In the conflagration that followed the 1906 earthquake, much of San Francisco was destroyed.
They built the city at the confluence of two rivers.
In conformity with our rules and regulations, I am calling a meeting of our organization.
No mystery could confound Sherlock Holmes for long.
His blood congealed in his veins as he saw the dread monster rush toward him.
My father loved to go out for a meal with congenial companions.
His congenital deformity disturbed his parents.
In such a conglomeration of miscellaneous statistics, it was impossible to find a single area of analysis.
The student demonstrated the congruence of the two triangles by using the hypotenuse-arm theorem.
According to geologists, the conifers were the first plants to bear flowers.
I will end all your conjectures; I admit I am guilty as charged.
Their dreams of conjugal bliss were shattered as soon as their temperaments clashed.
He conjured up an image of a reformed city and had the voters completely under his spell.
With the connivance of his friends, he plotted to embarrass the teacher.
She had developed into a connoisseur of fine china.
Foreigners frequently are unaware of the connotations of the words they use.
In his telegram, he wished the newlyweds a lifetime of connubial bliss.
The lawsuit developed into a test of the consanguinity of the claimant to the estate.
A conscientious editor checked every definition for its accuracy.
Did Rambo volunteer to fight in Vietnam, or was he a conscript, drafted against his will?
We shall consecrate our lives to this noble purpose.
The consensus indicates that we are opposed to entering into this pact.
Convinced of his own importance, the actor strutted about the dressing room with a consequential air.
A gifted violinist, Marya was selected to study at the conservatory.
The court consigned the child to her paternal grandmother's care.
Holmes judged puddings and explanations on their consistency; he liked his puddings without lumps and his explanations without improbabilities.
When her father died, Marius did his best to console Cosette.
Her agitation seemed out of consonance with her usual calm.
We frequently judge people by the company with whom they consort.
The search for a consort for the young Queen Victoria ended happily.
Brutus and Cassius joined in the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar.
The congressman received hundreds of letters from angry constituents after the Equal Rights Amendment failed to pass.
There was a feeling of constraint in the room because no one dared to criticize the speaker.
If I construe your remarks correctly, you disagree with the theory already advanced.
I have never seem anyone who makes as many stupid errors as you do; you must be a consummate idiot.
Fearing contagion, they took drastic steps to prevent the spread of the disease.
The sewage system of the city so contaminated the water that swimming was forbidden.
Even if you feel superior to others, it is unwise to show your contempt for them.
In Revolt of the Black Athlete, sociologist Harry Edwards contends that young black athletes have been exploited by some college recruiters.
We heard loud and contentious noises in the next room.
The defeated candidate attempted to contest the election results.
Because these lines are taken out of context, they do not convey the message the author intended.
The two countries are contiguous for a few miles; then they are separated by the gulf.
She vowed to lead a life of continence.
The continuation of this contract is contingent on the quality of your first output.
As the effects of the opiate wore away, the contortions of the patient became more violent and demonstrated how much pain she was enduring.
The coast guard tries to prevent contraband in U.S. waters.
Mr. Barrett did not expect his frail daughter Elizabeth to contravene his will by eloping with Robert Browning.
Her contrite tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence.
Feeling ill at ease with his new in-laws; James made a few contrived attempts at conversation and then retreated into silence.
To controvert your theory will require much time but it is essential that we disprove it.
The contumacious mob shouted defiantly at the police.
She was treated for contusions and abrasions.
During the long car ride, she invented conundrums to entertain the children.
Because much is needed legislation had to be enacted, the governor ordered the legislature to convene in special session by January 15.
Flying in the face of convention, George Sand (Amandine Dudevant) shocked her contemporaries by taking lovers and wearing men's clothes.
His conventional upbringing left him wholly unprepared for his wife's eccentric family.
Marchers converged on Washington for the great Save Our Cities-Save Our Children March.
The lawyer is conversant with all the evidence.
The inevitable converse of peace is not war but annihilation.
On his trip to Japan, though the President spoke at length about the merits of American automobiles, he made few converts to his beliefs.
He polished the convex lens of his telescope.
During the transit strike, commuters used various kinds of conveyances.
Nothing could shake his conviction that she was innocent.
The convivial celebrators of the victory sang their college songs.
Congress was convoked at the outbreak of the emergency.
His argument was so convoluted that few of us could follow a it intelligently.
She had copious reasons for rejecting the proposal.
Because she refused to give him an answer to his proposal of marriage, he called her a coquette.
Our hosts greeted us at the airport with a cordial welcome and a hearty hug.
The police cordon was so tight that the criminals could not leave the area.
Because the stones forming the cornice had been loosened by the storms, the police closed the building until repairs could be made.
The encyclopedia salesman claimed the new edition was a veritable cornucopia of information, an inexhaustible source of knowledge for the entire family.
Brotherly love is a complex emotion, with a sibling rivalry its natural corollary.
He was not a churchgoer; he was interested only in corporeal matters.
The corpulent man resolved to reduce.
He sought to determine the correlation that existed between ability in algebra and ability to interpret reading exercises.
Unless we find a witness to corroborate your evidence, it will not stand up in court.
Stainless steel is able to withstand the effects of corrosive chemicals.
She wished she could smooth away the wrinkles from his corrugated brow.
cosmic rays derive their name from the fact that they bombard the earth's atmosphere from outer space.
After his book had been published, he was invited to join the literary coteri that lunched daily at the hotel.
He refused to countenance such rude behavior on their part.
Whe Jose saw his newborn daughter, a proud smile spread across his countenance.
The general countermand the orders issued in his absence.
Night and day are counterparts.
As the news of his coup spread throughout Wall Street, his fellow brokers dropped by to congratulate him.
The Flying Karamazovs couple expert juggling and amateur joking in their nightclub act.
The publisher sent a special courier to pick up the manuscript.
We must comply with the terms of the covenant.
She could understand the covert threat in the letter.
The child was covetous by nature and wanted to take the toys belonging to his classmates.
The little boy was so cowed by the hulking bully that he gave up his lunch money without a word of protest.
The frightened child cowered in the corner of the room.
She was coy in her answers to his offer.
He was the kind of individual who would cozen his friends in a cheap card game but remain eminently ethical in all his business dealings.
The children avoided the crabbed old man because he scolded them when they made noise.
The philosophers deplored the crass commercialism.
When he saw the enemy troops advancing, he had a craven impulse to run for his life.
Do not place any credence in his promises.
