Word: encompassing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Groucho was the divine king of comedy, and his passing is disheartening to his fans. Your article was far too short to encompass his accomplishments or even to describe the joy he brought to millions. His impact will never be forgotten...
...these leaders have now unearthed 400 treaties on which they say the government has reneged. Together these agreements encompass 135 million acres which the leaders say should be in Indian hands. In the next decade, Americans will square with an unavoidable decision: whether to cede an appendage of the country and return it to those who cared for it long ago. For restoring this land to the Indian could do more than simply assuage the liberal guilt that many Americans feel towards Indians. It may return to the Indians what they justly--and perhaps legally--deserve...
...think it would encompass all those things...
...Burgess cannot decide what style handled black humor and lyric descriptions of Rome in the fading twilight. The dialogue is virtually indefensible on any level, except perhaps that it befits Burgess' protagonist the hack screen writer (who talks like his scripts), but that defense falters, for it can't encompass all the other characters...
...Asia and Africa before entering the University of California at Berkeley in 1966. After graduating, he went into real estate in the Bay Area. Dealing in property appealed to him, but he soon decided that "selling houses in San Francisco was no fun." So he broadened his view to encompass the world and opened his esoteric firm...