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...walked their bikes to the starting line, spectators could tell that this group of cyclists were not quite the professional bikers who were racing earlier in the day. These riders had tattoos of pirates and skeletons covering the length of their arms. Some wore cut-off shorts instead of spandex. And all of them had canvas work bags slung over their shoulders as they clutched their handlebars, ready for their race to begin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Harlem Bike Messengers Race | 6/16/2008 | See Source »

...these years later, it's not clear how keeping athletes out of a track meet in Australia was supposed to affect postcolonial politics in Egypt. But by the 1970s and 1980s, boycotts were as much a part of the Olympics as spandex is today. The U.S. boycotted the Moscow Olympics. The Soviets boycotted the Olympics in Los Angeles. African nations boycotted the Montreal Games because New Zealand refused to boycott South African rugby. And rugby's not even an Olympic sport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Patriot Games. | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

Friends told stories of his undergraduate days at Yale, where he one time joked among campus Jews that the best way to discuss issues was to put on spandex and pointy styrofoam hats...

Author: By Ahmed N. Mabruk, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Student Killed In Accident | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

...best dressed at any of these functions, she probably understands the value of good tailoring. I don’t really understand why she isn’t sharing that knowledge with her husband. Recomendation: Go to Italy. By the time I left Italy, I was wearing hot pink spandex rompers and thinking they were too loose.Hillary ClintonAs the only woman in the bunch, I was most interested in Hillary’s fashion choices, and I will say this for her: I have no idea where she gets those pants suits. I have never ever seen them...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: My Primary Concern: Fashion | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

...line: Nice shoes. Wanna make out? Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I have a third nipple. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: Chrissie, stop stealing my clothes! Favorite childhood toy: Magnetic Marbles Sexiest physical trait: My butt in running spandex Favorite part about Harvard: Hemp Plus Granola Describe yourself in three words: Crocs sans socks In 15 minutes you are: Frantically finishing a response paper in Widener In 15 years you are: Not assigning response papers to my high school English students

Author: By FM Staff | Title: Scoped! | 12/12/2007 | See Source »

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