Try not to allude to this matter in his presence because the topic annoys him.
allured by the song of the sirens, the helmsman steered the ship toward the reef.
the allusions to mythological characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.
The farmers found the alluvial deposits at the mouth of the river very fertile.
Shy by nature, she remained aloof while all the rest conversed.
The sailor climbed aloft into the rigging.
Throughout the altercation, not one sensible word was uttered.
In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships to hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths, Eugene Lang performed a truly altruistic deed.
The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body.
The miser's aim is to amass and hoard as much gold as possible.
Ever since the days of Greek mythology we refer to strong and aggressive women as amazons.
A switch-hitter in baseball should be naturally ambidextrous.
She went to the restaurant not for the food but for the ambience.
His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.
Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
When she first mounted the horse, she was afraid to urge the animal to go faster than a gentle amble.
ambrosia was supposed to give immortality to any human who ate it.
He was described as an ambulatory patient because he was not confined to his bed.
Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums.
He was amenable to any suggestions that came from those he looked up to; he resented advice from his inferiors.
Hoping to amend his condition, he left Vietnam for the United States.
In addition to the customary amenities for the business traveler -- fax machines, modems, a health club -- the hotel offers the services of a butler versed in social amenities.
His amiable disposition pleased all who had dealings with him.
The dispute was settled in an amicable manner with no harsh words.
Seeing her frown, he wondered if anything were amiss.
Student exchange programs such as the Experiment in International Living were established to promote international amity.
Because she was suffering from amnesia, the police could not get the young girl to identify herself.
When his first child was born, the king granted amnesty to all in prison.
The amoral individual lacks a code of ethics; he should not be classified as immoral.
Don Juan was known for his amorous adventures.
John was subject to panic attacks that left him prey to vague, amorphous fears: he knew he was terrified, but could neither define nor explain the cause of his terror.
Frogs are classified as amphibian.
The spectators in the amphitheater cheered the gladiators.
He had ample opportunity to dispose of his loot before his police caught up with him.
Her attempts to amplify her remarks were drowned out by the jeers of the audience.
When the doctors had to amputate Ted Kennedy's leg to prevent the spread of cancer, he did not let the loss of his leg keep him from participating in sports.
The police had to be called in to restrain him after he ran amok in the department store.
Around her neck she wore the amulet that the witch doctor had given her.
Shakespeare's reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is an anachronism; no clocks existed in Caesar's time.
The analgesic qualities of his lotion will provide temporary relief.
She called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.
Your analogy is not a good one because the two situations are not similar.
Only the total overthrow of all governmental regulations would satisfy the anarchist.
The assassination of the leaders led to a period of anarchy.
He heaped anathema upon his foe.
The high priest anathematized the heretic.
We set the post in concrete to anchor it in place.
In an ancillary capacity Doctor Watson was helpful; however, Holmes could not trust the good doctor to solve a perplexing case on his own.
Rather than make concrete proposals for welfare reform, President Raegan told anecdotes about poor people who became wealthy despite their impoverished backgrounds.
The doctor ascribes her tiredness to anemia.
His monotonous voice acted like an anesthetic; his audience was soon asleep.
Visiting the site of explosion, Premier Gorbachev wept to see the anguish of the victims and their families.
His features, though angular, were curiously attractive.
He resented the animadversions of his critics, particularly because he realized they were true.
Her animated expression indicated a keenness of intellect.
He incurred the animosity of the ruling class because he advocated limitations of their power.
The animus of the speaker became obvious to all when he began to indulge in sarcastic and insulting remarks.
In the annals of this period, we find no mention of democratic movements.
After the glass is annealed, it will be less subject to chipping and cracking.
The enemy in its revenge tried to annihilate the entire population.
In the appendix to the novel, the critic sought to annotate many of the more esoteric references.
The annuity he set up with the insurance company supplements his social security benefits so that he can live very comfortably without working.
The parents of the eloped couple tried to annul the marriage.
His pain was so great that no anodyne could relieve it.
The prophet Samuel anointed David with oil, crowning him king of Israel.
He was placed in the anomalous position of seeming to approve procedures that he despised.
A bird that cannot fly is an anomaly.
The donor of the gift asked the college not to mention him by name; the dean readily agreed to respect his anonymity.
Despite his lawyers' best efforts to stop him, the angry prisoner continued to make antagonistic remarks to the judge.
The invention of the radiotelegraph anteceded the development of television by a quarter of a century.
Before giving permission for Drummie to marry Estella, Miss Havisham had a few questions about the young man's birth and antecedents.
The antediluvian customs had apparently not changed for thousands of years.
The gorilla is the strongest of the anthropoid animals.
Anthropologists have discovered several relics of prehistoric humans in this area.
Primitive religions often have deities with anthropomorphic characteristics.
After the fine performance in the first act, the rest of the play was an anticlimax.
His extreme antipathy to dispute caused him to avoid argumentative discussions with his friends.
Accustomed to editing his papers on word processors, Philip thought typewriters were too antiquated for him to use.
It is advisable to apply an antiseptic to any wound, no matter how slight or insignificant.
This tyranny was the antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength.
After heating the iron horseshoe in the forge, the blacksmith picked it up with his tongs and set it on the anvil.
He felt apathetic about the conditions he had observed and did not care to fight against them.
A firm believer in democratic government, she could not understand the apathy of people who never bothered to vote.
He was suspended for a week because he had aped the principal in front of the whole school.
She discovered a small aperture in the wall, through which the insects had entered the room.
He was at the apex of his career.
After the automobile accident, the victim had periods of aphasia when he could not speak at all or could only mumble incoherently.
An aphorism differs from an adage in that it is more philosophical or scientific.
Although he spent many hours daily in the apiary, he was very seldom stung by a bee.
Wellington's nonchalance and aplomb in the heat of battle always heartened his followers.
His apocalyptic remarks were dismissed by his audience as wild surmises.
To impress his friends, Tom invented apocryphal tales of his adventures in the big city.
When the moon in its orbit is furthest away from the earth, it is at its apogee.
He was crippled by an attack of apoplexy.
Because he switched from one party to another, his former friends shunned him as an apostate.
In Holland, apothecaries still sell spices as well as ointments and pills.
Proverbs are apothegms that have become familiar sayings.
The Roman empress Livia envied the late emperor his apotheosis; she hoped that on her death she, too, would be exalted to the rank of a god.
We were appalled by the horrifying conditions in the city's jails.
Hamlet was uncertain about the identity of the apparition that had appeared and spoken to him.
