Search Details

Word: brawniest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Canada, most prosperous nation in the world after the U.S., closed one of its brawniest years in a brawny decade. "Canadians in 1959," reported President A. C. Ashforth of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, "produced more, imported more, exported more, spent more, and saved more than in any previous year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: The Surprising '50s | 1/4/1960 | See Source »

Also unique are the scenes of the West's Big Circuit rodeos. If Gene Autry jamborees in the Garden are the only rodeos you've seen, let RKO give you a seat on circuit shutes. And from there, watch the nation's brawniest, bronc-busting, bulldogging, Brahma bouncing riders bet their insurance policies against day money...

Author: By Laurencr D. Savadovr, | Title: The Lusty Men | 10/23/1952 | See Source »

Since the theory that crews are built, not born, holds sway on the River, Bolles spent the morning and afternoon workouts, which began on Monday and lasted through Saturday, trying to find the right man for the right slot in his Varsity boat--not seeing how fast the brawniest eight men could propel themselves through the water. As the crew candidates--everybody is still a candidate--grow tougher, the stroke goes up, but from the pre-vacation beat of 24 or 26, the maestro of the slides and stretchers has never pushed things above 30 to the minute...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Timers Quiet as Oars Keep Home Waters Churning | 4/7/1947 | See Source »

Scotty revealed that he plans to show up at the football rally tonight and "defle tuh o' the brawniest payers" to keep him tied up for more than three minutes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Canny Caledonian Tied Up; Presto, Does Escape Trick | 11/13/1942 | See Source »

...Detroit was ominous as last week began. The United Automobile Workers, 6,000 of whose brawniest were sitting down in nine Chrysler plants, asked for a permit to hold a mass meeting of strike sympathizers. The place: Cadillac Square in the heart of Detroit. The hour: 4:30 p. m., as the evening rush hour began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Progress in Michigan | 4/5/1937 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 |