliffe in race for Democratic nomination for Virginia governor 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Two screenwriters in a rut write a hit Western starring a has-been and a commissary waitress’s baby. Movies on TV this week: 'Stand by Me' on Showtime and more 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z That prompted Letterman to joke, “I’m typically introduced as a television has-been, so for me this is a delight.” Sato, Rahal give Rahal Letterman Lanigan banner Indy 500 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z On Telegram, the has-been alt-right internet personality Milo Yiannopoulos asked his followers in a poll which was the “biggest hoax of our lifetime: Acid Rain, Climate Change, Satanic Ritual Abuse, Coronavirus”. Disinformation and scapegoating: how America's far right is responding to coronavirus 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z His likeness — white, wrinkled, expressionless with a dash of smirk — is not the aesthetic of a has-been; it is the portrait of “stability.” Mitch McConnell Wasn’t Always Loved by Republicans. He Is Now. 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Sanders supporters such as DeMoro, however, are not holding back, portraying Clinton as a has-been. Sanders tells supporters to cool it — but they don’t always listen 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z “They say I’m too old, I’m a has-been.” Now on Trump’s team, Dershowitz says, ‘I haven’t changed’ 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z A has-been boxer trains in Florida for a comeback and fights his ex-wife for custody of their son. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z A has-been acrobat and his daughter find a squirrel’s stash of cash in their home. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Like other has-been football players, they now do most of their running with their mouth. Eagles' Malcolm Jenkins urges Philadelphia police reforms, draws rebuke from union 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z A Hollywood child-star has-been torments her famous sister, now in a wheelchair. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z After Trump lost the supreme court case in 2015, Salmond branded him a “loser” and Trump retaliated by describing the then former first minister as a “has-been”. Trump firm 'refusing to pay' legal bill for windfarm case 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z A has-been boxer trains in Tijuana for a comeback to impress his son. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z A has-been French filmmaker wants a Hong Kong actress to be the heroine in a rendering of ``Les Vampires.’' Movies on TV for Oct. 6-12: 'Throne of Blood' and more 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z A killer terrorizes vacationers and staff members at a Caribbean resort owned by a has-been rocker. Movies on TV this week Sept. 15, 2019: 'Alien,' 'Aliens' and more 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z A veteran such as Trump surely understands the Hollywood reality that today’s star becomes tomorrow’s has-been. Opinion | The Trump era keeps getting noisier. Are people tuning out? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z A time-space vortex sucks a scientific has-been and his companions into an alternate dimension populated by dinosaurs and painfully slow creatures called Sleestaks. Movies on TV this week Aug. 25: 'Beauty and the Beast' (1991) and more 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Last year he brought us a has-been and this year a never-was. Letters: No moves isn't good news for Dodgers fans 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z “It’s official, old buddy, I’m a has-been,” he blubbers to his best friend, Cliff Booth, his longtime stunt double played by Pitt. ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ review: Tarantino takes us on a bumpy, nostalgic ride 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The Producers Musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ 1968 comedy about a has-been Broadway producer and his accountant trying to stage a flop to scam investors. SoCal theater listings, June 23-30: ‘The Wedding Singer,’ ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ and more 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z The debates are his chance to make a comeback — or become a has-been who never was. Why reality TV has nothing on the Democratic debates 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Four has-been Broadway actors then attempt to rebuild their public image by helping her but end up gaining much more. 'The Prom’ cast seals its performance with a kiss on the Tony Awards 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z “I was joking with family this morning that it means that I’m now officially a has-been,” Wambach said. Wambach, Gulati elected to US Soccer Hall of Fame 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Hannity dismissed the Academy Award-winning De Niro as “just a has-been actor that has too much time on his hands.” Robert De Niro suggested Trump should be impeached and imprisoned. Fox News had a field day. 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z “You’ve got an Egyptian journalist and a postmenopausal has-been. That’s what she used to say about the two of us . . . who would ever put that together?” Kathie Lee Gifford has been mocked for years. But her morning TV legacy will outlast her critics. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z He was never a has-been, because he never seemed to try and recapture a role that he had outgrown. Luke Perry Knew What He Meant to So Many 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z After insultingly asking Waterhouse about those who “throw around the word ‘has-been’ and ‘hack’ a lot,” Trejo cuts to the chase: “What happened in Vegas?” California Sounds: Hear new recommended L.A. music from Nick Waterhouse and Hand Habits 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Richard Dreyfuss and Chevy Chase get “The Last Laugh” in this comedy about a has-been comic and his former manager on the comeback trail. TV This Week, Jan. 6-12: ‘You’re the Worst,’ the Golden Globes and more 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Sears may be struggling to survive after filing for bankruptcy in October, its rundown and empty stores symbolizing a has-been company that failed to adapt. Sears Is Dying, but Workers’ Loyalty Lives On 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z It’s touching to hear her say that – not least because she spent so many years thinking that being a “has-been” Spice Girl was a mark of failure. Mel B: ‘I got used to lying. I didn’t want anyone to find out’ 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Just a few years ago, Microsoft was seen as a lumbering has-been of the technology world. Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen? 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Michael Douglas is a has-been actor who reinvents himself as a Hollywood acting coach in “The Kominsky Method: Season 1,” a Netflix Original comedy from creator Chuck Lorre. Now streaming: ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,’ ‘The Children Act,’ ‘Sadie’ 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Barkley is worse than that — a has-been who never was, nearly two years removed from his most recent NFL start. ICYMI in NFL Week 10: Bowles’ Jets bad; Norman knocks fans 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Together, these pictures helped harden public perception of the artist as a has-been, a sellout, a society painter for the spoilt 1% – and this prejudice certainly contains a nugget of truth. Pop's dark star: the return of Andy Warhol 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Barkley is worse than that - a has-been who never was, nearly two years removed from his most recent NFL start. ICYMI in NFL Week 10: Bowles’ Jets bad; Norman knocks fans 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z In the decades that followed, ceilings cracked, walls crumbled and the estate became a dilapidated has-been, ripe for demolition. Former Senate candidate restores historic Omaha mansion 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z People called her a dinosaur, a has-been and worse. Is It Possible to Be an Anti-Abortion Democrat? One Woman Tried to Find Out 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z But would anyone seriously buy the boyishly handsome Cooper as a wasted, washed-up has-been? Review | Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s hotly anticipated ‘A Star is Born’ is here — and it is lavishly delightful 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z He declared China his new best friend and dismissed the United States as a has-been power. China’s Sea Control Is a Done Deal, ‘Short of War With the U.S.’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z He declared China his new best friend and dismissed the U.S. as a has-been power. ‘Short of war’ with the U.S., China’s control of South China Sea is complete 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z “I’m tired of feeling like a has-been,” says Vic, who lives alone with his booze, pill bottles and memories. An Appreciation: Burt Reynolds ran through my youth as a charmer and a spinner of wiles 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z “I know a lot of people in this business think I’m a has-been, but I know the public will give me another chance. I’ve got a lot to prove to a lot of people.” Sally Field, plastic surgery and posing nude — Burt Reynolds discussed it all with The Times 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z I know a lot of people in this business think I'm a has-been, but I know the public will give me another chance. Burt Reynolds is the comeback kid 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z “One more flop and I would be worse than a newcomer. I would be a has-been.” Legendary playwright Neil Simon, known for 'The Odd Couple' and 'Barefoot in the Park,' dies at 91 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z An ambush derails a has-been security agent on his mission to whisk a rare antique out of Shanghai. L.A. movie openings, Aug. 31 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z "I'll know I'm a has-been when people stop telling me not to tweet," she jokes. Bake Off jumps on vegan trend for new series 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z In last week’s letters, Mr. Reilly’s fantasy about Tiger Woods being a has-been is not bordering on the absurd, it is absurd. Letters: Not exactly a heavenly season in Anaheim 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z That order includes Russia playing a central role, instead of being treated like a pariah or a second-rate has-been. Just Sitting Down With Trump, Putin Comes Out Ahead 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Congratulations to Korea, a very fine side, but they beat a has-been team. Germany Crashes Out of World Cup With a Loss to South Korea 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z “It’s still the same Johnny Cash, but you have a different generation of prisoners at this point, who might be like, ‘This guy’s a has-been.’ At Folsom prison, Johnny Cash found his cause 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z How do you deal with being a has-been at 21? Opinion | Sasha Cohen: An Olympian’s Guide to Retiring at 25 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z A pioneer by age 23, Anderson feared she soon would become a has-been. Perspective | Jamie Anderson, Olympic gold medalist and ‘meadow-tator,’ seeks elusive balance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Uber is trying its best to cast Google as a has-been in the race for self-driving cars, crippled by massive attrition and brain drain. The battle of the damning emails begins with Waymo v. Uber opening statements 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z It called her “a second-wave feminist has-been,” who “I’m certain no one under 45 has ever heard of,” and went on to ridicule her hair and lipstick. #MeToo and the Marketing of Female Narrative 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z He certainly seems to be having the time of his life hamming it up in “Paddington 2” as a pretentious, has-been actor who’s now relegated to dressing up like a spaniel for dog food commercials. Review | ‘Paddington 2’ is delightful counterprogramming for our divisive times 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z A parade of administration officials and allies worked to discredit Bannon as a disgruntled has-been. Trump-Bannon feud lays bare new fissure in fractious GOP 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z In relatively short order, Cash was no longer the performer many had written off as a drugged-out has-been. Music rolls on at Folsom Prison 50 years after Johnny Cash made history 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Some football fans saw Kaepernick as a second-string has-been looking for attention. The Awakening of Colin Kaepernick 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Prose examines what happens when a has-been novelist falls for his promising young student, satirizing bad writers, bad teachers, and changing campus mores along the way. 18 Books to Read Before College (Or Long After) 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z More than a decade ago, U.S. drillers began coupling two long-used oil production techniques, horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, to revolutionize oil production, transforming the U.S. from an energy has-been to a key global producer. Fracking-related water issues draw attention in West Texas 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z And some has-been steroid user walking around on the field interviewing players, delaying the game. Letters: Lonzo Ball has made summer league hotter than ever 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z The Sun is an underdog too, a loss-making has-been hived off by its parent company to make way for the all-conquering Daily Mirror. A new play explores the genesis of Britain's titanic tabloid 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z These recent successes aside, there’s little irony in the fact that in “The Hero,” Elliott is playing a has-been celebrity. 'The Hero' fits Sam Elliott like a glove, and to a fault 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Then Fillon went from front-runner to has-been over a whirlwind few days, thanks to a newspaper’s allegations that he used taxpayer money to pay his wife and kids for jobs they never did. French presidential choice: Risk Le Pen or settle for Macron 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Scrooge, of course, balks at the insinuation that he is merely a has-been. First 'Ducktales' trailer shows why David Tennant makes a pretty perfect Scrooge McDuck 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z In the past 15 years, Fisher also had a steady career as a television guest star, perhaps most memorably as a has-been comedy legend on “30 Rock.” No one could make us laugh through pain like Carrie Fisher 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z It prompted an extraordinary war of words between the billionaire and Salmond, who branded Trump “three times a loser”, while the Trump Organisation hit back at the former nationalist leader as a “has-been”. 'Mad Alex': Donald Trump letters abuse Scottish ex-first minister 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z No one under 25 knows her name, no one under 40 can articulate why she was a big deal, and no one under 60 thinks of her as anything but a has-been. Who was Zsa Zsa Gabor? She paved the way for Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump, dahhling. 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Rivers’s decision to sell a product line on QVC is presented not as the act of a bottom-feeding has-been but of an intelligent and determined woman who needed to earn her living. Joan Rivers: Feminist icon? 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z In a long letter, the Church of Scientology said the series is “doomed to be a cheap reality TV show by a has-been actress now a decade removed from the peak of her career.” How Leah Remini is trying to expose Scientology secrets in her new docuseries 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z RG3 showed marked improvement during training camp and the preseason, but looked like the same-old has-been in the opener, completing just 12 of 26 passes for 190 yards and an interception. Robert Griffin III, Cleveland both just need a win 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Nearly 50 years later, the Gap is the out-of-touch has-been as younger buyers threaten to drive one of the country’s largest specialty apparel retailers into retail irrelevance. Mind the generation Gap: Struggling clothing retailer Gap Inc. has been overtaken by fashion trends and its youth-friendly competition 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z And white supremacist David Duke remains a political has-been in Louisiana. Analysis: Louisiana elections offer lessons for politicians 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Instead, the hard-ons of has-been men and the hard heads of quietly powerful ones might just screw Clinton’s shot at the White House. How Men Behaving Badly Hold Hillary Clinton Back 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z It’s a finale that characterizes the city’s apathy for a 57-year-old has-been that plodded through the decades in the shadow of glitzier venues. Once home to the Lakers and L.A.'s first Democratic Convention, this arena is getting torn down with little fanfare 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z First, whatever Trump spouts about has-been America, the United States remains the one and only global power — No. 1 in terms of economic, military and cultural clout. Why the rest of the world would hand Clinton a landslide victory 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z In most other political systems, he would be a has-been. Nicolas Sarkozy Mounts What He Hopes Is a Comeback in France 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z But I closed that piece a year ago by writing: Trump could be a has-been or he could be a true albatross around the neck of the Republicans. The Unveiling and Unraveling of Donald Trump 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Since then, he’s become a famous has-been, marinating in self-pity. The Bleakness and Joy of “BoJack Horseman” 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z “It is better to be a has-been than a never-was,” he said. Forbes Carlile, Olympic Swimming Coach for Australia, Dies at 95 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Aside from that small role in “Star Trek,” in recent years she’s played a cheating wife in the Vince Vaughn-Kevin James comedy “The Dilemma” and an angry has-been ballerina in “Black Swan.” Winona Ryder is great in ‘Stranger Things,’ but don’t ask if this is her big comeback 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Delegates began to realize that the rude political has-been was actually going to withhold an endorsement. Ted Cruz puts his political career ahead of his country — and it backfires 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z The Trump campaign’s effort to paint Cuccinelli as a has-been has a complication: The real estate mogul thought enough of Cuccinelli to personally woo him with a phone call in the spring. Cuccinelli’s floor fight draws rebukes, fans — and attention 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z “I didn’t want to be a has-been at age 19.” Americans Secure Olympic Diving Berths, but the Chinese Loom 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z "Even the phrase 'at odds' doesn't do the situation justice. Yahoo is the third-largest digital media property in the U.S. in terms of daily users. Yet its public image is that of an Internet has-been." High Tech, Low Returns 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z But rather than reflexively deem an artist who has passed 70 a has-been, how about taking into account the quality of what her or she is doing? Reporter's Notebook: Enough ageist cracks about 'Old-chella,' OK? 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z These advertisements from yesteryear are easily overlooked, but someone cared about them enough to coin the term “ghost signs” because, in many cases, they continue to promote has-been businesses or products no longer made. Long-gone businesses leave a legacy in ‘ghost signs’ 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z If he loses, at that point, he becomes a has-been. Donald Trump may not be worried, but his impersonators are 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z His comic skills were also put to memorable use in the 1999 movie “Galaxy Quest,” in which he played a has-been actor from a “Star Trek”-like franchise. Alan Rickman dies at 69; British star of 'Die Hard' and 'Harry Potter' films 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z “Rock the Kasbah” Everyone’s favorite wacky uncle, Bill Murray, starred in this comedy about a has-been music manager trying to score big with a new pop star while touring in Afghanistan. What we learned from 10 of the year’s biggest box office failures 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Mr. da Silva is far from a political has-been, and is even considering running for president again in 2018. Brazil Ex-President Lula da Silva Faces Probes and Growing Public Rancor 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The Trump Organization in turn responded by calling Salmond “a has-been and totally irrelevant.” Trump Loses Legal Case in Scotland, But May Get The Last Laugh 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z So Tyson duly did that on Monday, when he laid into the former world champion Lennox Lewis as a jealous has-been. Tyson Fury has no fear of retribution – he will say and do as he pleases | Kevin Mitchell 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z You know, I’m no expert: ‘Ex’ is a has-been; ‘spurt’ is a drip under pressure.” Retired banker tracks construction of St. Croix River bridge 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Republicans have repeatedly portrayed her as a has-been compared with some of their more youthful candidates. Sanders and O'Malley step up attacks on Clinton in Iowa Democratic debate 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Today it is regarded as a has-been: a reminder of Silicon Valley’s past but not a beacon of its future. Growing old, but not together 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Bill Murray plays a has-been rock music manager whose fortune changes while on tour in Afghanistan in "Rock the Kasbah", taking the time-honored route of using comedy to tackle more serious matters. Murray mixes music dreams, darker matter in Afghan war comedy Rock the Kasbah 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The group said Conservatives for Britain was "run by the Westminster bubble" and branded its leader, ex-chancellor Lord Lawson, a "has-been". EU referendum: Who's who guide to the UK exit campaigns - BBC News 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z “I know that my purpose on this Earth, whether I’m the governor or whether I’m a has-been, is to bring about a healing.” Ohio Gov. John Kasich strives to distinguish himself from 15 rivals 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z The conclusion: Trump could be a has-been or he could be a true albatross around the neck of the Republicans. No Filter and No Chance 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z As she began the 2015 season, the former prodigy seemed close to being a has-been at 26. Prodigy-turned-veteran Pressel vying for lead at the U.S. Women’s Open 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Privately, when a has-been star of the Dukes of Hazzard complains about his show being pulled over the flag’s prominence on a car known as the General Lee, I have little sympathy. You can't ignore the Confederate flag. But you can burn it and then bury it | Steven W Thrasher 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Winston Churchill: Defiance — A year before he became Prime Minister, Churchill was generally considered a has-been and a crackpot. World War II Victory Lessons 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The story is about a has-been film director, but Welles said it wasn’t autobiographical. Your Wednesday Briefing 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Although, as the concern over Twitter’s recent figures suggests, it is just as easy to become tomorrow’s has-been. Marketing Chiefs Need To Embrace Technology 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Most are carefully choreographed, some struggle to draw attention, and each sends a signal to voters about whether they’re watching a contender or just another soon-to-be has-been. 2016 prospects treasure opportunity of their campaign launch 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The vehicle: a 747 airplane constructed from the remnants of has-been planes abandoned at an aviation “boneyard” in the middle of the Mojave Desert in southern California. 747 jumbo jet could make debut at Nevada’s Burning Man 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z For his portrayal of a has-been movie superhero who attempts a comeback in a Broadway play, the actor picks up his first Academy Award nomination. Cheat sheet: Get to know the 2015 Oscar nominees 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z He has alienated some key constituencies, lugs personal baggage and would probably face stiff competition from candidates who regard him as a has-been from a previous generation. Villaraigosa would add dynamic new element in race to succeed Boxer 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Until the war started the previous September, he was seen as an eccentric has-been. How To Lead With Blood, Toil, Tears And Sweat 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z It’s not easy to be named to a has-been list, but such is life for lawmakers, even powerful lawmakers. Inside the Beltway: 9 of top 10 ‘endangered’ senators are Democrats 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Those who remember the 90s are probably shelving T-shirts for fear of looking a bit has-been, but they are proudly sported by 12-year-olds discovering Camden Market for the first time. How cool is your T-shirt? 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Behind Door #2: the chance to be a Zuckerberg or a has-been. REVIEW: How to Make It In HBO’s Silicon Valley 2014-04-04T17:00:42Z Naysayers are already panning Miller as a has-been. Olympian Has New Outlook on Life but Flashes His Old Panache on Slopes 2013-12-06T06:09:27Z Until the war started the previous September, he was seen as an eccentric has-been. How To Lead With Blood, Toil, Tears And Sweat 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The time when they bought old, almost has-been footballers, that time is over, I believe. Eriksson says media intrusion damaged his career 2013-11-08T16:11:29Z When, aged 16, I went to see Bob Dylan play, I considered myself to be demonstrating a considerable catholicity of taste in embracing the work of such a has-been. Should the baby boomers leave the stage? 2013-11-01T18:21:29Z It’s really fun, but it’s overwhelming to go from being a 33-year-old has-been who is making music on broken equipment in his bedroom to being invited to the Versace mansion for the weekend. Moby on Innocents, Failure and L.A. Traffic 2013-08-27T11:05:25Z Despite her enduring popularity, a formidable fund-raising network and near unanimous support from her party, Mrs. Clinton, Republican leaders believe, is vulnerable to appearing a has-been. Republicans Paint Clinton as Old News for 2016 Presidential Election 2013-06-29T23:36:30Z Really embarrassing that a competition as good as the HC get's dragged down to a boring kicking duel between a want-to-be and a has-been. Farrell v Wilkinson 2013-04-26T12:16:27Z The pick of an aging has-been elicited a jibe: “You don’t want Nicklaus?” Former R.E.M. Bassist Is a Rock Star of Fantasy Sports 2013-04-20T15:54:46Z He was only 51 but he was portrayed in the media as a has-been, an old school manager whose tactical inflexibility and reluctance to embrace new technology made him redundant in the modern game. From hell to Hull: pain of dismissal driving Steve Bruce to dreamland 2013-04-18T22:00:02Z Never mind the idea of Mars as a planetary has-been, there’s at least a chance it could be a still-is. The Great (and Recent) Martian Flood 2013-03-11T11:50:00Z The transition from presidential nominee — life in the intoxicating and never fading spotlight, with a minute-by-minute schedule and bevies of aides, press and Secret Service agents surrounding you — to campaign has-been is always difficult. Romney in interview explains his defeat 2013-03-03T22:56:42Z Or you’re going to be so far gone from the game and such an old has-been that they’re not going to want to have you around.’ ” Jake Plummer Rekindles His Love for the Game He Left 2012-11-26T01:26:12Z While investors want to believe in Cisco again, I worry that absent something to reinvigorate its growth prospects, Cisco may soon become yet another has-been fighting just to maintain its tech status. Cisco Is Just Too Boring 2012-11-20T14:41:06Z Open Europe, an organization in London that lobbies for limits on European Union power, sarcastically likened the prize to a lifetime achievement award for a Hollywood has-been. News Analysis: Despite Nobel, European Union Unity Remains Elusive 2012-10-13T03:49:02Z Rich women's clothes in particular were a palpable form of status, with today's fashion soon becoming yesterday's has-been. Charity shop blues 2012-09-21T17:04:20Z Too bad it’s on the cusp of becoming a has-been, since reports are saying the next-gen iPhone is expected to sport a new slimmer form factor. Searching for the Best iPhone Wallet Case? Speck's Got It 2012-08-15T14:26:55Z One of the reasons she’s so awe-struck is that the lead actor of “Tuning Pianos” is none other than Curt Logan, the television has-been with whom she was hopelessly smitten as a teenager. | Westchester: A Review of ‘Don’t Talk to the Actors,’ at Penguin Rep Theater 2012-08-12T00:20:42Z It is the story of decline, of Britain as a has-been nation, once glorious, now reduced to a tired marginality, bobbing around in the Atlantic stuck between Europe and a superpower United States. London 2012: we've glimpsed another kind of Britain, so let's fight for it 2012-08-10T20:00:01Z Mr. Stratton writes, “He was a truant, a thief, a reformed juvenile delinquent, a great athlete, a record setter, a national hero, a role model, fallen knight, a scorned has-been and a respected gentleman.” Bookshelf: Books on Floyd Patterson and Edith Wharton 2012-07-28T05:26:08Z Mrs Mayer will have the considerable task of convincing staff that they do not work for a Silicon Valley has-been, but a powerful player capable of re-establishing itself in the pantheon of dotcom giants. Yahoo: Marissa Mayer's challenges 2012-07-17T12:02:58Z She was not ready to be a has-been. Maria Sharapova relaxed and ready for first French Open final 2012-06-08T14:45:57Z At wide receiver, the Raiders have performed a miracle, cobbling a credible passing game together from has-been T.J. Tanier: Commitment to resilience keeps Raiders alive 2011-12-27T23:10:02Z Built for the Future: The Saints are far from a has-been champion trying to saddle up for one more Super Bowl run before Brees, Smith, Vilma and others pass their expiration dates. Tanier: Smart changes help Saints remain contenders 2011-11-30T19:13:43Z Gingrich should be the has-been, the speaker who compromised, the career politician with a speckled past of ethical and personal transgressions. Gingrich?s long history on the national stage is an asset 2011-11-29T19:47:00Z Miller becomes a talking superstar and Valentin a silent has-been, comforted only by his loyal Jack Russell terrier. Loyal Pooch Consoles Silent-Film Star as Talkies Triumph: Film 2011-11-25T08:18:01Z "Like a has-been star, he fears the loss of popularity," the official Xinhua news agency wrote in a commentary. Two Tibetan monks set themselves on fire in China: sources 2011-09-26T10:54:33Z “Let alone I never expected to see that old has-been at meetin’—an’ I don’t reckon he’s come for any good—I see you don’t look jest like a preacher ought to look. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z We don't want any 'has-been' on this job. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z As Dictators Fall, Chip Stocks Will Rise Conventional wisdom is that Intel is an old tech has-been, in the mold of innovation laggards long past their prime. Think Intel Is Old Tech? You're Wrong 2011-06-29T16:23:54Z Japan, now the has-been of Asia, still struggles to get to grips — and not with great competence — with the fallout of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Why the G-8 Should Never Meet Again 2011-05-27T17:00:00Z Then having found—after a diligent search and much delight in pungent odours—that the mole was a has-been, our Henry disappeared for a space. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z “People are hollering, ‘Lewis Brown has-been, Lewis Brown has-been,’ ” he said. Former Prodigy Roams the Streets With Memories 2011-05-19T23:00:55Z But third tries can be problematic; there's always the chance that after two failed runs, a candidate will be dismissed as a has-been. Why Republicans should run in 2012 -- to lose 2011-03-13T14:01:00Z Conventional wisdom is that is an old tech has-been, in the mold of innovation laggards long past their prime. Think Intel Is Old Tech? You're Wrong 2011-06-29T16:23:54Z Lance Bass, formerly of 'N Sync, went from boy-band has-been to New York Times best-selling author and Dancing With the Stars contestant following his 2006 revelation. Coming Out—and Reviving a Career 2011-03-03T22:00:00Z Unbroken, though, was his belief that he was a manager in exile, rather than a has-been: hence the earnestness of his application to succeed Benítez. Reign of King Kenny II as Liverpool go back for their future 2011-01-09T00:09:00Z If the Seahawks are not going anywhere again in the postseason, why are they still watching this has-been quarterback with the happy feet fumbling around the field. What readers are saying 2010-12-18T03:50:05Z Analysts estimate that those investments alone account for at least half of Yahoo's market value and most of its growth, and a sale would leave a U.S.-focused Internet has-been with murky prospects. Analysis: Yahoo buyout can't solve its midlife crisis 2010-10-15T14:09:00Z The cruel truth is that for all its residual market share, Nokia looks like a has-been. How Nokia Fell from Grace 2010-09-16T03:01:00Z "The leader today could be a has-been tomorrow." AT&T, Angie's List Take Cues from Groupon 2010-08-18T04:01:00Z The most consistent thread through 30 years of losses; lost players; players who come to Seattle and fail; second-rate has-been players; and the mess we had this week and this season is ownership. Swing Away, M's fans 2010-08-13T06:12:00Z That ski station was the setting for a vintage Armstrong performance in 2005, when he was still a genuine, no-holds-barred competitor, not the haggard has-been - as a rider, at least - he has become. Shouldn't Lance Armstrong just quit? 2010-07-16T15:52:00Z He then went on to dismiss the restaurant as "hopelessly passé" and "utterly has-been". What does it take to be a good restaurant critic? 2010-04-28T11:33:00Z The truly big-time, blueblood team that made it, Duke, was being written off a year ago as a has-been basketball power. Leading Off: Four Who Endured 2010-03-29T16:18:00Z It goes something like this: AOL is not some dot-com has-been selling Web access and e-mail. Archive: Can Armstrong Save AOL? 2010-02-22T15:18:00Z Written off as a has-been, he rose again to lead the long-suffering Arizona Cardinals to the Super Bowl a year ago. 2010-01-29T20:26:00Z Would you have me take the ten thousand I could get, knowing all the time that they might be paying it for a has-been who wasn’t worth ten cents? Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager She don’t want to see you, Jeff—an old has-been like you! Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Worry and pain dig deep furrows into poor mamma’s face if she sees her daughters fading into the has-been class. Carmen Ariza Returned home, and friendly received in his high rank of a “has-been” and “recovered” prodigal? Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland Since we've landed here I've heard stories that would make poor old Baron Munchausen hide his head in shame as a has-been. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields “So significant,” he burst out, “that the minute the Express appears this afternoon Harrison Blake is a has-been!” Counsel for the Defense She wasn’t clear on all the details, but it was that old has-been of a Goodhue who was at the bottom of it all, according to the lady known as Slinkie. The Prairie Child I'm fully aware, now that the war is ended, that as a has-been General who rose from the ranks, I have no marketable value. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Swear, in the pale wine poured from the cups of the queen Of hell, to wake and be free From this nightmare we writhe in, Break out of this foul has-been. New Poems Say, don't ever put that up to a has-been. Shorty McCabe He was a has-been, and I was on the road to be. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life “That would be bringing you nothing but a withered up old has-been,” I said with a mock-wail of misery. The Prairie Child “I'm not a varsity has-been!” retorted Ken, hurrying out to his position. The Young Pitcher "Oh, they think I 'm a has-been round here," he snorted. Never-Fail Blake Didn't look much like the has-been that done the dive under the couch at the Studio. Shorty McCabe If you don't, I can tell you that it's a fact; not a 'has-been', but an 'is'! The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush She doesn't look like a 'has-been' to me. Mrs. Red Pepper I wanted t' make you a real lady—t' take you away from Mulligan's—but now—I'm only—a 'has-been.' The Definite Object A Romance of New York He wanted just then not so much the criminal as the joy of finding him against odds and laying his hand on his shoulder: just to show them all that he wasn't a has-been. The Voice in the Fog "Tut, it's but middlin'," said Art; "it's now but a has-been:—when it was at itself it wasn't so bad." Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three I thought it discourteous in the artists of the new Impressionist school, to sneer a little at Bierstadt's great paintings, as if he could ever be set back as a bye-gone or a has-been. Memories and Anecdotes Food cost alone is usually mentioned in figuring experimenting station poultry profits, which statement will undoubtedly cause a sad smile to creep over the face of many a "has-been" poultryman. The Dollar Hen It is a fact that ten years ago most sportsmen began to regard Montana as a has-been for big game, and began to seek better hunting-grounds elsewhere. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation He was a has-been and I was on the road to be. The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 And some were has-been sailing cracks of famous old renown, Had logged their eighteen easy when they ran their easting down With cargo, mails and passengers bound South from London Town ... Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 9, 1919 But it was long before the "has-been" days that Mrs. Kendal decided not to bring her consummately dexterous and humorous workmanship to the task of playing Portia, and left the field open for me. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections Old fellow, you will soon be a 'has-been.' Out of Doors—California and Oregon A formidable rival to this magnificent fall of water has-been discovered by that indefatigable traveller, Dr. Livingston. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada What hope in Talmage, with his nightmare visions and stertorous dreams, his pilgrimings to Palestine and rummaging among the mummified cats and has-been kings of ancient Egypt for "Scriptural evidence?" Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 Take a gentleman's advice and apply the soft pedal to your wheezy calliope—get off the political stage in time to avoid the coming cataclysm of sphacelated cabbage and has-been cats. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 And then suddenly they came pouring in for me, till at the finish I had Billy looking like a regular has-been. The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories I've just been reading of a gent who joined the has-been ranks, at fifty years without a cent, or credit at the banks. It Can Be Done Poems of Inspiration Every steamship has-been watched for days, and we are quite positive she has not sailed. A Fool and His Money "Scientific agriculture" has-been proposed, but all agriculture should be scientific, and agriculture without irrigation in an arid country has no right to lay sole claim to so general a title. Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall A mild abstraction, buried in the past, a sentimental 'has-been' without form or substance. The Window-Gazer He would prove that a "has-been" can come back. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course He says yer refereed him out like a has-been, and never give him no chance to kick at de decision. The Four Million He talks humble, like a has-been that knows he's a back number, but he says it's his privilege to cast his fust vote in that club for Mr. Holway, South Orham's pride. The Depot Master The boss hired him to stand on the stairs for a kind of scenery to show there was something doing in the has-been line upstairs. Roads of Destiny Don't let a has-been put it all over you! Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course The track says a has-been can never come back. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course |
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