When you traverse this field, be careful of the bull.
The ridiculous decision the jury has arrived at is a travesty of justice.
He is preparing a treatise on the Elizabethan playwrights for his graduate degree.
The tribe made their trek further north that summer in search of game.
She had a nervous tremor in her right hand.
She was tremulous more from excitement than from fear.
I am afraid of his trenchant wit for it is so often sarcastic.
We must face the enemy without trepidation if we are to win this battle.
After all the trials and tribulations we have gone through, we need this rest.
The decision of the tribunal was final and the prisoner was sentenced to death.
The colonists refused to pay tribute to a foreign despot.
Neptune is usually depicted as rising from the sea, carrying his trident on his shoulder.
John is touchy today; say one word wrong and you'll trigger an explosion.
Romain Rolland's novel Jean Christophe was first published as a trilogy.
Whenever she traveled abroad, Ethel would pick up costume jewelry and other trinkets as souvenirs.
Thr trite and predictable situations in many television programs alienate many viewers.
Too many magazines ignore newsworthy subjects and feature trivia.
He gave her his troth and vowed to cherish her always.
The hungry pigs struggled to get at the fresh swill in the trough. The surfer rode her board, coasting along in the trough between two waves.
Tynan's reviews were noted for their caustic attacks and general tone of truculence.
Many a truism is well expressed in a proverb.
The top of the cone that has been truncated in a plane parallel to its base is a circle.
The lovers kept their tryst even though they realized their danger.
I especially dislike his tumid style; I prefer writing which is less swollen and bombastic.
She could not make herself heard over the tumult of the mob.
Despite the cold, many geologists are trying to discover valuable mineral deposits in the tundra.
The water was turbid after the children had waded through it.
We were frightened by the turbulence of the ocean during the storm.
The waiters brought the soup to the tables in silver tureens.
The turgid river threatened to overflow the levees and flood the contryside.
Conscious he had sinned, he was in a state of spiritual turmoil.
The British considered Benedict Arnold a loyalist; the Americans considered him a turncoat.
A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral turpitude.
Under the tutelage of such masters of the instrument, she made rapid progress as a virtuoso.
I am acting in my tutelary capacity when I refuse to grant you permission to leave the campus.
John D. Rockefeller was a prominent tycoon.
Frederick Douglass fought against the tyranny of slavery throughout his entire life.
For a mere tyro, you have produced some marvelous results.
He was timid and cowardish; always backing up at daunting situations.
The tonic water invigorated her, contrary to the enervating effect of the alcohol.
You must toil through 3500 words list in order to achieve a high score on GRE.
That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ubiquitous: Justin heard the tune everywhere he went.
You must have an ulterior motive for your behavior, since there is no obvious reason for it.
Scientists are searching for the ultimate truths.
Since they have ignored our ultimatum, our only recourse is to declare war.
She took umbrage at his remarks and stormed away in a huff.
We were surprised by the unanimity with which our proposals were accepted by the different groups.
Her anger is unassuaged by your apology.
He is so unassuming that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.
She had a sudden fit of unbridled rage.
You have the uncanny knack of reading my innermost thoughts.
She found the load shark's demands unconscionable and impossible to meet.
Most biographers portray Lincoln as an uncouth and ungainly young man.
The anointing with oil of a person near death is called extreme unction.
Uriah Heep disguised his nefarious actions by unctuous protestations of his "'umility."
The recent corruption scandals have undermined many people's faith in the city government.
Adressing the jogging class, Kim underscored the importance to runners of good nutrition.
The flag undulated in the breeze.
When they unearthed the city, the archeologists found many relics of an ancient civilization.
There is an unearthly atmosphere in her work that amazes the casual observer.
My answer to your proposal is an unequivocal and absolute "No."
My teacher unerringly pounced on the one typographical error in my essay.
She approached the guillotine with unfaltering steps.
She turned so pale that I am sure her surprise was unfeigned.
Chained to the wall for months on end, the hostage despaired that he would ever be unfettered.
It is hard for an unfledged writer to find a sympathetic publisher.
To disbar a lawyer, to unfrock a priest, to suspend a doctor's license to practice--these are extreme steps that the authorities should take only after careful consideration.
He is an ungainly young man; he trips over everything.
Apply this unguent to the sore muscles before retiring.
After a while, the uniformity of TV situation comedies becomes boring.
This legislation is unilateral since it binds only one party in the controversy.
Her conduct in office was unimpeachable and her record is spotless.
The congregation was shocked by her uninhibited laughter during the sermon.
Though Phil had expected to feel overawed when he met Joe Montana, he found the experience unintimidating and relaxing.
You have the unique distinction of being the first student whom I have had to fail in this course.
The choir sang in unison.
At first, no one shared Christopher's opinions; his theory that the world was round was met with universal disdain.
The beggar was dirty and unkempt.
The secret service agents in charge of protecting the President tried to be as unobtrusive as possible.
Margaret Mitchell's book Gone with the Wind was an unprecedented success.
During adolescence many attractive young people somehow acquire the false notion that their appearance is unprepossessing.
With equal ease Miss Marple unraveled tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.
Suffering the pangs of unrequited love, Olivia rebukes Cesario for his hard-heartedness.
The only way to curb this unruly mob is to use tear gas.
People with unsavory reputations should not be allowed to work with young children.
They prayed he would come back from the war unscathed.
Your levity is unseemly at this time of mourning.
Although James was an experienced emergency room nurse, he occasionally became queasy when faced with a particularly unsightly injury.
I am happy that my reputation is unsullied.
I find your theory untenable and must reject it.
Untoward circumstances prevent me from being with you on this festive occasion.
We could not understand Martin's unwarranted rudeness to his mother's guests.
The large carton was so unwieldy that the movers had trouble getting it up the stairs.
She was the unwitting tool of the swindlers
He hesitated to assume the unwonted role of master of ceremonies at the dinner.
I must upbraid him for his unruly behavior.
The uproarious comedy hit Home Alone featured Macaulay Culkin, whose mugging and comic antics provoked gales of uproarious laughter from audiences coast to coast.
The upshot of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
The courtier was urbane and sophisticated
