Word: remarkable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that it has no real value, certainly no large value. The genial Mark was not unduly annoyed by critics during his life-time. What has been called his exuberant lying" was never the subject of any serious diatribes on the part of critics. That is why the extremely bitter remark must be taken as the expression of a momentary pique, a resentment at some unexpected abuse...
...whistle alone prevented Yale from scoring another touchdown. All were loud in their praise of Captain Lovejoy and the ends and backs but none of them thought that the Yale team was as formidable as they had expected it to be. One of the Southern backs was heard to remark after the game: "If we'd known how poor they were we could have scored four touchdowns...
...agree. One marine delights in talking about how he conquered women all over the world and states that he could take any woman away from his superior officer, adding that he is the sheik of his company. The three marines revel in talking about their actions with women and remark sarcastically regarding the Marine Corps posters which are shown throughout this country...
...private boarding schools have for the last few years been most unsatisfactory. This fact will certainly be endorsed by the College authorities, by the graduates of the schools now at College, and by the headmasters of these schools. In fact, one of the masters has recently been heard to remark that of his graduates in last year's Freshman class, 75 per cent, were on probation--not a very praiseworthy state of affairs even though the higher standard of scholarship now demanded by the College may account for a certain increase in this percentage. I have attempted below to give...
Then gasping with astonishment and continuing before the reporter could reply, Miss Barrymore launched into a eulogy of Professor Baker. "Tell them I can not express how strong my support and admiration of Professor Baker is", was her parting remark as she hurried away in a taxi for the afternoon performance of "The Second Mrs. Tanquery...