Word: throng
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...handle I hoped would help devour my competition whole. Music and moniker in place, I honed my air skills until the night of competition arrived.“It’s a very challenging and frightening thing to get up in front of a large throng of fans with absolutely nothing except your will and your furiosity,” says Jung of his own experiences competing.“Those who stay true to the mission have the most success,” he adds. “People think you’re just an asshole. Then...
...admit I had very specific expectations before move-in day. Those restless August nights gave way to fever dreams. A tweed-clad throng led the class of 2010 on an inaugural foxhunt through the Old Yard. I developed a close relationship with Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, the manly Kenan Jr. Professor of Government with a heart of gold. We ate at a candlelit table; Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes made clear which fork was for which dish...
...Bennelong, the sprawling Macquarie Centre is a temple to the boom in consumer spending that has re-kitted Australia in the Plasma Age; in the food court, Anglo-Australians eat noodles and Indochinese go for burgers, fried chicken and donuts. It's retail Disneyland, free of menace, with a throng of brisk walkers. Shoppers here have money but not a lot of time. Howard is a security blanket for the striving class. People feel that he is not only sympathetic to their ends, he is prepared to support the means as well. Life for swing voters and migrants in Bennelong...
Each September, undergraduates throng to Tercentenary Theatre to peruse the vast array of student groups at Harvard. A quick survey of the various booths, tables and displays reveals a number of thriving religious groups, with organizations like the Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship and Harvard Hillel boasting membership rosters in excess of 150 students...
...slushy afternoon ill-suited for lingering long out of doors, a throng of people collected near the intersection of Mass. Ave and Bow Street to witness the queuing of the caravan that comprised the Woman of the Year’s parade escort...