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melancholy-looking

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  • His replacement at the Call lampooned Twain in the newspaper—so much for professional courtesy—as a melancholy-looking Arab, known as Marque Twein.

    LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

  • His replacement at the Call lampooned Twain in the newspaper—so much for professional courtesy—as a melancholy-looking Arab, known as Marque Twein.

    LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

  • The family consists of a grown-up son, a shiftless, melancholy-looking youth, who possibly pines for a wider life; a girl of sixteen, a sour, repellent-looking creature, with as much manners as a pig; and three hard, unchild-like younger children.

    A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains 2007

  • There is now, and has been for a long time past, camping about through town, a melancholy-looking Arab, known as Marque Twein…His favorite measure is a pint measure.

    Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005

  • There is now, and has been for a long time past, camping about through town, a melancholy-looking Arab, known as Marque Twein…His favorite measure is a pint measure.

    Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005

  • Calling one day to see the Director of Prisons, he found himself in presence of a pale, melancholy-looking man of noble countenance, whose manners, language, and apparent education were those of one polished and cultured.

    Balzac 2003

  • She had large, rather melancholy-looking blue eyes.

    Twilight Nancy Pickard 1995

  • "No, no, Madame, you must not say that," said Dessin, who was a tall thin melancholy-looking man.

    4.50 From Paddington Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 1959

  • He had altered considerably in the lapse of years, there was but little left to remind one of the slight, melancholy-looking boy, that once stood a heavy-hearted little stranger in the same room, in days gone by.

    The Garies and Their Friends Frank J. Webb

  • A threadbare and melancholy-looking man flung pieces of bread to a horde of sea-gulls.

    Antony Gray,—Gardener Leslie Moore

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