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Word: sorta (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Jesse James was a bad man all right. There's no gettin' around that. But us Americans have sorta got a place in our hearts for Jesse. Mebbe it's because he was so gol-durned good at the job he was aimin' to do. Mebbe it's because we all know that Jesse warn't really a bad man and a killer. What could a feller do when them blasted railroads robbed you of your lawful own, and then killed your poor old mother? And mebbe it's just because he was the cussin'est, dad-blame-dest, boldest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 2/3/1939 | See Source »

...must go on, I'll nominate Hitler. But it's sorta silly, really...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 12, 1938 | 12/12/1938 | See Source »

...resting in the gutter and she loves it. The bed just won't appease her any more, Because she loves to sorta putter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Play in Manhattan: Mar. 26, 1934 | 3/26/1934 | See Source »

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