From the number of typos and misspellings I've found on it, it's clear that Mario proofread the report in a remarkably slapdash fashion.
This is a sleazy fabric; it will not wear well.
Unnoticed by the critics at its publication, the eventual Pulitzer Prize winner was a classic sleeper.
The magician amazed the audience with his sleight of hand.
Hypersensitive and ready to take offense at any discourtesy, Bertha was always on the lookout for real or imaginary slights.
During the recent ice storm, many people slithered down this hill as they walked to the station.
Such sloth in a young person is deplorable; go to work!
Note how well the somewhat greenish coat of the sloth enables it to blend in with its arboreal surroundings.
Each spring, the snake sloughs off its skin.
Such slovenly work habits will never produce good products.
"You are a sluggard, a drone, a parasite," the angry father shouted at his lazy son.
After two nights without sleep, she felt sluggish and incapable of exertion.
In times of drought, this sluice enables farmers to obtain water for irrigation.
Polls revealed that the front-runner's standing had been damaged by the slurs and innuendoes circulated by his opponent's staff.
I don't know whether it is better to be ignorant of a subject or to have a mere smattering of information about it.
Wipe that smirk off your face!
The rags smoldered for hours before they burst into flame.
The boy could not suppress a snicker when the teacher sat on the tack.
Don't you come sniveling to me complaining about your big brother.
Neither drunkards nor comics are noted for sobriety.
He set his sodden overcoat near the radiator to dry.
After his sojourn in Florida, he began to long for the colder climate of his native New England home.
I hope you will find solace in the thought that all of us share your loss.
The plumber fixed the leak in the pipes by soldering a couple of joints from which water had been oozing.
I must give this paper a failing mark because it contains many solecisms.
The minister was concerned that nothing should disturb the solemnity of the marriage service.
Knowing she needed to have a solid majority for the budget to pass, the mayor telephoned all the members of the city council to solicit their votes.
The employer was very solicitous about the health of her employees as replacements were difficult to get.
The soliloquy is a device used by the dramatist to reveal a character's innermost thoughts and emotions.
The winter solstice usually occurs on December 21.
By dint of very frugal living, he was finally able to become solvent and avoid bankruptcy proceedings.
Why do you ignore the spiritual aspects and emphasize only the corporeal and the somatic ones?
From the doctor's grim expression, I could tell he had somber news.
The most famous somnambulist in literature is Lady Macbeth; her monologue in the sleepwalking scene is one of the highlights of Shakespeare's play.
The heavy meal and the overheated room made us all somnolent and indifferent to the speaker.
His sonorous voice resounded through the hall.
You are using all the devices of a sophist in trying to prove your case; your argument is specious.
Sophistication is an acquired characteristic, found more frequently among city dwellers than among residents of rural areas.
Instead of advancing valid arguments, he tried to overwhelm his audience with a flood of sophistries.
Your sophomoric remarks are a sign of your youth and indicate that you have not given much thought to the problem.
I do not need a sedative when I listen to one of his soporific speeches.
The social worker was angered by the sordid housing provided for the homeless.
The thousands of spangles on her dress sparkled in the glare of the stage lights.
Looking over the bare, unheated room with its hard cot, he wondered what he was doing in such spartan quarters. Only his spartan sense of duty kept him at his post.
The spasmodic coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers.
What had started out as a mere spat escalated into a full-blown argument.
I am worried about the possibility of a spate if the rains do not diminish soon.
It is difficult to visualize the spatial extent of our universe.
The manufacturers of this frying pan recommended the use of a rubber spatula to avoid scratching the specially treated surface.
Fish ladders had to be built in the dams to assist the salmon returning to spawn in their native streams.
Let us not be misled by such specious arguments.
We were frightened by the spectral glow that filled the room.
The visible portion of the spectrum includes red at one end and violet at the other.
Easy access to credit encourages people to turn into spendthrifts who shop till they drop.
The Mona Lisa's sphinx-like expression has puzzled art lovers for centuries.
Before you splice two strips of tape together, be sure to line them up evenly.
What I liked best about Dale's parties was their spontaneity: a couple of friends would drop by, someone would pull out a fiddle or guitar, and before you knew it the party would be in full swing.
When the radio announcer introduced the President as Hoobert Herver, he was guilty of spoonerism.
Although there are still sporadic outbursts of shooting in the streets, the rebellion is essentially over.
Such a sportive attitude is surprising in a person as serious as you usually are.
Every button buttoned, tie firmly in place, young Alex Keaton looked spruce and tidy for his job interview at the bank.
She was eighty years old, yet still spry and alert.
The hero of Jonathan Gash's mystery novels is an antique dealer who gives the reader advice on how to tell spurious antiques from the real things.
The heroine spurned the villain's advances.
Children invariably get involved in petty squabbles; wise parents know when to interfere and when to let the children work things out on their own.
It is easy to see how crime can breed in such a squalid neighborhood.
The prodigal son squandered the family estate.
Tolkien's hobbits are somewhat squat, sturdy little creatures, fond of good ale, good music, and good food.
His staccato speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.
The stagnant water was a breeding ground for disease
Her conduct during the funeral ceremony was staid and solemn.
Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a stalemate; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.
His consistent support of the party has proved that he is a stalwart and loyal member.
I doubt that she has the stamina to run the full distance of the marathon race.
It is imperative that we stanch the gushing wound before we attend to the other injuries.
Do you know the last stanza of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
Nothing had changed at home; things were static there
We have many statutes in our law books which should be repealed.
The judicial courts review and try statutory crimes.
Penelope was steadfast in her affections, faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.
Fearing detection by the sentries on duty, the scout inched his way toward the enemy camp with great stealth.
Be sure to steep the fabric in the dye bath for the full time prescribed.
He was the stellar attraction of the entire performance.
The paramedic used a tourniquet to stem the bleeding from the slashed artery.
Milton's problems in school stemmed from his poor study habits.
The town crier had stentorian voice.
My chief objection to the book is that the characters are stereotyped; they come across as ethnic caricatures, not as real people with individual quirks, fears, and dreams.
The Internal Revenue Service agent was a stickler for accuracy; no approximations or rough estimates would satisfy him.
Halfway through the boring lecture, Laura gave up trying to stifle her yawns.
I do not attach any stigma to the fact that you were accused of this crime; the fact that you were acquitted clears you completely.
His stilted rhetoric did not impress the college audience; they were immune to bombastic utterances.
"Spare no expense," the bride's father said, refusing to stint on the wedding arrangements.
He performed his daily stint cheerfully and willingly.
There is a nominal stipend for this position.
Seurat carefully stippled dabs of pure color on the canvas, juxtaposing dots of blue and yellow that the viewer's eye would interpret as green.
Before agreeing to reduce American military forces in Europe, the president stipulated that NATO teams be allowed to inspect Soviet bases.
For a young person, Winston seems remarkably stodgy: you'd expect someone of his age to have a little more life.
The doctor called her patient a stoic because he had borne the pain of the examination without whimpering.
As a Scout, Marisa learned how to light a fire, how to stoke it if it started to die down, and how to extinguish it completely.
The earthquake shattered his usual stolidity; trembling, he crouched on the no longer stable ground.
