Search Details

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


Usage:

...Democratic side of the aisle, in the rear row, Heflin of Alabama shone, his elephantine frame resplendent in cream colored pongee. Ever and anon the great chider would burst forth in oratory, belaboring the Republicans ?regular and insurgent???making the galleries laugh. When a Republican rose in reply, and there seemed any possibility of a successful counter attack, Caraway of Arkansas interposed. He wandered from seat to seat, with his hands in his pockets, or walked like a monk in the monastery yard? head bowed, hands held before him? stopping only to drawl an apt, ironical remark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Closing Hours | 6/16/1924 | See Source »

| 1 |