Search Details

Word: skein (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Sullivan and his team know that tonight's game against Yale (5-12 overall, 2-4 Ivy) and tomorrow's contest against Brown (6-12 overall, 1-5 Ivy) represent a golden opportunity for Harvard--perhaps its last of the season--to break out of its current losing skein...

Author: By Peter K. Han, | Title: Men's Basketball: It's Time to Look to the Freshmen | 2/12/1993 | See Source »

That "it" is an inability to clear the defensive boards, which cost Harvard (2-9) a chance to end a two-week long losing skein...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: M. Cagers Cannot Handle Miner, 49ers | 1/4/1991 | See Source »

Graffiti is a bridge to nowhere, unless you consider another safari through Prince's quasi-mystical subconscious a trip worth taking. Shot entirely in Minneapolis, mostly on the sound stage of Prince's $10 million music- and film-production facility, Paisley Park, the film looks like a skein of rock videos strung around a badly frayed plot line. It has something to do with Prince's falling in love with an angel. Also something to do with Prince's playing his music his way and with his vanquishing the forces of musical vandalism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Still Thriving on Home Turf | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

That "it" is an inability to clear the defensive boards, which cost Harvard (2-9) a chance to end a two-week long losing skein...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: M. Cagers Cannot Handle Miner, 49ers | 1/4/1990 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Next