Word: hmmph
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...down from my head to my toes as though someone had slashed me from behind" or "the armchairs on either side of the fire [were] now mute and emptied of all confidences in the whitened light of...the tall windows" seem not only unaffected but completely natural. Hmmph, that's exactly how I would phrase it myself, one thinks wishfully...
...course, the stadium seemed almost fully vacant by 3 p.m., (No chance of me leaving, hmmph.) But when the rains let up, the grounds crew danced, and baseball would be played. Alas, not on my beloved screen--into the 11th it went, but major league regulations forced it off as our own game-start neared...
Hennessey has a grand total of 14. Hmmph...
Meanwhile, Crimson netminder Williamson, a rookie in the position herself, leads the league in goals-against average with 5.50 and is second in save percentage at .576. Double hmmph...
Well, when Johnson ran for 323 yards last year, Captain Robb Hirsch ran for 99 yards. Hmmph...