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Word: facially (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...struggle between nontalking heads. The close-up today totally overshadows the close play. Those responsible for broadcasting baseball have all decided that the game is not about throwing or hitting or catching or running or offense or defense or teamwork of any ilk. TV baseball is now about facial expressions or the lack thereof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dueling Head Shots | 8/30/1999 | See Source »

...pitch did not go well. Frazzled by my introduction, I bounced it in front of home plate and then, forgetting Goeke's advice to look happy if I messed up, made a facial expression that was far more Woody Allen than Kevin Costner. As local sports columnist Mike Hlas commented, "That was one bad throw. I know it's not as easy as it looks, but man." Even worse, Veronica Portillo, a girlfriend of one of the players, said, "You looked a little old for the first pitch. They're usually little kids." But her friend Shannon Kroll said, "Your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Are You Now, Sandy Koufax? | 7/19/1999 | See Source »

...ROTATE FACIAL GEARS to make Furby sleep with his eyes open...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Refurbishing | 7/19/1999 | See Source »

...ingenious ploy was hatched by New York Mets manager BOBBY VALENTINE after being thrown out of a game for arguing with the plate umpire. Once ejected, players and managers are forbidden to go back into the dugout, but that's exactly where a camera spotted Valentine. Even sporting facial hair, shades and a hat, Valentine was recognized by officials, who later suspended him for two games and fined him $5,000. Valentine will appeal the suspension, claiming he was only near the dugout and meant no disrespect. "I did it to lighten up the team," he said. And it looks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 21, 1999 | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

...really want to see him tortured to death by that creep Verger? For long, long stretches in the middle of the novel, Harris himself seems to be of two minds on that very question. Employing his virtuosity as an orchestrator of suspense, the author puts Lecter, his facial appearance altered by collagen injections, in Florence, Italy, speaking impeccable Italian and lecturing to scholars on the works of Dante. Verger's network of spies has spotted Lecter there and set a trap that he cannot possibly escape. Guess what happens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dessert, Anyone? | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

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