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Word: scabbards (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lived today, he would have found a new enemy, and faced a struggle for which he could have found no words. One can no longer put an edge on the verbal sword, and dash up intellectual Bunker Hills; if one did, one would trip over the scabbard. Any one who tries to give battle at the present day can echo the despairing words of Peer Gynt: "It's like a fight among bears, half-asleep and snarling." The fact is, there's nothing to hit, and if one hits it, it doesn't care. Yesterday Britain and Italy demanded that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yesterday | 2/2/1934 | See Source »

...finding of a body of a beautiful young girl on a main highly on the serene island of is the occasion which sets in the adroit, speculative activities of the efficient Hamilton office force. With only a label, a bunch of lilies and empty scabbard as clues, the skillfully goes on to plot a in which surprise follows . with engaging regularity we find before us a story which a welcome freshness and originality...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOOK OF THE WEEK | 10/28/1933 | See Source »

Stealthily, while street lights winked, a group of men approached the Central Po lice Station. Their leader carried a large sabre without scabbard, wore a soiled white linen suit, no hat, brilliant yellow shoes. It was a revolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PANAMA: 15-Hour Coup | 1/12/1931 | See Source »

...moment the Treasury Department drew a sharp economic sword, brandished it menacingly at Soviet Russia. Anti-Reds clamored for a general onslaught upon U. S.-U. S. S. R. trade. Last week the Treasury thrust its weapon back into the scabbard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TARIFF: Sword Sheathed | 8/11/1930 | See Source »

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