单词 | paunchy |
例句 | The manager, a paunchy man with sweat patches under his arms, kept flashing smiles and telling me that no one in the bank had touched the money. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was tight-lipped and grim, and, after the events of the last several days, not terribly intimidated by the authority of two paunchy old men. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One of them, a big, paunchy man, has a cigar, unlit, in his mouth. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She was wearing banana-yellow robes today; her long nails were painted shocking pink, and she was accompanied by her paunchy photographer. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A paunchy man, holding a large black camera that was smoking slightly, was watching Fleur out of the corner of his eye. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Her stomach was paunchy, but her legs, as always, were thin and pretty. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Walking across the train station’s vast parking lot, he seemed oblivious to the stream of grim, paunchy commuters on their way into the city. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In her 1979 memoir, “Brando for Breakfast,” she called the cinema superstar “a balding, paunchy hypochondriac, a middle-aged, wheezing Superman; an egomaniac, a rock upon which other egos founder.” Anna Kashfi, actress and first wife of Marlon Brando, dies at 80 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z She has drooping breasts, a paunchy stomach and, endearingly, carefully incised fat folds, or love handles, on her back. Ice age art at the British Museum was crafted by 'professional' artists 2013-01-24T15:02:19Z Louie, balding and paunchy with a red beard, is a likable every-guy, divorced with two little daughters who seem as real as him. Rewind TV: Call the Midwife; Louie; Howard Goodall's Story of Music – review 2013-01-26T22:45:01Z Louis CK performs all the time and despite looking paunchy is supremely match fit, but I still think we are possibly seeing him peaking. Do comedians lose their edge as they get older? 2013-04-27T16:59:01Z Generally it involves four middle aged blokes, paunchy and smug, moist of brow from all the back slapping and banter. Food TV: a crop of lemons 2013-01-23T10:45:00Z Driver, paunchy and swaybacked, is the very model of a modern middle-aged professor, his intellectual curiosity muffled by a certain complacency. ‘White Noise’ Review: Toxic Events, Airborne and Domestic 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z He’s a tanned, paunchy 51, with a curly grayish-blond ponytail and the air of a man who lives worry-free in paradise. Diving into the tranquility of Tahiti 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Alongside Apollo and Athena came images of craftsmen, poets and sulky aristocrats, in all their fleshy, paunchy and debauched glory. National Gallery of Art offers rare chance to see ancient Greek bronzes 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z In real life he’d be lined, paunchy, and hoarse, with a tumor or heart attack right around the corner. 'Mad Men' Finale: Readers Respond 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z One paunchy, white-bearded man in a towel is trying to get some satisfaction in a steam room. ‘4 Moons,’ a Sexuality Drama Set in Mexico 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Among the actors, Cooper will compete against Christian Bale, who transformed himself into a paunchy Cheney in “Vice,” and Rami Malek, who morphed into a toothy Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Oscar Nominations: ‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Break Ground 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z You suspect that Wang wanted to fit in everything she was seeing: forced relocations, the health system, Olympics propaganda, paunchy foreign men dancing with young Chinese women, and on and on. 'Beijing Taxi': a picturesque ride through several years of China in transition 2011-06-09T20:12:05Z As the balding, once fit, now paunchy Riggan Thomson, he adapts, directs and stars in a stage adaptation of the landmark Raymond Carver story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” In ‘Birdman,’ Michael Keaton Confronts the Nature of Fame 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Even as he grew gray and paunchy, his voice retained much of its youthful grittiness and strength. Joe Cocker, singer known for his raspy voice and unbridled performances, dies at 70 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The first of these, The Humbling, provided a paunchy, punch-drunk adaptation of the Philip Roth novel. Manglehorn review – Renaissance man Al Pacino delivers a masterclass as a lion in winter 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Painted in 1746, it depicts a paunchy, middle-aged German in a white wig: stern, serious and brandishing a piece of music manuscript paper. Bach in business 2010-07-29T20:45:00Z Gathered with his warriors — a paunchy group in black cowboy hats whose members look as if they should be playing at a wedding — Julian begins the planning by asking, “Where the hell is Iraq?” | 'Saving Private P?rez': ?Saving Private P?rez,? Directed by Beto G?mez ? Review 2011-09-02T04:43:03Z Why hire a paunchy shmoe to play a vampire when he could be a gorgeous A-lister riding a motorcycle through an exploding garage? "Fright Night" reboot gets sexy "Twilight" trailer 2011-05-18T14:19:00Z But largely, tiresomely, it is about the tall, paunchy Mr. Roberts, who simultaneously seeks to lose weight and yet enjoy the indulgences that brought him to that point. | 'America the Beautiful 2': Darryl Roberts?s ?America the Beautiful 2? ? Review 2011-10-11T22:27:11Z Bruce Wayne arrives on the scene to bust up a powwow between some mobsters and guest villain Scarecrow, but he’s preceded by some paunchy copycats armed with shotguns and hockey pads. The Dark Knight at 10: how Christopher Nolan reshaped superhero cinema 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Svelte beauties leaned into tufted leather upholstery rubbing tanned shoulders with paunchy men in tailored haberdashery. A luxurious trip through RN74's French cuisine 2011-09-23T00:40:35Z One is that paunchy academics can achieve rock-star-level fame and influence. Review: In ‘Death of the Liberal Class,’ a Writer Tones Down His Anger 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z They are of various ethnic and racial backgrounds but are all somewhat paunchy, middle-aged and dressed casually in T-shirts, khakis or athletic wear. Men touching other men: How Kenneth Tam's video art playfully nudges viewers toward discomfort 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z In a poem called “H. Res. 21-1: Proposing the Ban of Push-Up Bras, Etc.,” she catalogs our moles and blemishes and paunchy haunches and calls for an end to subterfuge. 'Slant Six,' Erin Belieu’s Latest Poetry Collection 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Conspicuously sniffing around for blood, slouching in doorways and purring, "Hey guy," he's at once self-mocking and utterly menacing -- and almost as despicable as his paunchy cokehead character in "Horrible Bosses." "Fright Night:" Farrell's mesmerizing in campy remake 2011-08-18T20:45:00Z You suspect that Ms. Wang wanted to fit in everything she was seeing: forced relocations, the health system, Olympics propaganda, paunchy foreign men dancing with young Chinese women, and on and on. | 'Beijing Taxi': Bystanders to China?s Transition 2010-12-09T23:30:00Z Sometimes it is the contorted attitude of the body, hips thrust forward, shoulders turned sharply or a man’s paunchy belly preceding him into a room. Review | Yes, Toulouse-Lautrec was an alcoholic cabaret creature. But his art ranged far beyond the demimonde. 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z And on top: a golden orb of a fish cutlet, and a wrinkled, paunchy oval that proves to be a deep-fried hard-boiled egg, crunchy coat giving way to creamy yolk. Sri Lankan Flavors in Abundance at Sagara 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z A paunchy, bespectacled, depressed widower with back pain, Farrell oozes melancholy as he checks into a hotel where he hopes to make a love match in 45 days or be turned into the titular animal. Colin Farrell's best, most quietly smoldering roles, from "Banshees of Inisherin" to "Phone Booth" 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Josh Ostrovsky, who is Jewish and weighs a paunchy 250 pounds, would prefer that you not call him a fat Jew. A Shortcut to Comic Celebrity 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z He lost his hair and grew paunchy but he persevered. Mickey Rooney, versatile actor and master showman, dies at 93 2014-04-07T21:03:24Z But there are some great things in it – and Colin Farrell as the paunchy, bespectacled, lovelorn singleton is terrific. Cannes 2015: baffling set of prizes take the edge off a great competition line-up 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z He's always been an actor of tremendous charisma and almost manic energy, and he deploys that here to play a paunchy, battered, leathery-looking man so exhausted with himself that he outsources his own life force. The role Mel Gibson was born to play 2011-05-04T20:01:00Z Truly, nothing bridges the cultural gap quite like a paunchy man pelvic thrusting while banging on a cowbell at an ear-splitting volume. Saturday Night Live: how the show has been exported around the world 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z If your expectations are low enough, even a paunchy, muddled, overstuffed horse opera can start to feel like a triumph of sorts. The Lone Ranger – review 2013-07-10T23:34:53Z The short, paunchy, balding Young was the sort of actor who always seemed to play middle-aged no matter his age. Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Inside the tent, dozens of prospective customers — Algerian generals, representatives of several Asian countries, paunchy men surrounded by grim-faced bodyguards — milled around dioramas featuring Grad missile launchers and checked out shelves lined with weapons. Who’s benefiting from Russia's war on Ukraine? Arms dealers and manufacturers 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The actor is unrecognizable under a bald cap, mustache and bushy sideburns that look like a family of woolly bear caterpillars have colonized his head, a paunchy fat suit and pudgy facial prosthetics. Review | ‘House of Gucci’ sounds like a movie that’s so bad it’s good. That’s only half right. 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z He’s woozily posed as if for a cellphone shot with the paunchy boss and a cringing young woman. Review: The hidden truth of LACMA's Alex Prager show may drive you to drink 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z I moved to Iowa City for graduate school, and became a paunchy average guy. I had the best body I've ever had – so why did I feel so much shame? 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z One recent late afternoon, a group of paunchy middle-aged men seated in plastic chairs on the sidewalk debated measures to fight the virus. Death and denial in Brazil’s Amazon capital 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z We often think of two body types for Roosevelt: the bronzed boxer-cowboy hybrid and the paunchy president. Review | Teddy Roosevelt’s example for America: Sweat and grit 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z But apparently not to those paunchy administrators who cheat captive young people to the tune of seven figures, known as collegiate athletic directors. Perspective | The College Football Playoff won’t pay athletes, while its selection committee stays at the Ritz 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z A short, paunchy man with a mustache and gold-rimmed glasses, Rao sat down briefly with a reporter at a small plastic table but declined to speak on the record, citing legal advice. A young Indian couple married for love. Then the bride’s father hired assassins. - The Washington Post 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Pierson was still alone in the lobby when he entered, a big guy whose maroon Florida State University T-shirt was stretched over a paunchy belly, the wrapper still on the yoga mat under his arm. He always hated women. Then he decided to kill them. 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Not Charlize Theron, or the ghost of Marlene Dietrich, but a paunchy Russian widower of eighty-seven, with a birthmark on his scalp. The Silly Satisfactions of “Long Shot” 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z But he also made the Satan statue relatively paunchy. Statue of a Friendly, Selfie-Taking Devil Divides a Town 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Cage plays Joe, a paunchy, hairy Southern truck driver, who spends his days trying to numb the pain of a tragic loss. Review: The award for weirdest Nicolas Cage movie of 2018 goes to 'Between Worlds' 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Now losing their hair, paunchy, slogging away at ordinary jobs to support ordinary families, the five of them are still haunted by what-ifs and if-onlys. Review: Middle-age regret gets a rock 'n' roll workout in Stefan Marks' new play 'Middle8' 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z He was a tallish man, but a bit paunchy and hardly a march for the fifteen men—basically a hit squad—whom Turkish officials claim were involved in his death. For Jamal Khashoggi, There Is No Robert Mueller 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Personally, I’m glad there is diversity in my marriage, because I wouldn’t want to be wed to a paunchy, balding man who sweats too much. Opinion | Someone tell Tucker Carlson what ‘E pluribus unum’ really means 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z The government responded by cracking down on images of the paunchy cartoon character. 'Christopher Robin' won't play in China amid government censorship of Winnie the Pooh 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Hickey might be the superstar of the seedy saloon, where everyone knows he's good for countless rounds of drinks, but glamour is not a word one would use to describe Washington's paunchy portrayal. A revelatory Denzel Washington in 'The Iceman Cometh' 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Rather than a slick youngster, he was a balding, paunchy man, reeking of some sort of perfume that perhaps also “happened to fall into our hands”. The story of Mr Sudhir: how to survive in Delhi's 'grey market' 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Salvini, wearing a powder blue sweater in keeping with his paunchy everyman aesthetic, gave his usual remarks against the euro and radical Islam and in defense of pensioners and the unemployed. Italy’s Populists Turn Up the Heat as Anti-Migrant Anger Boils 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Instead, they saw what they always see on Fox News: A paunchy, older man in drab office attire sharing the screen with beautiful, younger women in figure-revealing outfits and low necklines. Scandal, sexism and the role of women at Fox News 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Birbach, a paunchy home renovator who lived four blocks from the proposed project’s site, managed the opposition as president of the Forest Hills Residents Association. Jerry Birbach, Leader of Fight to Block Poor Tenants in Queens, Dies at 87 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z At the University of Northern Colorado, they are cheery and polite, an odd mix of the prim and the profane: schoolteachers and churchgoers in sensible shoes, paunchy middle-aged men in tattoos and biker leathers. Notes From the Campaign Trail: A Measure of U.S. Fever 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Though no one suggests easing body-mass standards for active-duty soldiers, the Pentagon may allow portly, paunchy and potbellied recruits to enlist — and then whip them into shape in boot camp. Pentagon may relax fitness and drug standards in effort to attract new recruits 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z In his 40s, the king was at his prime, jogging 3 kilometers a day followed by push-ups, and I shed a few pounds trailing him up steep hillsides along with paunchy bureaucrats and panting courtiers. Glimpses behind the exalted persona of Thailand's king 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z In it the force’s members – some paunchy and gray, some teenage and waifish – stood in poses, holding up three-fingers like a misplaced street gang. Armed '3%' militia fights against proposed mosque in tiny Georgia town 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z For every muscular bodybuilder turned California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, there are hundreds of paunchy, stressed-out, overweight and possibly mentally impaired occupants of legislatures at all levels of government and in Washington’s highest offices. Voters barely worry about their own health. Do they really care about the president’s? 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z They were expecting someone different — older and paunchy and balding, perhaps, or maybe an unshowered teen with the remnants of last night’s microwaved burrito spilling down the front of a pitted T-shirt. Hardworking, ticked off, driven by rage and anxiety: The Oatmeal isn’t who you think he is 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z My mood was considerably improved, however, by the taxi driver, a paunchy man in a white golfing visor and orange-tinted sunglasses, whom I met at the train station. Cynthia Ozick’s Long Crusade 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Call me a big ol’ cynic, but I’m not entirely convinced that writing 1,500 words about how paunchy some fiftysomething actor looks these days is really part of the fight for gender equality. Is fat-shaming male celebrities a sign of gender equality? 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z When it turns out he's just a paunchy braggart who can't fly, Red realizes with exasperation that "the fate of the world relies on idiots like me." 'Angry Birds' movie reveals the story behind the wacky rage 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Bespectacled, graying, and paunchy, Bowman is coaching a star who himself is no longer a child. Michael Phelps’s Coach Shares His Secrets 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z More likely, the four-to-five day meeting will primarily be about cementing his unchallenged leadership role, and entrenching the personality cult in which he has cloaked himself like some kind of paunchy, latterday Superman. The Observer profile / Kim Jong-un: The tyrant’s son who wants to be loved and feared 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z One of these days they will be paunchy, greying relics who want to tell their stories — but not yet. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning: a peerless club of two 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z So, let’s just say that calling famous men “paunchy” is not the feminist dream realised. Is fat-shaming male celebrities a sign of gender equality? 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Nearby, on the roadside, a paunchy, important-looking man was addressing a group of thin, less important men. The Fight for Mosul 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z I can’t say the same for the hours I spent rocking out with four paunchy experts well versed in Whitesnake and The Outfield. An ‘80s metal cover band was the hottest ticket at CES last night 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z This group comprised everyone from paunchy rednecks to dreadlocked hippies, chatting about freeze-dried chicken pasta. 'Obama, come and take it': gun show business booms amid fear of regulation 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z When you consume a lot of sodium the body retains fluids, resulting in a paunchy belly. 25 Best Foods for an Instant Detox 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z There is a slapstick air to a paunchy Farrell struggling to undress with one hand cuffed behind his back. Toronto 2015: Rachel Weisz calls absurdist love story 'The Lobster' 'romantic with a capital R' 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z He is scrappy but indomitable, intimidating but vulnerable, strong but a little paunchy too. 'Not that bad a sequel', says Die Hard code hidden in Jeb Bush website 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z The contrast between the paunchy, balding Mr. Hicks and the rest of the complex’s residents was stark. Motive Remains a Mystery in Chapel Hill Murders 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z He looked in better shape — less paunchy, less stressed — than he did more than 15 years ago, when he became famous for investigating a sitting president. Amateurism Has an Influential Friend in Baylor’s Kenneth Starr 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z “Where are the comparable stories about paunchy beer bellies and bad comb-overs?” she said. Women in Both Parties Are Disappointed by Their Modest Election Gains 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z On Saturday, standing in the old gym, looking at old team photos lining the walls, one paunchy middle-aged man was overheard saying to another: “We took the title in ‘76. Indy youth sports program has served generations 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z As an analyst told the Times in 1991, “Lite got very gray and tired and paunchy.” It’s Miller Tyme 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z Even an abortive chase scene in which a wheezing, paunchy Günther loses a suspect largely because he’s out of shape, helps to build tension, not destroy it. ‘A Most Wanted Man’ movie review They were paunchy, bearded brawlers and drinkers, with little regard for the clean-cut formalities of the game. Baseball’s Battered Bastards Made the Game Fun… and Occasionally Dangerous In the patio area outside, women in sunglasses sip margaritas through straws and paunchy men in Dax McCarty jerseys espouse their love for Aussie Rules football. America’s Football Factory and the pint-size rebellion 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Kippenberger won top honors at Christie’s on Monday night, when a paunchy self-portrait by the artist was the evening’s most expensive work, selling to a telephone bidder for $18.6 million. After Two Christie’s Auctions Top Expectations, Pace of Sales Slows at Sotheby’s 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z He was in his late 50s when he realised that, as a paunchy middle-aged man, he could drop dead at any time and decided to change his physique. VIDEO: Can testosterone make you live longer? 2013-02-04T00:03:59Z Bald and bombastic, paunchy and pretentious, the city’s 105th mayor was quick with a friendly quip and equally fast with a cutting remark for his political enemies. Ed Koch, iconic NYC mayor, dies at 88 2013-02-01T11:27:00Z Back in Georgia, Mr Barrow faces Lee Anderson, a paunchy Republican farmer with hooded eyes and a thick drawl. Moderates under pressure: The excluded middle 2012-10-11T15:07:28Z Ads show a paunchy everyman haunted by the shadow of his former self.” Drugs in Search of a Disease-Men s Edition 2012-09-13T20:15:00.393Z Italy, thanks to a 10 with a last arrow – no other score would have sufficed – from the ever so slightly paunchy Michele Frangilli, took the men's team event. The story of London 2012: Guardian writers' Olympic Games review 2012-08-12T21:46:11Z It was not the scoff of an Erasmus, who said once, "These paunchy monks are called fathers, and they take good care to deserve the name." Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z And the dim yesterday, the long-forgotten yesterday that lay in the coffin with the paunchy figure of the bald-headed silk-merchant became suddenly real again. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z It was a doleful exhibit on the edge of the woods: a fat, paunchy, sweaty man was taking his picnic in carrying a squally, messy baby. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z There was a line of men, mostly paunchy, waiting to be assigned dressing rooms when Mr. Braddy entered the Turkish bath, egged sternly on by his new philosophy. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z There is a sweetness in watching graying, arthritic, paunchy athletes demonstrate that their muscles retained some memories of past form. Video Shows Rizzuto, Ford and Berra on the Road in Austria 2011-09-16T00:48:56Z Middle-aged and paunchy now, saddled with a “wonky” heart, he had become Britain’s de facto wartime treasurer and postwar planner and was in a position to influence the economic future. Hayek, Keynes and How to Prevent Economic Crises: Sylvia Nasar 2011-09-13T00:26:01Z The leaf-built huts were mere kennels, the people themselves were black, naked, decrepit, and puny, and the very children were paunchy and old-looking. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Among the four players tied for third are Bjorn, 40, and Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain, a limber if paunchy 47. British Open: Old Guys Pray for Rain 2011-07-15T22:06:48Z Tennis is a sport of lithe 20-somethings and golf is still often associated with paunchy, middle-aged men. Advertising: For Luxury Automakers, a New Marketing Frontier: Golf 2011-07-13T19:10:12Z A worthless, shiftless chap whose songs adorn the libraries of fat shopkeepers and paunchy Philistines one hundred years after the chap has died of malnutrition. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z He was a sleek, red-faced, solidly built man, paunchy, with thick legs; what is called a fine figure of a man, round as a nut. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z If someone wanted to buy my firm, the only value besides cash and receivables is…short, balding, paunchy…me. The Cloud Is Turning Me Into...An Insurance Salesman! 2011-05-02T11:57:27Z He was a paunchy man, sedentary and diabetic, with thinning hair and glasses and a resigned expression. Magazine Preview: On Libya?s Revolutionary Road 2011-03-30T14:23:43Z His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z Editor DeWitt, a quick-tempered, paunchy man of middle-age stood talking to her father, who looked more than ever distinguished in a new gray suit. Swamp Island 2011-01-28T03:00:22.400Z He was a sleek, well-fed, round, paunchy man, very gorgeously dressed up. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z The paunchy shape of this vase—it is relatively top-heavy—left a wide expanse for the artist to depict Geryon and his shields. Decoding Ancient Greek Pottery 2011-01-21T23:51:14Z The extras are equally paunchy, with a patchwork commentary notable for its lengthy silences and often sounding more like idle movie theatre chatter than a thorough investigation of the feature. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2011-01-09T00:05:09Z Since co-opted into commercial juggernaut that provides a front for paunchy sunburnt drunken men with urge to conga everywhere. Baggy greens and David Hasselhoff 2010-11-22T00:05:00Z A former quarterback in his native Michigan, Toney had been paunchy for several fights, and he twice tested positive for steroids. Toney Takes a Chance in His Move to M.M.A. 2010-08-28T18:30:00Z She painted her fiancé as a boy, as an athlete, as a law student, as a paunchy bald guy, as a decrepit old man. Allegra Goodman: “La Vita Nuova.” 2010-04-26T04:00:00Z Golf tournaments began to look a lot like father-son events, with paunchy middle-aged veterans competing against tall, muscular rookies. Magazine Preview: The Tiger Woods' Bubble 2010-03-24T16:50:00Z The reporter, a paunchy, balding man, scribbled furiously in his notebook. The Holes and John Smith The last time I'd seen him, he had been getting a little paunchy, and there had been wrinkles developing in his neck and bags under his eyes. The Telenizer Mulhall was a big, solid man, bald and paunchy and, when his normal instincts were controlled, an argumentative tyrant. Assignment's End She brought her elbow up so sharply that the paunchy Bailiff was toppled off balance and nearly fell. The Executioner I fancy I see before me now the paunchy Dutchman, rubbing his fat hands and condoling with me in hybrid accents. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Yes, for there is the paunchy Silenus, there are the fauns, there the vat and vine- wreaths and drinking-horns. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. I McKee was bald, paunchy, middle-aged, his face loose from easy living. Before Egypt The knot of men around a paunchy figure heavy with gold braid broke up and Admiral Fitzjames climbed slowly to his feet. Navy Day He met the incredulous stare of a paunchy, heavy-jowled man seated some chairs away. Slaves of Mercury In the center the mound swelled to resemble a paunchy trunk with sagging shoulders. The Planetoid of Peril The Duke listened moodily, lying back on his cushions, a thin-legged, paunchy figure, whose features had lost their shapely mould under the touch of dissipation. A Modern Mercenary A shortish, stiffly-built, paunchy man, with a beefy face, shrewd eyes, and a bristling, iron-gray moustache; a well-dressed man, and sporting a fine gold chain and a diamond pin in his cravat. Ravensdene Court His pantaloons were short, his figure was paunchy, authoritative and German. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 Just then two white men appeared on horseback, swarthy, ill-looking fellows, one tall and thin, and the other short and paunchy, both dressed alike in wide-brimmed straw hats and nankeen jackets and trousers. In the Wilds of Africa He pointed to a paunchy miner who was flinging his leather cap up. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales Craig was a big man, a bit paunchy, and he grunted while he was bounced. Joan of Arc of the North Woods There is nothing more obviously funny than the short paunchy man, let us not say cowardly, but disinclined to action, who finds himself engaged in a fight. Irish Books and Irish People "I heard you were going to send her North, Mr. Calhoun?" he said to the paunchy, brisk little man beside him. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 Major Stover, if this were he, was a paunchy, disgustingly fat man. Kid Wolf of Texas Timothy Sweeny had come down from his shop and stood in the background, a paunchy, flabby figure of a man, with keen beady eyes. Priscilla's Spies Don Diego was a big, paunchy Mexican with a smooth brown face, strikingly set off by fierce white whiskers. The Blood of the Conquerors A ruddy, corpulent, paunchy little man, and rakish withal. Gigolo Then he cooled his heels while the florid, paunchy ex-politician Commissioner Crane worried about his rating and repeated how corrupt Mars was and how the collection system was over—absolutely over. Police Your Planet Chow, in a chef's cap, with an apron around his paunchy stomach, had come stomping in hastily from the galley. Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung Too old for active service, or even a desk at the Pentagon, he had drilled a Home Guard company of 4-Fs and boys and paunchy middle-agers through the Second World War. Dearest A style like this resembles a paunchy man who can be relied on not to pick the daisies. George Borrow The Man and His Books The Clint Darrow of her girlhood dreams, grown rather paunchy and mottled now, and with the curling black hair but a sparse grizzled fringe, had belied Horace Winter's contemptuous opinion. Gigolo Meanwhile, paunchy with wind and wetness, unmannerly clouds came smoking out of the blackened west. Gentle Julia A paunchy, bowlegged figure, topped by a white Texas sombrero, was coming straight toward them. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X A paunchy man in a bob wig, with a blue coat and Windsor buttons, holding a churchwarden pipe in his right hand and a pewter quart in his left, came towards us. Romance One of the firemen, a middle-aged paunchy man with a comb-over appeared at Billy's mom's shoulder. Craphound Sure, my lad, I am no friend to the Company, a set of stiff-necked, ignorant, grasping, paunchy peddlers who fatten at home on the toil of better men. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Somewhere in his paunchy little body he kept a perpetual bill of fare, checked off or unchecked. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 In a land berth, growing fat and paunchy, and eating his heart out for the sea, or—— The sea got him one way or another! Love Stories He looked about him; eagerly, his great paunchy figure pictured grotesquely beneath the pasty, fearful face. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest Hadn't I noticed how common cows got paunchy and how well the fat was distributed on the pure-breds? Ma Pettengill The priest, though hungry—hungry with the demoniac hunger of a fat and paunchy man—turned his back on the tempter. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 His paunchy flab lolled about his waist like Saturn's rings, and the texture of his skin lacked softness, appearing course and strangely tight. Scorched Earth She did presently look straight at him, her eye passing quickly and critically over the neat paunchy little figure in its fashionably-cut coat and tight-fitting trowsers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 George had never set eyes on the toy, but there was no mistaking the crossed legs, the folded arms, the paunchy stomach, and the misshapen, leering face. Boy Scouts in Northern Wilds He was a paunchy, oily-looking black haired man, whose somewhat heavy face was illumined by a brilliant black eye full of humour and a mouth expressive of good nature and bonhomie. What I Remember, Volume 2 The good things were brought in by a train of domestics some fifty yards long, headed by a paunchy, elderly man, who greatly reminded us of Caleb Balderston. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea Alexey Sergeitch himself was a stumpy, paunchy little old man, with a chubby face of one uniform tint, yet pleasant, with drawn-in lips, and very lively little eyes under high eyebrows. A Desperate Character and Other Stories Instead, the girl was talking to a staid and paunchy pawnbroker, of forty-and-something. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice They were mostly paunchy men who talked of contracts and profits. The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis He was a fat, paunchy old man, with beady black eyes and a shy, shifty expression, very unlike my cheery little friend at Beïla. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán A paunchy boss with underset jaw and overhanging upper lip was profanely urging his helpers back to their jobs. The Landloper Queer people—paunchy and bald like gnomes, most of them. In the Days of the Comet It is then a miniature specimen of exotic pottery, a paunchy alcarraza. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects "Turn his face the other way," the paunchy terrorist directed, in an excited, gleeful squeak. Under Western Eyes The Emma was a battered and decrepit old schooner that, in the decline of her existence, had been much ill-used by a paunchy white trader of cunning and gluttonous aspect. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows One of his captors was the paunchy man, and his hands were heavy and his fingers gripped viciously. The Landloper |
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