Word: shudderfully
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...month, in a tropical country of 65 million, thousands of faithful, many dressed in religious garb, have marched the capital's streets demanding that the draft of the new constitution currently being debated enshrine their beliefs as the state faith. In our era of sectarian strife, many of us shudder at the prospect of another nation blending church and state. Look what happened in Iran and Afghanistan, we think, or what might have occurred if former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke had reigned supreme in America. Yet the marches in Thailand barely broke international headlines. Did I mention? The religion...
...HAVE A REPUTATION FOR BEING FASTIDIOUS. WHAT'S THE MOST RIDICULOUS DETAIL YOU'VE OBSESSED OVER? There are definitely some things I did at Pastis that I now look back on and shudder. For instance, staining the ceiling again and again until it had the exact mustard color it might have had if people had been smoking in the place for 50 years. That now seems ridiculous. And it looks a bit theatrical, which I can't bear. The deliberately faded sign outside Pastis irritates me to no end. I could...
...these CRs’ actions, which defiantly disregard conventional albeit hypersensitive standards of decency, contribute little if anything to the conversation. Even those who would otherwise sympathize with their political perspective must inevitably shudder at the utter tastelessness. The tactics employed in such campy events undoubtedly fail to engage any observers who aren’t already of similar opinion—and those who don’t share their apparently puerile taste for practical jokes...
...have said that in situations like mine God is basically active in helping you find our own inner resources. It was very apparent to me in the ICU that I had no inner resources. My trust was in the unlimited sovereignty of the God of the Bible. I shudder to think of going through that experience believing that there is no one in control...
...education is to be beneficial [EDUCATION, Nov. 24], it should include two components: factual information about sexual functions and concrete instruction on values. Since many parents shudder at the thought of "sex talk," we should expand public education to include classes that will guide parents in clarifying their own sexual values and developing the skills they need to communicate these standards to their youngsters. Julia H. Hawgood Cincinnati...