Word: airtight
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...next day, there was a three paragraph brief entitled "Suspects Troubled Past". Beatrice was quoted only as saying her son "spent a troubled youth." None of the readers could see the absolute poverty that this woman was experiencing on the west side of Harlem. The short article masked the airtight trap...
Despite such evidence, the case against Bean-Bayog is by no means airtight. In testimony before the state board, the psychiatrist denied ever having sex with Lozano and maintained that he was far more disturbed than his family is letting on. She described him as "chronically suicidal," the victim of "horrendous childhood abuse," a drug user, and a liar subject to delusions of sexual abuse involving both her and another female psychiatrist. Though a social worker who had worked with Lozano challenges this depiction, other therapists familiar with the case support Bean-Bayog's account...
With leadership provided by Clark and goaltender Leary, the remainder of the defensive unit hopefully gel quickly and establish a much-desired airtight defense...
Nine fouls, several lost rebounds and bad passes made the game less than airtight for the Crimson...
...heavy security. It seeks airtight secrecy. And it's full of powerful people...