Word: clevernessing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...enough! Tho't I could overlook the jibe sarcastic and "clever?" caustic comments. But I find the saturation point has been reached. They permeate practically every page of your-newsmagazine...
...Street. Broadway is an interesting avenue because on its bright pavements each evening many thousands of mediocre human beings flock together, drawn by a picturesque, gregarious invitation. In degree no more clever or sinister than the main street of a village, it has lately been advertised more widely than ever before by columnists, playwrights and criminals. One Way Street celebrates the murder of a golden-haired drug-peddler, one of Broadway's ,least notable miscreants, by an alien rustic whose sister had learned to punch herself with dope...
...Holbrook '30 was the main cog in the forward line in the New Year's Eve fray and his clever pass-work was a repeated threat on the Canadian goal. Batchelder showed up better than ever before at defense and fed the forwards continually after breaking up the strong Toronto attacks...
...Clever at pictorial arrangements of Holly wood extras dressed as musical comedy gypsies, Director Edwin Carewe has not managed to make exciting the routine masochism of his heroine...
...awfully clever fellow, besides being extremely goodhearted. He is so thoughtful, too. One rather chilly day as I came to the executive palace to work on his portrait I was pleasantly surprised to find the room heated. His servant then said to me, 'Oh, that was done at the President's personal order. He thought you might find it disagreeable to work in a cold room...