Word: sharpness
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...poet’s sharp voice shaped every piece, emphasizing the musical nature of his work through changes in tempo, rhythmic patterns, volumes and pitches that varied by word or syllable. Interspersed among his readings were philosophical comments on life and anecdotes explaining the poems’ origins...
Despite injuries to five of its top eight offensive linemen, Harvard began a 62-yard march downfield with 11:39 remaining in the first quarter that was highlighted not by crisp passes from Fitzpatrick but by sharp runs by freshman tailback Clifton Dawson. The rookie gained 31 yards on five carries on the drive, including a 16-yard burst on a delayed rush out of the shotgun that set up the opening tally. Sophomore Ryan Tyler caught a pass along the left sideline for a six-yard gain and on the next play punched the ball in from the five...
They splintered boards with their bare feet, punted skewered apples off of razor-sharp sword tips while blindfolded and performed a fight routine to hip-hop beats...
...asked the Justice Department to investigate the White House, State Department and Pentagon for leakers threw the West Wing into understandable confusion--not that it has been on its game lately. For most of last week, Administration officials felt their way carefully, hoping not to bump into anything sharp. Spokesman McClellan spent several days back on his heels trying to rejigger his original sweeping claims of innocence into more elastic arguments that left open the possibility that this was all a big misunderstanding...
...most recent writings. We were to talk only of literature, but my opening question was greeted by dead silence. Coetzee was writing the question on his notepad. He pondered it for several seconds, then proceeded to analyze the assumptions on which it was based, a process that offered some sharp insights into my intellectual shortcomings but revealed absolutely nothing about Coetzee himself. All my questions were similarly treated, and I wound up sounding like a reporter for a fanzine. "What kind of music do you like?" I asked, desperately. The pen scratched, the great writer cogitated. "Music I have never...