Word: drawl
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Hollywood version of the ideal cowboy is a Gary Cooper type, with a quick draw, a thick drawl and the sprawl of the Far West in his gait. Last week the picture cowboy was put to shame by a cowpoke from the wide open spaces of Peekskill, N.Y. Hard-riding Harry Tompkins. who learned his trade on a Catskill dude ranch, was named all-round world-champion cowboy of 1952 by the Rodeo Cowboys' Association...
...candidate qualifications for this job, Leach said, "Gen. Bradley briefed Stevenson for 30 minutes; Eisenhower spent most of his mature life preparing," but added, "However, there is not much to choose between Dick and his dog and John and his southern drawl...
...makes certain concessions (such as the Mercury in Ford clothing) to what his constituents expect of a Texas governor, but he is not the type known to the rest of the country as the professional Texan. His hats are apt to be more nearly five-gallon than ten, his drawl is under control, and his public manner is more earnest than hearty. He can even kid the Texas myth a little. In a recent radio interview with Bob Crosby, he said: "I'd like to say something serious now, something I want all the world to know and remember...
...from the Ziegfeld Follies, in which Rogers starred. But it is in Will Rogers Jr.'s performance that his father comes most alive on the screen: the familiar slouch with hands jammed in pockets, the unruly forelock, the sheepish grin, the shambling wisecracks delivered in his famous gumchewing drawl...
...experienced admiral arranging a fleet for battle. None of Novelist Tucker's girls is an Anna Karenina or an Emma B ovary, but all four are distinct, believable and likable. And though they come on only for bit parts, Novelist Tucker's Negroes loll and drawl a pungent counterpoint to the sly, good-tempered comedy of pursuit...