The lawyer was pleased when the case was sent to Judge Smith's chambers because Smith was noted for her clemency toward first offenders.
High school compositions are often marred by such cliches as "strong as an ox."
The rock club attracted a young, stylish clientele.
When he reached the climactic portions of the book, he could not stop reading.
His doctors advised him to move to a milder clime.
She charged that a clique had assumed control of school affairs.
The nuns lived in the cloister.
Gatsby wondered whether he had enough clout to be admitted to the exclusive club.
Disliking the cloying sweetness of standard wedding cakes, Jody and Tom chose a homemade carrot cake for their reception.
Even after you remove the pudding from the burner, it will continue to coagulate as it stands.
The brooks coalesce into one large river.
The piece concluded with a distinctive coda that strikingly brought together various motifs.
Don't coddle the children to much; they need a taste of discipline.
This codicil was drawn up five years after the writing of the original will.
We need to take the varying rules and regulations of the different health agencies and codify them into a national health code.
They forced him to obey, but only by great coercion.
coeval with the dinosaur, the pterodactyl flourished during the Mesozoic era.
A bicycle chain moves through a series of cogs in order to propel the bike.
She presented cogent arguments to the jury.
cogitate on this problem; the solution will come.
The English word "mother" cognate to the Latin word "mater," whose influence is visible in the words "maternal" and "maternity."
Though Jack was emotionally immature, his cognitive development was admirable; he was very advanced intellectually.
During the election campaign, the two candidates were kept in full cognizance of the international situation.
Solids have a greater tendency to cohere than liquids.
A firm believer in the maxim "Divide and conquer," the emperor, by lies and trickery, sought to disrupt the cohesion ofthe free nations.
Caesar and his Roman cohorts conquered almost all of the known world.
You can make a statement with your choice of coiffure: in the 60's many African-Americans affirmed their racial heritage by wearing their hair in Afros.
Some people find the coincident events in Hardy's novels annoyingly improbable.
Before serving the spaghetti, place it in a colander to drain it.
Two writers collaborated in preparing this book.
Scraps of cloth, paper doilies, and old photographs all went into her collage.
They collated the newly found manuscripts to determine their age.
The sum you wish to borrow is so large that it must be secured by collateral.
Tea sandwiches and cookies were offered at the collation.
Your use of colloquial expressions in a formal essay such as the one you have presented spoils the effect you hope to achieve.
I enjoy our colloquies but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.
The swindlers were found guilty of collusion.
Radio City Music Hall has a colossal stage.
The legendary Colossus of Rhodes, bronze statue of the sun god that dominated the harbor of the Greek seaport, was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The long-winded orator soon had his audience in a comatose state.
After the recent outbreak of fires in private homes, the fire commissioner ordered that all combustible materials be kept in safe containers.
I would rather have a poor and comely wife than a rich and homely one.
The roast turkey and other comestibles, the wines, and the excellent service made this Thanksgiving dinner particularly memorable.
After his earlier rudeness, we were delighted to see him get his comeuppance.
A spirit of comity should exist among nations.
The policeman commandeered the first car that approached and ordered the driver to go to the nearest hospital.
The new commemorative stamp honors the late Martin Luther King, Jr.
Your reward will be commensurate with your effort.
Her friends commiserated with the widow.
After sleeping in a small roadside cabins, they found their hotel suite commodious.
When they were divorced, they had trouble dividing their communal property.
The signers of the Mayflower Compact were establishing a form of government.
His short, compact body was better suited to wrestling than to basketball.
They were compatible neighbors, never quarreling over unimportant matters.
The prosecutor presented a well-reasoned case, but the defense attorney's compelling arguments for leniency won over the jury.
This text can serve as a compendium of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field.
Can a compensatory education program make up for the inadequate schooling he received in earlier years?
The compilation of available scholarships serves a very valuable purpose.
There was a complacent look on his face as he examined his paintings.
The courtier obeyed the king's orders in a complaisant manner.
The waiter recommended a glass of port to complement the cheese.
The design for the new school had to be in compliance with the local building code.
He was compliant and ready to go along with his friends' desires.
You cannot keep your complicity in this affair secret very long; you would be wise to admit your involvement immediately.
I wish all the components of my stereo system were working at the same time.
He comported himself with great dignity.
Even the latest work crisis failed to shake her composure.
The makers of the popular cold remedy compounded a nasal decongestant with an antihistamine.
This book provides a comprehensive review of verbal and math skills for the SAT.
She compressed the package under her arm.
If the District of Columbia were to be granted a statehood, the United States of America would comprise fifty-onestates, not just fifty.
Your presence at the scene of the dispute compromises our claim to neutrality in this matter.
The judge was especially severe in this sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime.
He failed to compute the interest, so his bank balance was not accurate.
It is difficult to understand how these events could concatenate as they did without outside assistance.
The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the concave wall of the cliff.
Despite all the evidence Monica had assembled, Mark refused to concede that she was right.
He was an entertaining companion, always expressing himself in amusing conceits and witty turns of phrase.
The target was made of concentric circles.
At the first conception of the work, he was consulted.
The girl scouts in the troop made a concerted effort to raise funds for their annual outing, and emitted a concerted sigh when their leader announced that they had reached their goal.
Before they could reach an agreement, both sides had to make certain concessions.
She was still angry despite his conciliatory words.
When you define a new word, be concise; the shorter the definition, the easier it is to remember.
He was present at all their conclaves as an unofficial observer.
When the stolen books turned up in John's locker, we finally had conclusive evidence of the identity of the mysterious thief.
How did the inventive chef ever concoct such strange dish?
Culture is not always a concomitant of wealth.
Watching Tweediedum and Tweedledee battle, Alice wondered why the two brothers could not manage to life in concord.
Did you concur with the decision of the court or did you find it unfair?
In America, the colonists were resisting the demands of the mother contry; at the concurrent moment in France, the middle class was sowing the seeds of rebellion.
The king condescended to grant an audience to the friends of the condemned man.
The public approved the condign punishment for the crime.
Spanish food is full of condiments.
His friends gathered to condole with him over his loss.
Unlike Widow Douglass, who condoned Huck's minor offenses, Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
Rest and proper diet are conducive to good health.
Water was brought to the army in the desert by an improvised conduit from the adjoining mountain.
He had no confidants with whom he could discuss his problems at home.
The army confiscated all available supplies of uranium.
