Search Details

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


Usage:

After he called organized religion a "crutch" and "a sham" in a recent interview with Playboy, and then continued to say that he would like to be reincarnated as a 38 DD bra, his approval ratings dropped 19 points overnight. His support among women dropped to its lowest levels ever...

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An Outspoken Independent Makes His Mark | 10/7/1999 | See Source »

...Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business," he said...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder and Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: With Nation Watching, Ventura Comes to Harvard | 10/6/1999 | See Source »

...independent governors in the Union, is riding another wave of dubious publicity, this time after an interview in Playboy magazine in which, among other things, he said he would like to be reincarnated as a 38DD bra and proclaimed that "organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: 'The Body' Politic | 10/5/1999 | See Source »

...have--haphazardly. Its proponents argue that an allowance can help a child learn about money, that he has to make choices among the many things he wants and must work and save for them. But there's a downside: an allowance can be a crutch for a parent. As long as the child can afford to pay for something--say, a barbed-wire wrist tattoo--a parent might be more reluctant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Piggy-Bank Blues | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

...Cuss Control Academy. Professor O'Connor is taking a break from teaching his two-hour, $45 classes to finish a book, which includes an entire chapter on the S word. However, he agreed to tutor me individually. O'Connor said I could use substitute words as a crutch, but advised employing a more positive, invective-free attitude. He suggested using shoot as a sort of cussing patch for the first few weeks. Finding shoot too embarrassing, I decided to go with two Civil War-era favorites, dandisprat and mutton-thumper, both of which could have been included in Jefferson Davis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stop Cursing...and Start Living! | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

Previous | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Next