Word: conquered
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...seem to be losing our childlike sense of wonder, curiosity and inquiry. The drive to produce, compete and conquer hardens us to the mysteries of life and the universe. The amazing achievement of Pathfinder, as well as other space missions, ought to reawaken in us that lost sense of wonder, awe and reverence. Rather than feeling cosmic loneliness, I for one sense a deeper, more abiding connection with the universe in all its mystery, which is still unfolding and is unending. DAVID T. MAYSCHAK Wasilla, Alaska...
Nevertheless, The Carnival puts Wyclef up there with Billy Corgan, Trent Reznor and Tricky as one of the most creative people working in pop music. Too often, hip-hop has only a street-level view of reality. On The Carnival, Wyclef is out to conquer the world...
Hong Kong are getting ready to dispel this prejudice once and for all with integration. After 1997, the sort of brutal, uncompromising consumer modernism that has hung over generations of Hong Kong people as a result of a century of colonial laissez-faire will conflict with and subsequently conquer China's political culture. Economic reform promises a new (and better) China because the market will force China into a reasonable discourse with the rest of the world...
...couldn't rid its flavor from our mouths. The Sprite was too tame to conquer its flavor; the chicken's juice spread like a cancer through the rest of our plates. First it took over the rice, then the pasta. One friend of Dartboard was lucky enough to move his roll from his contaminated plate before it was too late...
Flash-forward to closing arguments. The trial closes with one, final remark from the defense attorney: "The day has been coming for quite some time now. For decades, the city has slept, awaiting its moment to rise up, conquer its foes and finally establish itself as a city as committed to sports as its cafe mocha and Nirvana. Sports fans of America, I invite you all to sit back, relax and witness the revolution...