When he heared of his son's misdeeds, he was seized by a paroxysm of rage.
In laying the floor, the carpenters combined redwood and oak in an elegant parquet.
He was content to wage a defensive battle and tried to parry his opponent's thrusts.
His parsimonious nature did not permit him to enjoy any luxuries.
In this issue we have published only a partial list of contributors because we lack space to acknowledge everyone.
I am extremely partial to chocolate eclairs.
As a judge, not only must I be unbiased, but I must also avoid any evidence of partiality when I award the prize.
On certain issues of conscience, she refused to take a partisan stand.
Her style is passe and reminiscent of the Victorian era.
Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of passive resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence and acts of terrorism.
We cannot even say that her music is a pastiche of this or that composer; it is rather, reminiscent of many musicians.
In these stories of pastoral life, we find an understanding of the daily tasks of country folk.
It was patent to everyone that the witness spoke the truth.
Everyone in the auditorium was weeping by the time he finished his pathetic tale about the orphaned boy.
As we study the pathological aspects of this disease, we must not overlook the psychological elements.
The quiet tone of pathos that ran through the novel never degenerated into the maudlin or the overly sentimental.
Judging by the patina on this bronze statue, we can conclude that this is the work of a medieval artist.
His years of study of the language at the university did not enable him to understand the patois of the natives.
In many primitive tribes, the leader and lawmaker was the patriarch.
We greatly admired her well-bred, patrician elegance
Experts in a field sometimes appear to patronize people who are less knowledgeable of the subject.
They closed the restaurant because the paucity of customers made it uneconomical to operate.
Though Widow Brown was living on a reduced income, she was by no means a pauper.
If we examine these escapades carefully, we will realize that they are mere peccadilloes rather than major crimes.
I never expected a pecuniary reward for my work in this activity.
He could never be a stuffy pedagogue; his classes were always lively and filled with humor.
Though Maria Montessori gained fame for her innovations in pedagogy, it took years before her teaching techniques became common practice in American schools.
Her insistence that the book be memorized marked the teacher as a pedant rather than a scholar.
Leaving his decisions with humorous, down-to-earth anecdotes, Judge Walker was not at all pedantic legal scholar.
Unintentionally boring, he wrote page after page of pedestrian prose.
The family doctor advised the parents to consult a pediatrician about their child's ailment.
Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies, the Republicans made pejorative remarks about his character.
The excited students dashed pellmell into the stadium to celebrate the victory.
After reading these stodgy philosophers, I find his pellucid style very enjoyable.
The Ancient Mariner said, "I have penance done and penance more will do," to atone for the sin of killing the albatross.
He had a strong penchant for sculpture and owned many statues.
Her pendant earrings glistened in the light.
The grateful team presented the coach with a silver chain and pendant engraved with the school's motto.
The pendulous chandeliers swayed in the breeze as if they were about to fall from the ceiling.
When he realized the enormity of his crime, he became remorseful and penitent.
The pensive youth gazed at the painting for a long time and then sighed.
During an eclipse, we can see an area of total darkness and a lighter area, which is the penumbra.
He was a penurious man, averse to spending money even for the necessities of life.
When his pension fund failed, George feared he would end his days in penury.
The land reformers sought to liberate the peons and establish them as independent farmers.
Although Maud was a generally perceptive critic, she had her blind sports: she could never see flaws in the work of her friends.
The drum is a percussion instrument.
Praying for salvation, young Daedalus feared he was damned to eternal perdition.
Auntie Mame was a world traveler whose peregrinations took her from Tiajuana to Timbuctoo.
From Jack's peremptory knock on the door, Jill could tell he would not give up until she let him in.
Tese plants are hardy perennials and will bloom for many years.
When Caesar realized that Brutus had betrayed him, he reproached his perfidious friend.
Before you can open the aspirin bottle, you must first perforate the plastic safety seal that covers the cap.
The auditor's perfunctory inspection of the books overlooked many errors.
The rocket which was designed to take photographs of the moon was launched as the moon approached its perigee.
To find the perimeter of any quadrilateral, we add the lengths of the four sides.
The peripatetic school of philosophy derives its name from the fact that Aristotle walked with his pupils while discussing philosophy with them.
We lived, not in central London, but in one of those peripheral suburbs that spring up on the outskirts of the great city.
He sensed that there was something just beyond the periphery of his vision.
When several witnesses appeared to challenge his story, he was indicted for perjury.
Glass is permeable to light.
He argued that these books had a pernicious effect on young and susceptible minds.
The peroration was largely hortatory and brought the audience to its feet clamoring for action at its close.
Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime.
Ponce de Leon hoped to find perpetual youth.
The perquisites attached to this job make it even more attractive than the salary indicates.
The man I am seeking to fill this position must be personable since he will be representing us before the public.
The brillant lawyer was known for his perspicacious deductions.
One of the outstanding features of this book is the perspicuity of its author; her meaning is always clear.
Her perspicuous comments eliminated all posibility of misinterpretation.
I think your pert and impudent remarks call for an apology.
He is bound to succeed because his pertinacious nature will not permit him to quit.
The lawyer wanted to know all the pertinent details.
I am afraid this news will perturb him and cause him grief.
I am certain that you have missed important details in your rapid perusal of this document.
Despite airing them for several hours, she could not rid her clothes of the pervasive odor of mothbals that clung to them.
When Hannibal Lecter was in a perverse mood, he ate the flesh of his victims.
Inasmuch as he had no motive for his crimes, we could not understand his perversion.
The good news we have been receiving lately indicates that there is little reason for your pessimism.
People were afraid to explore the pestilential swap.
From the way in which the elderly pharmacist pounded the drug with his pestle, young George could tell that his employer was agitated about something.
His sudden and unexpected appearance seemed to petrify her.
She had no major complaints to make about his work, only a few petty quibbles that were almost too minor to state.
The feverish patient was petulant and restless.
Walter Lippmann has pointed out that moralists who do not attempt to explain the moral code they advocate are often regarded as pharisaical and ignored.
We kept careful records of the phenomena we noted in the course of these experiments.
Swearing he had never so much as looked at another woman, Jack assured Jill he was no philanderer.
As he grew older, he became famous as a philanthropist and benefactor of the needy.
When she heard the value of the Penny Black stamp, Phyllis was inspired to become a philatelist.
We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we have too many philistines among us.
The professor of philology advocated the use of Esperanto as an international language.
The nurse was a cheerful but phlegmatic person, unexcited in the face of sudden emergencies.
Her fear of flying was more than mere nervousness; it was a real phobia.
He prided himself on his ability to analyze a person's character by studying his physiognomy.
To understand this disease fully, we must examine not only its physiological aspects but also its psychological elements.
You should be able to identify Polka Dot in this race; he is the only piebald horse running.
The pied piper of Hamelin got his name from the multicolored clothing he wore.
Living her life in prayer and good works, Mother Teresa exemplifies the true sprit of piety.
Van Gogh mixed various pigments with linseed oil to create his paints.
The enemy pillaged the quiet village and left it in ruins.
