Word: inwardly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...characters, even for those-and this is true mastery-that are thoroughly unlikable. Already he can evoke a subtle kind of suspense in which the reader wonders not merely "What will become of so-and-so?" but also "What will he become?" For the action, ultimately, proceeds inward, into the characters...
Sophomore Jay Shelton put on his best diving performance of the year as he easily eclipsed his sole Lion opponent. His executions of a forward two-and-one-half somersault and an inward one-and-one-half somersault drew seven's from the judges and wild applause from the stands...
...trained in the esthetic meaning of integrity-the harmony of contrasting parts in one pleasing whole. They would practice and expect it in carpentry and cookery as well as architecture and mathematics. Instead of politely hoodwinking others, they would learn manners as basically self-respect, "an outward sign of inward devotion to what is true, just and appropriate to each occasion." Instead of toiling for money "to get out of work"-modern man's self-defeating treadmill-they would choose jobs entirely on the basis of "tasks that most urgently need to be done...
...amphibian that floats above land or water on a cushion of air. Eventually, they devised a "bed" with twelve 6-in. jets arranged four to a side, with two at each end, and through them they pumped 2,000 cu. ft. of air a minute. The inward-facing jets created their own curtained cushion from which the air escaped at a smooth, continuous rate, equal to the input rate...
...side. With the innocence they shared, they forded the gutter undirtied. A quality that O'Connor variously calls "gaiety," "simple-mindedness" or "belief in the world of appearances" made for survival against the O'Donovan strain, which was morose, complicated and given to inward broodings...