Even though he was mocked and pilloried, he maintained that he was correct in his beliefs.
Though she tried to be happy living with Clara in the city, Heidi pined for the mountains and for her gruff but loving grandfather.
They pinioned his arms against his body but left his legs free so that he could move about.
We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the pinnacle while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.
The pious parents gave their children a religious upbringing.
The piquant sauce added to our enjoyment of the meal.
She showed her pique by her refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest.
He spent many happy hours at the lake in his piscatorial activities.
I enjoy reading his essays because they are always compact and pithy.
He could not live on the pittance he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of revenue.
De Klerk's decision to set Nelson Mandela free was pivotal; without Mandela's release, there was no possibility that the African National Cogress would entertain talks with the South African government.
The teacher tried to placate the angry mother.
In a controlled experiment, fifty volunteers were given erythromycin tablets; the control group received only placebos.
After his vacation in this placid section, he felt soothed and rested.
The editor could tell that the writer had plagiarized parts of the article; he could recognize whole paragraphs from the original source.
The dove has a plaintive and melancholy call
When clay dries out, it loses its plasticity and becomes less malleable.
The platitudes in his speech were applauded by the vast majority in his audience; only a few people perceived how trite his remarks were.
Accused of impropriety in his dealings with female students, the professor maintained he had only a platonic interest in the women involved.
The theatrical company reprinted the plauditory comments of the critics in its advertisement.
Even though your argument is plausible, I still would like to have more proof.
His speeches were aimed at the plebeian minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.
The union leader was given plenary power to negotiate a new contract with the employers.
Looking in the pantry, we admired the plenitude of fruits and pickles we had preserved during the summer.
She offered a plethora of excuses for her shortcomings.
In remodeling the bathroom, we replaced all the old, rigid lead pipes with new, pliable copper tubing.
Catherine's disposition was pliant; she was like putty in her suitor's hands.
Even the adversaries of young Indiana Jones were impressed by the boy's pluck in trying to rescue the archeological treasure they had stolen.
Before hanging wallpaper it is advisable to drop a plumb line from the ceiling as a guide.
Stock prices plummeted as Wall Street reacted to the rise in interest rates.
From the way the government caters to the rich, you might think our society is a plutocracy rather than a democracy.
He consulted a podiatrist about his fallen arches.
The audience applauded as the conductor made his way to the podium.
Watching the tearful reunion of the long-separated mother and child, the social worker was touched by the poignancy of the scene.
The abortion issue has polarized the country into pro-choice and anti-abortion camps.
Her essays were, for the main part, polemics for the party's policy.
Even though he was disappointed, he did not think it politic to refuse the offer.
Our polity should be devoted to the concept that the government should strive for the good of all citizens.
He was arrested as a polygamist when his two wives filed complaints about him.
New York City is a polyglot community because of the thousands of immigrants who settle there.
Although the commencement speaker had some good things to say, we had to laugh at his pomposity and general air of parading his own dignity.
His humor lacked the light touch; his jokes were always ponderous.
From the very beginning of his ministry it was clear from his pontifical pronouncements that John was destined for a high pontifical office.
Determined to become a physician, Beth spends hours poring over her anatomy text.
Dancers like to wear porous clothing because it allows the ready passage of water and air.
The king did not know what these omens might portend and asked his soothsayers to interpret them.
He regarded the black cloud as a portent of evil.
The salesclerk tactfully referred to the overweight customer as portly rather than fat.
Some thought Dali was a brillant painter; others dismissed him as a poseur.
We hope to leave a better world to posterity.
The critics ignored his works during his lifetime; it was only after the posthumous publication of his last novel that they recognized his great talent.
We must accept these statements as postulates before pursuing our discussions any further.
No matter how much Arnold boasted or postured, I could not believe he was as important as he pretended to be.
The recent drought in the Middle Atlantic States has emphasized the need for extensive research in ways of making sea water potable.
The jury was swayed by the highly potent testimony of the crime's sole eyewitness.
The potentate spent more time at Monte Carlo than he did at home on his throne.
The juvenile delinquent is a potential murderer.
Tristan and Lsolde drink a love potion in the first act of the opera.
He offered a potpourri of folk songs from many lands.
He was advised to apply a flaxseed poultice to the inflammation.
The board of directors decided that the plan was practicable and agreed to undertake the project.
He was a practical man, opposed to theory
This coming trip to France should provide me with a pragmatic test of the value of my conversational French class.
No pragmatist enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win
Let us not prate about our qualities; rather, let our virtues speak for themselves.
The children prattle endlessly about their new toys.
In the preamble to the Constitution, the purpose of the document is set forth.
I think this stock is a precarious investment and advise against its purchase.
This decision sets a precedent for future cases of a similar nature.
Our discussions, precedent to this event, certainly did not give you any reason to believe that we would adopt your proposal.
"Love thy neighbor as thyself" is a worthwhile precept.
Suddenly Indiana Jones found himself dangling from the edge of a precipice.
Do not be precipitate in this matter; investigate further.
The removal of American political support appeared to have precipitated the downfall of the Marcos regime.
This hill is difficult to climb because it is so precipitous; one slip, and our descent will be precipitous as well.
If you don't give me precise directions and a map, I'll never find your place.
This contract does not preclude my being employed by others at the same time that I am working for you.
By her rather adult manner of discussing serious topics, the child demonstrated that she was precocious.
Though Gray and Burns share many traits with the Romantic poets who followed them, most critics consider them precursors of the Romantic Movement, not true Romantics.
The hawk is a predatory bird.
I hope I can live up to the fine example set by my late predecessor in this office.
Although the artist used various media from time to time, she had a predilection for watercolors.
The king traveled to Boston because he wanted the preeminent surgeon in the field to perform the operation.
Hoping to preempt any attempts by the opposition to make educational reform a hot political issue, the candidate set out her own plan to revitalize the public schools.
As Kitty preened before the mirror, carefully smoothing her shining hair, she couldn't help preening herself on her good looks.
The chairman made a few prefactory remarks before he called on the first speaker.
Monkeys use not only their arms and legs but also their prehensile tails in traveling through the trees.
The archbishop of Moscow and other high-ranking prelates visited the Russian Orthodox seminary.
I am afraid that this border raid is the prelude to more serious attacks.
She had premeditated the murder for months, reading about common poisons and buying weed killer that contained arsenic.
Because Jack had based his argument upon a faulty premise, his opponent cheerfully pointed out the holes in his logic.
We ignored these premonitions of disaster because they appeared to be based on childish fears.
You should have visited a doctor as soon as you felt these premonitory chest pains.
The rebels sought to overcome the preponderance of strength of the government forces by engaging in guerrilla tactics.
When the candidate tried to downplay his youthful experiments with marijuana by saying he hadn't inhaled, we all thought, "What a preposterous excuse!"
The President cannot levy taxes; that is the prerogative of the legislative branch of government.
The vultures flying overhead presaged the discovery of the corpse in the desert.
Given the current wave of Japan-bashing, it does not take prescience for me to foresee problems in our future trade relations with Japan.
Hamlet felt a presentiment about his meeting with Laertes.
The wealthy man sought to obtain social prestige by contributing to popular charities.
