Word: reeked
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...personal bottles of bubbly. This marked the first time in Owl history that their dates were dumber than they were. In other watery news, a few inhabitants of a certain river house were finally able to move back into their sewage-ravaged rooms, which, according to some, still reek. Speaking of stink, The Advocate (also known as “The Club” in the newly screened Ivory Tower) raised a stink one Saturday night as new initiates handed out golden apples as sexual invitations...apparently, ugly people need to make these things clear. Meanwhile one heavy-hitting dean?...
...rings, aiming post and target-won't stay still. But I've only a couple of seconds left. I squeeze the trigger-"gently," says my instructor, Peter, "so it's a surprise when the gun goes off." Bang! The rifle kicks back into my shoulder, there's a sudden reek of gunpowder, and my focus flies forward as I try (in vain) to follow the bullet to the target. "I think you winged him," Peter says...
...readings—and this may reek of anti-intellectualism and cynicism—an ambitious curriculum means nothing if it is not also practical. Apart from assigning less reading for courses, TF’s might send focus questions to students before section, so students who are strapped for time (a completely realistic expectation) can focus their reading on a few key issues...
Anyway, “Good Music” is a great listen; the backing and chorus reek of Digable Planets, the first verse is all Brand Nubian, and the second verse is pure Tribe Called Quest. The fact that the Roots started out imitating these great jazz-rap groups points to their later evolution into the torch-bearers of that positive message...
...serpentine sting plot, grainy filming, and complex ensemble of characters reek of Scott’s failed attempt to liken the film to the British thrillers “Snatch” or “Layer Cake.” The green-and-yellow tint of the film, quick camera cuts (so typical to Scott’s previous “Enemy of the State” and “Man on Fire”), and voyeuristic shots of Knightley function to inculcate the viewer into the sordid world of the bounty hunter, but become hackneyed...