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  • In fact, the village longed for the ele - gance of city recreations almost as much as the cities longed for village sports; and Gopher Prairie took as much pride in neglecting coasting as St. Paul — or New

    Main Street 2004

  • Marco was leaning against the open window, which led out onto the terrace, when Stefan Kranst had the arro - gance to stride into the room.

    The Bellini Bride Reid, Michelle 2002

  • There was a beauty here he had never seen before: a savage elemental magnificence which spoke of the arro-gance of eternity.

    Waylander Gemmell, David 1986

  • Aside from my extrava gance on the record player, I led a Spartan existence and barely had enough greens to feed Ray, never mind any females.

    Brother Ray Charles, Ray, 1930-2004. cn 1978

  • Americans were said to be losing their traditional virtues — industry, frugality, and the like — and tending towards luxury and extrava - gance.

    DEMOCRACY STEPHEN R. GRAUBARD 1968

  • Page 650, Volume 1 gance or from revulsion against enthusiasm or in some cases as an outgrowth of the ideas held by Puritans and Anglicans themselves.

    DEISM ROGER L. EMERSON 1968

  • Piet Dumont, the Mallorysport chief of police, might have been a good cop once, but for as long as Gus Braunhard had known him, he had been what he was now-an empty shell of unsupported arro - gance, with a sagging waistline and a puffy face that tried to look tough and only succeeded in looking unpleasant.

    The Fuzzy Papers Piper, H. Beam 1962

  • Inside, however, there were large rooms furnished with an ele - gance in which I seemed to recognize the taste of the lady.

    The Hound of the Baskervilles Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1926

  • Inside, however, there were large rooms furnished with an ele - gance in which I seemed to recognize the taste of the lady.

    The Hound of the Baskervilles Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1926

  • Inside, however, there were large rooms furnished with an ele - gance in which I seemed to recognize the taste of the lady.

    The Hound of the Baskervilles Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1926

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