She selected this dress of her own volition.
She was a voluble speaker, always ready to talk.
Despite her family burdens, she kept up a voluminous correspondence with her friends.
The nobility during the Renaissance led voluptuous lives.
The wolf is a voracious animal, its hunger never satisfied.
Sucked into the vortex of the tornado, Dorothy and Toto were carried from Kansas to Oz.
I can safely vouchsafe you fair return on your investment.
Jill called Jack a voyeur when she caught him aiming his binoculars at a bedroom window of the house next door.
Achilles was vulnerable only in his heel.
She disliked his sly ways, but granted him a certain vulpine intelligence.
When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal, the press secretary waffled, talking all around the issue.
Daydreaming, he gazed at the leaves that wafted past his window.
He was a prankster who, unfortunately, often overlooked the damage he could cause with his waggish tricks.
Although he already had eight cats, he could not resist adopting yet another feline waif.
I will waive my rights in this matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decision.
The hippopotamus loves to wallow in the mud.
Suckling asked, "Why so pale and wan, fond lover?"
From now until December 21, the winter solstice, the hours of daylight will wane.
She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.
Pointing to the stack of bills, Sheldon criticized Sarah for her wanton expenditures. In response, Sara accused Sheldon of making an unfounded, wanton attack.
Every morning the birds warbled outside her window.
Before the judge issues the injunction, you must convince her this action is warranted.
The purchaser of this automobile is protected by the manufacturer's warranty that he will replace any defective part for five years or 50,000 miles.
The tenement was a veritable warren, packed with people too poor to live elsewhere.
The spies grew wary as they approached the sentry.
He was denounced as a wastrel who had dissipated his inheritance.
With proper handling, his fortunes waxed and he became rich.
They agreed to waylay their victim as he passed through the dark alley going home.
He decided he would wean himself away from eating junk food and stick to fruits and vegetables.
He weathered the changes in his personal life with difficulty, as he had no one in whom to confide.
The evidence of child abuse was very clear; Jennifer's small body was covered with welts and bruises.
The existing welter of overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform.
At the height of the battle, the casualties were so numerous that the victims weltered in their blood while waiting for medical attention.
She knows she can wheedle almost anything she wants from her father.
This collie whelp won't do for breeding, but he'd make a fine pet.
The odors from the kitchen are whetting my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served.
The slightest whiff of Old Spice cologne brought memories of George to her mind.
He dismissed his generous gift to his college as a sentimental fancy, an old man's whimsical gesture.
When he laughed through his nose, it sounded as if he whinnied.
There is not a whit of intelligence or understanding in your observations.
As a present for Aunt Polly, Tom whittled some clothespins out of a chunk of wood.
Identification by fingerprints is based on the difference in shape and number of whorls on the fingers.
Donald had planned to kill his wife for months; clearly, her death was a case of deliberate, willful murder, not a crime of passion committed by a hasty, willful youth unable to foresee the consequences of his deeds.
She is as wily as a fox in avoiding trouble.
The screech of the chalk on the blackboard made her wince.
This huge tax refund is quite a windfall.
This test will winnow out the students who study from those who don't bother.
By her winsome manner, she made herself liked by everyone who met her.
Worried about preserving his few wispy tufts of hair, Walter carefully massaged his scalp and applied hair restorer every night.
With a last wistful glance at the happy couples dancing in the hall, Sue headed back to her room to study for her exam.
Rebuffed by his colleagues, the initially outgoing young researcher became increasingly withdrawn.
Cut flowers are beautiful for a day, but all too soon they wither.
Such witless and fatuous statements will create the impression that you are an ignorant individual.
What you regard as witticisms are often offensive to sensitive people.
Merlin amazed the knights with his wizardry.
The wizened old man in the home for the aged was still active and energetic.
As was his wont, he jogged two miles every morning before going to work.
You must leave your worldly goods behind you when you go to meet your Maker.
They wrangled over their inheritance.
She turned to him, full of wrath, and said, "What makes you think I'll accept lower pay for this job than you get?"
I am afraid he will wreak his vengeance on the innocent as well as the guilty.
She wrenched free of her attacker and landed a powerful kick to his kneecap.
With only ten seconds left to play, our team wrested victory from their grasp.
The hero of Leonard's novel is a process server who invents unorthodox ways of serving writs on reluctant parties.
He was writhing in pain, desperate for the drug his body required.
We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse for its wry wit.
When the refugee arrived in America, he was unprepared for the xenophobia he found there.
She had a yen to get away and live on her own for a while.
It was not the aristocrat but the yeoman who determined the nation's policies.
An experienced farmer can estimate the annual yield of his acres with surprising accuracy.
The wounded knight refused to yield to his foe.
I don't wish to be yoked to him in marriage, as if we were cattle pulling a plow.
At school, his classmates regarded him as a yokel and laughed at his rustic mannerisms.
He dreamed of the elegant homes of yore, but gave no thought to their inelegant plumbing.
I can watch the Marx brothers' zany antics for hours.
Wang's zeal was contagious; soon all his fellow students were busily making posters, inspired by his ardent enthusiasm for the cause.
It is good to have a few zealots in our group for their enthusiasm is contagious.
When the sun was at its zenith, the glare was not as strong as at sunrise and sunset.
When these zephyrs blow, it is good to be in an open boat under a full sail.
