The millinery displayed fashionable hats in the street where many women passed by.
Although few people realized it, the Dow-Jones averages had reached their nadir and would soon begin an upward surge.
I cannot believe that such naivete is unassumed in a person of her age and experience.
A narcissist is his own best friend.
A born teller of tales, Olsen used her impressive narrative skills to advantage in her story "I Stand Here Ironing."
If we could identify these revolutionary movements in their nascent state, we would be able to eliminate serious trouble in later years.
The Red Cross emphasizes the need for courses in natation.
Priding himself on being a natty dresser, the gangster Bugsy Siegel collected a wardrobe of imported suits and ties.
The foul smells began to nauseate him.
The Maritime Museum contains many models of clipper ships, logbooks, anchors and many other items of a nautical nature.
She had only a nebulous memory of her grandmother's face.
Because he was able to perform feats of necromancy, the natives thought he was in league with the devil.
He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.
I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any negation of his evidence.
negligence can prove costly near complicated machinery.
Because the damage to his car had been negligible, Michael decided he wouldn't bother to report the matter to his insurance company.
Captain Bligh vowed to be Christian's nemesis.
As we invent new techniques and professions, we must also invent neologisms such as "microcomputer" and "astronaut" to describe them.
This monuntain slope contains slides that will challenge esperts as well as neophytes.
John left his position with the company because he felt that advancement was based on nepotism rather than ability.
Tradition locates hell in the nether regions.
Do not let him nettle you with his sarcastic remarks.
I fail to see the nexus that binds these two widely separated events.
The nibs of fountain pens often become clotted and corroded.
I cannot distinguish between such niceties of reasoning.
The niggardly pittance the widow receives from the government cannot keep her from poverty.
Let's not niggle over details.
nihilism holds that existence has no meaning.
Despite his desire to achieve nirvana, the young Buddhist found that even the buzzing of a fly could distract him from his meditation.
Mr. Jones obtained a watchdog to prevent the nocturnal raids on his chicken coops.
I never could stand the noisome atmosphere surrounding the slaughter houses.
Several nomadic tribes of Indians would hunt in this area each year.
She struggled to master scientific nomenclature.
He offered to drive her to the airport for only a nominal fee.
Few people could understand how he could listen to the news of the tragedy with such nonchalance; the mahority regarded him as callous and unsympathetic.
We were annoyed by his noncommittal reply for we had been led to expect definite assurances of his approval.
The private detective was a short, nondescript fellow with no ourstanding features, the sort of person one would never notice in a crowd.
Don't dismiss John as a nonentity; in his quiet way, he's very important to the firm.
Jack's uncharacteristic rudeness nonplussed Jill, leaving her uncertain how to react.
The first settlers found so much work to do that they had little time for nostalgia.
No quack selling nostrums is going to cheat me.
To the starlet, any publicity was good publicity: if she couldn't have a good reputation, she'd settle for notoriety.
The computer is no longer a novelty around the office.
Even a novice can do good work if he follows these simple directions.
We must trace the source of these noxious gases before they asphyxiate us.
The unskilled eye of the layperson has difficulty in dicerning the nuances of color in the paintings.
Mrs. Bennet, in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, was worried about finding suitable husbands for her five nubile daughters.
This agreement is nugatory for no court will enforce it.
Once the contract was nullified, it no longer had any legal force.
The numismatist had a splendid collection of antique coins.
Their nuptial ceremony was performed in Golden Gate Park.
The head Start program attempts to nurture prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter public school.
As a budding nutritionist, Kim has learned to design diets that contain foods rich in important basic nutrients.
He called the unfortunate waiter a clumsy oaf.
He was obdurate in his refusal to listen to our complaints.
She made an obeisance as the king and queen entered the room.
Cleopatra's Needle is an obelisk in New York City's Central Park.
It is advisable that obese people try to lose weight.
Do not obfuscate the issues by dragging in irrelevant arguments.
I first learned of her death when I read the obituary in the newspaper.
Even though he was her son, she tried to be objective about his behavior.
A degree in medicine was her ultimate objective.
It is obligatory that books borrowed from the library be returned within two weeks.
The sergeant ordered the men to march "oblique right."
The tidal wave obliterated several island villages.
Her work had fallen into a state of oblivion; no one bothered to read them.
I resent the obloquy that you are casting upon my reputation.
I find your behavior obnoxious; please mend your ways.
Even after I read the poem a fourth time, its meaning was still obscure.
At times he seemed purposely to obscure his meaning, preferring mystery to clarity.
Helen valued people who behaved as if they respected themselves; nothing irritated her more than an excessively obsequious waiter or a fawning salesclerk.
Hundreads paid their last respects at his obsequies.
This obsession with the supernatural has made him unpopular with his neighbors.
The deposits of obsidian on the mountain slopes were an indiacation that volcano had erupted in ancient times.
"Hip" is an obsolete expression; it went out with love beads and tie-dye shirts.
Unlike midwives, who care for women giving birth at home, obstetricians generally work in a hospital setting.
We tried to persuade him to give up smoking, but he was obstinate and refused to change.
The crowd became obstreperous and shouted their disapproval of the proposals made by the speaker.
I found her a very obstrusive person, constantly seeking the center of the stage.
Because he was so obtuse, he could not follow the teacher's reasoning and asked foolish questions.
I hope this contribution will obviate any need for further collections of funds.
It will take occident to understand the ways and customs of the orient.
A blood clot occluded an artery to the heart.
The occult rites of the organization were revealed only to members.
In many states, an oculist is the only one who may apply medicinal drops to the eyes for the purpose of examining them.
I find the task of punishing you most odious.
I cannot express the odium I feel at your heinous actions.
The odoriferous spices stimulated her jaded appetite.
This variety of hybrid tea rose is more odorous than the one you have in your garden.
The refugee's journey from Cambodia was a terrifying odyssey.
Getting into street brawls is no minor offense for professional boxers, who are required by law to restrict their offensive impulses to the ring.
Expecting to be treated with due propriety by her costs, Great-Aunt Maud was offended by their offhand manner.
After her long flight, Jill just wanted to nap, but the officious bellboy was intent on showing her all the special features of the deluxe suite.
Sitting for hours at the sidewalk cafe, the old gentleman would oggle the young girls and recall his youthful romances.
The olfactory organ is the nose.
The feudal oligarchy was supplanted by an autocracy.
Those clouds are ominous; they suggest that a severe storm is on the way.
The monarch regarded himself as omnipotent and responsible to no one for his acts.
