breeziness

He does the kind of digging that is so rare both in the MSM and in most of the blogosphere to show why Fournier's suck-up comments to Karl Rove were not evidence of a reporter's mere "breeziness" but of a mindset that is reflected in Fournier's and AP's coverage; one that has the effect of perverting the truth and misleading AP's readers.

Eric Alterman: Perverting the Truth 2008

Some of the small-town papers are, moreover, well worth reading for that kind of breeziness which we usually associate with the West rather than the South.

American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' Julian Street 1913

Absolutely unconventional, save on his own quarter-deck, he carries about with him an atmosphere of brightness and breeziness which is almost as infectious and as bracing as a whiff of sea air.

The Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe Fontenoy, Mme La Marquise De 1900

That makes sense since breeziness has never been a strength of CBS News, which partly explains why it has never mounted a successful effort against NBC's Today and ABC's Good Morning America.

The Biz: CBS' Morning Glory? 2012

"The World Is Flat" & Co. were cyclones of breeziness, mixing metaphors by the dozens and whipping up slang and clichés and jokey catchphrases of the author's own invention.

Shovel-Ready Shibboleths Andrew Ferguson 2011

Minor improvement Sunday with highs heading back toward the upper 30s to near 40 and less windy, but still some lingering breeziness.

Forecast: Cold to gradually tighten grip Dan Stillman 2011

Even so, there was a breeziness to the July friendlies that evoked days gone by.

Premier League 2011-12: Manchester City can cause trouble for United | Kevin McCarra 2011

In The New York Times, fashion journalist Ruth La Ferla described Beckham's designs as exuding a breeziness that feels "patrician."

Victoria Beckham: I'm Not 'One Of These People Who Goes Out Without Any Knickers On' Hilary Moss 2011

Her debut album, Seasons of My Soul, skilfully apes the pensive breeziness of that era.

Rumer: Seasons of My Soul – review Kitty Empire 2010

The breeziness would accelerate into great gusts of rhetoric about "an America we could be . . . an America we once were . . . an America we can be again," as though the author were poking fun at a slightly drunk Ted Sorensen.

Shovel-Ready Shibboleths Andrew Ferguson 2011